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28 MAR 2012

Pipe man to head the Civil Contractor’s Federation

Mr Ross Barrett the National President of the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) today announced the appointment of Mr Trevor Gosatti as the new National Chief Executive Officer of the CCF. In making the announcement Mr Barrett said... read more

 

23 MAR 2012

Australian Training Awards- Nominations Now Open

Held Friday 16th November, Melbourne
The Australian Training Awards are the national awards for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, recognising and rewarding organisations and individuals for their outstanding contribution to skilling Australia. for more information go to the ATA site click here

Contact skillsdmc@skillsdmc.com.au for more information on how you or your organisation could win an Australian Training Award


 

19 MAR 2012

Skills for All Australians

PM allocates Billions for Skills Training.  Policy motivations of the reform include:
  • In an economy changing due to the high dollar, skills build job resilience, they provide workers the capacity and flexibility to switch careers and apply skills in different contexts
  • Government is committed to building a highly skilled workforce and a more productive economy
  • All Australians should be able to access training, regardless of background or economic situation
  • Skills Australia estimates that in the five years to 2015, Australia will need an additional 2.1 million people in the workforce with VET qualifications
  • The Government has put $1.75billion on the table to work with the States & Territories to deliver these reforms over the next 5 years
  • The offer is in addition to the $7.2 billion the Government will make available to the States and Territories over the next 5 years.
    • Total = $9 billion over the next five years
 To view the full media release from the Prime Minister's Press Office click here

 

02 MAR 2012 

Western Australia CCF Conference 20 April 2012

This session will cover everything you need to now, including signing up a new trainee, the payroll tax exemption and other available funding available, the process  around trainee visits and management of trainee completions. You will hear about the traineeship experience from... read on

For more information contact, John McKay- National Workforce Planning & Development Manager jmckay@skillsdmc.com.au, 0429 000 438

 

JAN 2012

Told to RAMIT

Called the Regional Agriculture and Mining Integrated Training project, it is aimed at helping people in rural areas ensure they can take advantage of mining employment opportunities.  The RAMIT projects have been joint initiatives between SkillsDMC... read on

 

NOV 2011

Talent Pipeline Required

Clear commitment and action from government on workforce development and up skilling will ensure ongoing productivity for the resources and infrastructure industry, according to SkillsDMC, the National Industry Skills Council for the resources and infrastructure industry. SkillsDMC works closely with... read on

 

NOV 2011

Skillfull Improvement

Pip Freebairn

Businesses may be heavily critical of the federal government's industrial relations framework, but industry groups have bestowed high praise on a government training program they say is... read more

 

NOV 2011

Queensland Resource Sector State Growth Outlook Study 

Deloittee Access Economics

All available evidence points to the Queensland resources sector being on the cusp of unprecedented expansion.  The resources sector is driving this expansion and has shown that it has the financial capacity, commitment and experience required to develop new projects. Capital expenditure on resource projects in Queensland in 2011 is expected... read more


  

APR 2011

WA State Growth Outlook2011 

Chamber of Minerals and Energy •PwC Consulting

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) is the peak resources sector representative body in WA. The role of CME is to champion the WA resources sector and assist it in achieving its vision to lead the world in sustainable practice through... read more 


 

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