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Homegrown paramedics get ready to save Territory lives

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The next generation of Northern Territory paramedics will be taking their skills on the road next year, as the first cohort of Charles Darwin University (CDU) Bachelor of Paramedicine students complete their studies. Ten Northern Territory students will complete their studies this year and graduate from the Bachelor of Paramedicine in May 2024. In partnership … Continued

Media release – Towards a national jobs and skills roadmap.

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Three pivotal reports identifying Australia’s current, emerging and future skills needs, and how the national skills system is meeting these needs, have been released by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).   JSA’s first capacity study – The Clean Energy Generation: workforce needs for a net zero economy, has been released. The report provides important analysis … Continued

Note To Australian Government: It’s Independent Training Providers That Lead On Quality Measures

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As the Australian Government sets about reforming the skills training system, it continues to overlook a critical piece of evidence – that independent skills training providers lead on critical student and employer satisfaction measures.  That’s the position of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent providers in the skills training, … Continued

Trade Subcommittee visits Great Ocean Road and Ballarat

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The Trade Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will hold a public hearing in Port Campbell today for its inquiry into Australia’s tourism and international education sectors, with an additional public hearing to be held tomorrow in Ballarat. The Subcommittee will hear evidence from a range of stakeholders in regional Victoria’s tourism … Continued

Stop Oversimplifying Special Education and our Schools and Get it Right, say Disability Advocates Following the Royal Commission Report Release

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Available for Comment    Mr Night is in Brisbane this week for In-Studio locations and is able to travel. Mr Night enjoys live TV, talk show and debate style discussions and panels also given his breadth of experience on air. National Disability Sector Advocate  MR RIVER NIGHT Stop Oversimplifying  Special Education and our Schools and … Continued

International Education Integrity Measures Welcomed By The Independent Sector

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The Australian Government’s measures to protect the integrity of the international education sector have been welcomed by the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent providers in the skills training, higher education, and international education sectors. “Particularly welcome is the publication of data relating to international student agent performance, such as … Continued

Community Resources partners with Paul Ramsay Foundation to generate positive youth employment outcomes in regional NSW

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Community Resources has partnered with Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF) to support young people and jobless families to obtain secure employment in two NSW regional locations: Mid-North Coast and the Illawarra. Despite a record-tight labour market, the national youth unemployment rate is 8.2%, and there were 1.4 million jobless families in June 2022. Young Australians and … Continued

University of Melbourne staff to strike for entire week campus-wide

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National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Melbourne will launch an unprecedented one-week, campus-wide strike.   In a significant escalation of industrial action, all NTEU members will next week stop work from midday on October 2 until 11.59pm on October 8.   This action follows the historic strike in August.    Union members … Continued

Steve Whan Welcomed Into Skills Training Portfolio

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  The peak body representing independent skills training and higher education providers, the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), has congratulated Steve Whan on his appointment as Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education. “As the peak body representing independent skills training providers across New South Wales, we congratulate Mr Whan on his appointment and … Continued