Skills Update past issues
Skills Update is the Department of Education, Training and the Arts' monthly training newsletter. Skills Update provides information about the progress of the Queensland Government's $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan, which is modernising the state's vocational education and training system. It also offers information on the latest training issues and resources and reports on upcoming and recent events.
Past issues
March 2008
New business skills program launched for trades, TAFE Open Learning moving ahead in 2008, A new era in trade skills recognition, New Gold Coast marine training centre opens, First Heavy Industry Generic Induction course, TAFE takes training to Pacific Islands, Cutting-edge training for auto students, Hutchinson and SkillsTech Australia build new partnership, Participate in the Productivity Places Program, 2008 ACIVC Annual Conference, AQTF workshops and information sessions, Latest national apprenticeship and traineeship figures, Mature age workers keen to learn new tricks, New vocational education and training research.
February 2008
Mining industry skills strategy launched, TAFE logs on to new system, Breakthrough agreement with Chile on skills training, Small Business Solutions opens in Townsville, Training Ombudsman visits North Queensland, 2000th apprentice receives $1000 Early Completion Bonus, Apprenticeships Info celebrates first birthday, Improving support to apprentices during their training, 2008 Queensland Training Awards are open, VET Teaching 2008 ... A celebration of teaching and training, Good help getting harder to find, New online skills recognition tool launched, 2008 Australian Flexible Learning Framework funding opportunities.
November/December 2007
Important Milestone for TAFE, Early Completion Bonus Success, Mining Simulators Boost Training is Queensland's Resources Industry, New Capricorn Coast TAFE Campus Officially Opens, TAFE Launches New Record Label, Skillaroos Place Fifth at WorldSkills 2007, Queenslanders Shine on National Training Stage, Premier Congratulates Mining Skills Graduates, Course Accreditation Workshop, Skills First Industry Engagement Information Session and Workshop, VET Partnership Key to Strengthening Regions, Automotive Apprentices Get New Age Toolbox.
October 2007
Civil Infrastructure Skills Plan to Help Deliver Skilled Workforce, SSQ Mobile Customer Service Centre Launched, Small Business Solutions Shares Secrets to Success, Memorandum of Understanding, Marine Training Centre a Step Closer for Cairns, New Partnership Helps Tradespeople Upgrade Business Skills, Getting Young People Mine Ready in Queensland, SkillsTech Australia becomes Skills First RPL Preferred Supplier, 2007 Prime Minister's Award for Skills Excellence Recipients, New Study Examines Why Young People Take Up Trades, Skills Plan Increases Queensland's Skills Lead, Updated Interactive RPL CD-ROM Now Available.
September 2007
Ministerial forum to discuss skilling agenda, $1000 bonus for fast-tracked trade apprentices, Skills alliance survey for workforce development, Southbank's new biotech course to upskill scientists, Contractor's card training opportunity, DPIF and DETA partnership, Course accreditation workshops, Adult Learners' Week 2007, New Ways of Working in VET forum, Hard work pays off in Queensland Training Awards, New guide helps explain the Australian VET system.
August 2007
Centre of excellence launched for building and construction, Skills formation strategy for health sector, $5 million land purchase for new trade training centre, State wins $73 million training contract, AQTF 2007 update, Skilling Solutions Queensland triumphs at customer service awards, Training leaders set to shine on state stage, TAFE Queensland and Adobe sign agreement.
July 2007
New action plan gives apprentices and trainees more support, New policy for third party access to TAFE facilities, Tradies start teaching their trade secrets, Queensland Training Awards regional finalists announced, Taking Australian VET to the world, Looking forward looking blak - NAIDOC Week 2007, New program to boost nursing careers, AQTF 2007 now in place, State budget boosts modern education and training system, Training organisation gives voice to Indigenous artists.
June 2007
Milestone reached for pharmaceuticals industry, Scholarships support skilled workers to gain qualifications, Agricultural workers get training boost, New role for RTOs in workplace health and safety licensing, Men's sheds build skills and mateship, AQTF 2007 workshops, Creative Generation - Celebrating excellence in State Education, Shaking the e-education and e-learning cocktail, Girl's interest sparked in electrical trade.
May 2007
New support for Queensland's small business, Overwhelming response to trade teacher recruitment, Skills First to speed up trade recognition, Deputy Director-General, Training Queensland appointed, New standards for training organisations, New strategies to support competency-based training, Living, learning and working in Queensland, Simplifying the course accreditation process, Queensland Training Awards update, Powerful partnerships the key to success for The Bremer, Sky's the limit for Roeina Edmund.
Training Outlook
Prior to the introduction of Skills Update, a newsletter called Training Outlook was published every two months. Training Outlook offered information and advice on a range of training issues, including the requirements for registration of training organisations and accreditation of training products.
Past issues
November 2006
Vocational education and training enrolment for under 16s, Training providers make history at the 2006 Queensland Training Awards, National Training Information Service update, New industry resource kits available, Skilling Solutions gives Pieta real access to a new career, Scholarships provide passports to trades overseas, Become a preferred supplier.
July 2006 issue
Community support for Queensland Skills Plan at regional forums, Keep up-to-date on initiatives to tackle Queensland's skills shortages, New Queensland Training Ombudsman, New disability fact sheets to explain training provider obligations, Wide Bay Institute of TAFE continues to provide 'Champion' service, RPL - Done Well: building capability forum in Brisbane, Strategy to recognise skills shortages a lifesaver, Skilling Solutions Queensland expansion continues, Call for nominations: Adult Learners' Week grants and awards, Thousands try their hand at a trade.
May 2006 issue
Employment Assistance Package for Cyclone Larry Victims, Accelerated learning reduces training time for carers, Job pathways website launched, National Training Information Service website overhauled, Holistic training works for Queensland Alumina Limited - Lights, camera, action! New cadetship for entertainment industry, Queensland employers satisfied with apprentice training.
March 2006 issue
Queensland Skills Plan: A skills development blueprint for Queensland, The Queensland Skills Plan - what it means, Strategy connects partners in ICT industry, Queensland Training Resource Centre launched, Careers Week - living, learning and working in Queensland, Flexible learning model benefits emergency services, Be part of Queensland Training Awards history.
January 2006 issue
School reforms bring new focus to VET, Industry resource kits available online, Queensland Training Awards - history in the making, School-based category goes national in 2006, Cadetship programs fuse skills in priority industries, Building new opportunities for mature age workers, A new outlook, Partnership to create new opportunities in tropical north.
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