Industry Skills Councils are the main developers of high quality, nationally recognised Training Packages. They have a strong voice in Australia's vocational education and training system through a national system of industry advisory arrangements.
Productivity Places Program is a part of the Australian Government's Skilling Australia for the future initiative. The Program provides new training places in skills and occupations employers are seeking and is designed to help individuals secure long term employment.
The Skills and Training Information website provides employers, employees, job seekers, and their support organisations with skills and training information and contacts. On this site you can search for examples of occupations and qualifications that may be used under initiatives such as Australian Apprenticeships and Productivity Places Program.
Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) is the national industry association for independent providers of post-compulsory education and training, for Australian and international students, including higher education, vocational education and training and English language courses.
Career Advice Australia is a comprehensive national career and transition support network for all young Australians from 13 to 19 years of age delivered through Career Advice Australia Programme Providers.
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Training and Skills site provides links to key skills information.
Education Network Australia (EdNA) online is a network of the Australian education and training community. It includes government and non-government schooling systems, early childhood, vocational and technical education, adult and community education and higher education.
Group Training Programmes are an employment and training arrangement whereby an organisation employs apprentices and trainees under an Apprenticeship /Traineeship Training Contract and places them with host employers.
Group Training Australia (GTA Ltd) is the peak body representing over 150 Group Training Organisations (GTOs) employing over 41,000 apprentices and trainees.
The Group Training National Register lists all GTOs which have complied with national standards set by Vocational Education and Training Ministers and are eligible to use the Group Training National logo.
The Licence Recognition website allows you to look up a licence entitlement in another state or territory, based on the currently-held licence.
The National Training Information Service (NTIS) is the national register of information on courses, qualifications, Training Packages, units of competency and registered training organisations.
TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) was established to provide national leadership in relation to vocational and technical education, and to promote the role of TAFE Institutes and the contribution they make to Australian society, culture and economic achievement.
training.com.au is a single point of access to the vast range of vocational and technical education products and services in Australia.
Industry Skills Reports provide an analysis of available data, research and market intelligence about a particular industry. It also identifies issues and trends to inform training strategies and planning for that industry.
The National Industry Skills Report provides an overview of three major industry focused research projects which tell us more about the skills needed to ensure social and economic prosperity.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is Australia's principal provider of VET research and statistics.
The Trading places: the impact and outcomes of market reform in VET report, prepared by the Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET), is an evaluation, from a national perspective, of the impact and outcomes of market reform in VET.
The Qualifications and the future labour market in Australia report, prepared by CEET, looks at the future supply of, and requirements for, VET qualifications in Australia.
Australian Apprenticeships aims to develop a more skilled Australian workforce and reduce the real cost of training. It offers financial incentives to eligible employers who take on an apprentice.
Australian Apprenticeships Job Pathways provides a simple and easy, step by step, guide to finding an Australian Apprenticeship opportunity.
The Australian Apprenticeships Access Program proivdes job seekers who experience barriers to skilled employment, with pre-vocational training, support and assistance to obtain and maintain an Australian Apprenticeship.
Australian Technical Colleges are for students in Year 11 and 12. Students enter into an Australian School-based Apprenticeship in a trade at the Certificate III level, which leads to a nationally recognised qualification; study academic subjects, leading to a Year 12 certificate; and also gain IT, employability and business skills, enabling them to run their own business if they desire. They can also keep the option to go on to further study at university.
Job Guide 2008 offers detailed descriptions of a wide range of jobs including information on specific tasks and skills, and education and training requirements for each job. The text version is suitable for slower connections and users of screen readers. All other users should use the graphic version.
My Future is Australia's online career information service with a wealth of useful information on careers, courses, training providers, financial advice, support services, industries, labour market information, awards, scholarship and much more.
Real Game is a series of 6 career and life skills programmes which originated in Canada and have been adapted for use in Australia and targets an age group within the 8 to 18 years range.
The Source is a gateway to youth information, programmes, services, resources and entertainment for young people between the ages of 12 and 25.
The Year 12 - What Next? website helps Year 12 students plan their post-school education and training. Find out about course options and where to get more information.
Youth Pathways assist the most at-risk young people make a successful transition through to completion of Year 12 (or its equivalent) and ultimately, to further education, training or employment and active participation in the community.
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