traineeships Archives

Budget 2020: The government’s $4 billion JobMaker hiring credit for young Australians comes with tight eligibility

6 October 2020

The government has introduced a suite of JobMaker wage subsidies to get young people into jobs, but eligibility is on a tight leash.

The female tradie shortage: Why real change requires a major cultural shift

Economy

The Conversation

1 June 2018

The number of women in the manual trades in Australia has barely budged in the last 20 years.

Australia’s VET system needs fundamental change – here’s how it can be fixed

Where has the cash from the government’s $1.5 billion Skilling Australians apprenticeship fund gone?

Training & Development

Emma Koehn

19 April 2018

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is "unacceptable" that funds from the federal government's "Skilling Australians" fund are not flowing through to the states as planned after the $1.5 billion commitment to apprenticeships was outlined in the 2017 federal budget.

Is there an apprenticeships ‘crisis’ in Australia?

Economy

The Conversation

1 September 2017

By Peter Noonan and Sarah Pilcher, Victoria University

It’s rare to find an issue that unites both sides of politics, employers and t…

Adriano Zumbo accused of staff underpayments … Victoria to launch traineeship taskforce … New underquoting laws now in action

Business Advice

SmartCompany

3 May 2017

By Dominic Powell and Emma Koehn

Pastry king Adriano Zumbo is the latest celebrity chef to face claims that employees have been underpaid…

Posts tagged "traineeships"

Budget 2020: The government’s $4 billion JobMaker hiring credit for young Australians comes with tight eligibility

The female tradie shortage: Why real change requires a major cultural shift

Where has the cash from the government’s $1.5 billion Skilling Australians apprenticeship fund gone?

Is there an apprenticeships ‘crisis’ in Australia?

Adriano Zumbo accused of staff underpayments … Victoria to launch traineeship taskforce … New underquoting laws now in action