A new working group established by the Turnbull Government has met for the first time to map out a national strategy to transform the delivery of career education to students and better prepare them for life beyond school. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Karen Andrews said the National Career Education Strategy Working Group…
DetailsI move: That this bill be now read a second time. VET Student Loans Ombudsman Student loans to pay for tuition fees provide important financial support for vocational education and training students who would otherwise be unable to afford to study because of upfront fees. Most training providers whose tuition fees are funded by student…
DetailsIn November last year, I informed the House of an ambitious project launched in my home city of the Gold Coast called the GC101 campaign. The campaign set out to sign up 101 local school leavers as apprentices in just seven weeks. As the local federal member and the Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and…
DetailsGriffith University Gold Coast will bring the fun of National Science Week to the Gold Coast after receiving $20,000 from the Australian Government to deliver the Pop-Up Science Centre. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Federal Member for McPherson, the Hon. Karen Andrews, congratulated Griffith University for its efforts to inspire people about…
DetailsI am delighted to be up here, speaking on this motion. I commend the speeches that have been made by my colleagues the member for Forde and the member for Berowra. They certainly put into context the debate that we are having today. It is important, though, that I also put on the record, in…
DetailsMrs Andrews: I have a message for the mums and dads of Australia, and that very simple message is that your kids will get a better quality education under a coalition government than you will ever get for your kids under a Labor government. Honourable members interjecting— Mrs ANDREWS: The reason for that is…
DetailsFrom today, children aged two to five will have immediate and free access to Kalydeco® (ivacaftor) – a life-changing drug that addresses the causes of cystic fibrosis rather than just the symptoms. Member for McPherson, the Hon. Karen Andrews, welcomed the news and said previously only children six years of age and older with the…
DetailsAssistant Minister for Vocational Education and Training, the Hon Karen Andrews, says Australians should not be fooled by Bill Shorten’s speech to the National Press Club today. “Labor is no friend of apprentices and they have the dismal record to show it,” Minister Andrews said. “With Bill Shorten playing a lead role, Labor ripped $1.2…
DetailsA new campaign has been launched aiming to put an extra 100 young people in the electorate of Dunkley on the path to a rewarding career in just 60 days and help boost the local skilled workforce in Melbourne’s southeast. Federal Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, the Hon Karen Andrews, joined Member for…
DetailsThe regional breakdown of the latest unemployment figures has revealed some encouraging news for job seekers on the Gold Coast according to Federal member for McPherson, Hon Karen Andrews. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the unemployment rate in the Gold Coast region is well below the national average. “The overall…
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