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Our skills black hole is Australia’s next urgent challenge

James Riley — Fri, 24 May 2024 09:44:42 +0000

If securing a future made in Australia and becoming a green energy superpower are universally acknowledged as moonshot ambitions, then skilling the Australian workforce to achieving these goals must be recognised as nothing less than an interstellar challenge. In fact, if you dwell on the magnitude of the skills gap that the nation needs to...

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Govt to lure global talent with new innovation visa

Justin Hendry — Wed, 15 May 2024 07:02:43 +0000

A new visa scheme targeting entrepreneurs, investors and global researchers working in areas of national importance will be introduced by the Albanese government before the end of this year as part of its ongoing reforms to Australia’s migration system. Revealed in the federal Budget on Tuesday, the National Innovation visa will replace the Global Talent...

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Net Zero Authority budget is doubled to $210m

Brandon How — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:30:24 +0000

The government’s clean energy investment coordinator and support body for workers affected by the energy transition has had its funding more than doubled over the forward estimates. The Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) will “coordinate policy and deliver across government”, facilitating net zero investments in regional areas and supporting workers affected by the transition to...

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$60m SA tech academy shifts focus from digital to defence

Brandon How — Mon, 13 May 2024 06:02:33 +0000

A planned technology training academy at Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen innovation precinct is set to open in 2026 after shifting its original focus from digital to Defence at the request of the state government. A new Defence Technology Training Academy will provide training, education, and research capabilities for defence industry technologies that also aligns with the...

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Nurturing the skills economy promises big returns

Justin Hendry — Fri, 10 May 2024 07:35:47 +0000

Australia is at a crucial juncture in its economic trajectory. As the global tech and economic landscapes continue to transform global labour markets, the need for workforces with new and evolving skills has never been more pressing. And so, entrepreneurship emerges as a pivotal force, one that has the potential to propel the nation towards...

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Training for Australia’s world first AI standard arrives

Joseph Brookes — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:34:00 +0000

Australians will be able to take a crash course in responsible AI from next week, with Standards Australia to offer a training module on its international standard for responsible development and use of the technology for the first time. The on-demand training module for AS ISO/IEC 42001, Information technology – Artificial Intelligence – Management System,...

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Accenture making the case for Australia’s skills passport

Joseph Brookes — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:40:35 +0000

The business case for a national skills “passport” is being developed by tech services giant Accenture, as the Albanese government warms to a concept proposed decades ago to inject dynamism into the labour market. The National Skills Passport received backing from the government last September, with $9.1 million committed to “progress” the project aimed at...

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Close takes command of SA skills in Cabinet reshuffle

Joseph Brookes — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 04:58:24 +0000

South Australian deputy premier Susan Close has relinquished control of the Defence and Space Industries portfolio to the Treasurer in a Malinauskas Cabinet reshuffle prompted by housing, decarbonisation and AUKUS. Ms Close will replace the crucial South Australian portfolio with a new responsibility for workforce and population strategy, and still retains the Industry, Innovation and...

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Tech skills shortage needs a micro-credential overhaul

James Riley — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:23:09 +0000

Australian Services Union national secretary Robert Potter has called on the federal government to reform the nation’s tech education capability and proposes the better integration and regulation of micro-credentials and short courses. Mr Potter told the Future Skills Organisation national forum in Melbourne on Thursday that the current model of tertiary degrees in computing and...

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New tertiary model aiming at skills crisis

Joseph Brookes — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 03:58:02 +0000

Skills minister Brendan O’Conner is considering state government proposals for six new TAFE Centres of Excellence that he wants to spurn a new collaborative approach to tertiary education amid the worst skills crunch in decades. On Tuesday, Mr O’Conner said he has now received bids for the six hybrid education centres that were included in...

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