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An early theme of this week's Jobs Summit has been breaking down gender barriers and increasing the participation of women in the workforce.

This week's jobs summit is a chance to increase the emphasis on skills that are harder to mark but are still extremely important.

Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor says National Skills Week is an opportunity to recognise the value of the VET sector.

The federal government has released the latest Skills Priority List, revealing the industries and roles hit hardest by Australia’s skills shortage.

Australia and the world are facing a large and growing skills shortage. While technical skills get the headlines, it’s critical human skills that aren’t being taught.

This acute and ongoing skills crisis must urgently be addressed, and while the government has a plan, there is a clear role for the private sector to play as well.

In the 12 months to February 2022, 1.3 million employed Australians changed job, according to new data released by the ABS. That’s one in 10 workers.

Many small business owners are concerned about VET. Let's hand it over to industry associations and those in the know, writes Peter Strong.

The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has announced it will launch the new employment service on July 1, 2022.

Boosting TAFE places without expanding the present depleted teaching workforce is likely to see more teachers bailing out and corners cut in education practices.

Queensland councils are set to employ hundreds of new apprentices, thanks to a financial boost from the state government.

Anthony Albanese’s $1.2 billion TAFE and higher education plan would be “a good first step” in addressing Australia’s skills shortage.