SURVEY CLOSES THIS THURSDAY 18th April 2024.
FutureNow is seeking insights from dance industry stakeholders in WA on the proposed establishment of two traineeships in Assistant Dance Teaching and in Dance Teaching and Management. Championed by Ausdance WA, the traineeships aim to elevate dance education standards, ensuring safety and professional growth across the sector. Your feedback is crucial in shaping accessible, flexible, and rewarding career pathways for dance teachers in WA and will demonstrate industry support for these new pathways. Take part in the survey to help form these pivotal education pathways. It takes just 10 minutes, but your contribution can make a lasting impact. Access the Survey Here Women in Print is a collaborative organisation of women in the printed media industry. The Women in Print Breakfast Series is an annual event hosted in cities across Australia featuring an inspirational keynote speaker and giving women working in the sector a rare chance to come together.
This year's Women in Print Breakfast Series will take place at The Pagoda in Como on Tuesday 30th April at 7am. Keynote speaker for the event is Christina Bruce, Director of Sellabilities®. Christine's interactive presentation is titled Don’t just think outside of the box, build a better B❒X and will encourage attendees to challenge the status quo and quickly deliver breakthrough change. Further information and tickets may be found here. The Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training has released, Shared vision, equal pathways: report of the inquiry into the perceptions and status of vocational education and training.
The report which was produced in the context of other reform processes including the Employment White Paper, the National Skills Agreement, and the Australian Universities Accord, contains 34 recommendations designed to address poor perceptions of the sector and enhance the quality of and access to VET pathways. Some of the recommendations include:
The Initial Workforce Plan for the manufacturing sector, including Print, is now available from Jobs and Skills Council the Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance (MISA). The report identifies poor completion rates for apprentices in the manufacturing industries, and MISA have established a project in response that seeks to build an understanding of the factors that lead to low rates of completion in order to formulate strategies that increase the pipeline of apprentices.
You may download MISA's Plan here. Applications for the WA Training Awards 2024 close on Friday 26th April. A range of resources to support application may be found on the WA Training Awards website:
How to apply | WA Training Awards Information includes:
Information webinars containing advice and tips from an expert panel may be found here: Individual Applicants: WA Training Awards Applications - Individual Categories - Webinar Recording Organisation Applicants: WA Training Awards Applications - Organisation Categories - Webinar Recording 2024 is the 30th anniversary of the WA Training Awards, which recognise and reward outstanding achievements of apprentices, trainees and vocational students, and the contribution to training made by trainers, training organisations and employers. The state Government is encouraging Western Australians to take advantage of a free pre-employment pathway that guides them into administrative and customer service jobs quickly to help meet the State's workforce needs.
The Digital Workplace Job Ready program provides training in organising data and records, producing documents and the use of different software applications. The program is designed to develop participants' confidence and ensure they are job ready for a wide range of business support roles. The program is delivered at North Metropolitan TAFE under the banner of its Koomba Birdal (Big Spark) program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Students are supported throughout their training by NM TAFE's Koolark Centre and the NM TAFE Jobs and Skills Centre. On completion of the course, students will be connected with opportunities to transition into employment. The program engages with employers, who have the opportunity to host a work placement student with the objective to transition into a traineeship. Registration for the Digital Workplace Job Ready program occurs on the Jobs and Skills WA website at www.jobsandskills.wa.gov.au/pathways. Contact the Job Ready team on 6551 5049 or nearest Jobs and Skills Centre on 13 64 64. Arts, and Tourism and Hospitality roundtables for WA based stakeholders to be held in April27/3/2024
Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) is one of 10 national Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) designed to provide leadership in addressing national skills and training needs. SaCSA, in partnership with FutureNow are hosting two dedicated roundtables for Western Australian based stakeholders from all areas of the Tourism and Hospitality sectors, and one in-person event for the Arts and creative industries. Join the SaCSA team for either a face-to-face or an online session, to discuss workforce development, attraction and retention in your industry as well as training needs and career pathways to build a stronger workforce.
Arts event: Tuesday 16th April 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm Perth Concert Hall Register here Hospitality & Tourism IN PERSON event: Wednesday 17 April 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Register Here FutureNow Creative & Leisure Industries Training Council 22, Mumford Place, Balcatta Hospitality & Tourism ONLINE event: Wednesday 24 April 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Virtual via Microsoft Teams. Register Here Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) is one of the 10 Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) that are a national network of industry owned and led organisations, designed to provide leadership in addressing national skills and training needs. They have been established to supply industry with a strong and strategic voice within the VET sector as part of broader government-led skills reform.
Work is well underway on their 2024 Workforce Plan for the Tourism and Hospitality industries. The Workforce Plan provides an opportunity to identify and address workforce challenges and skills and training needs. In addition to roundtables, meetings and stakeholder engagement SaCSA are also seeking Employer & Industry Peak input into the inaugural Workforce Plan Survey. Find the HOSPITALITY Survey Here Find the TOURISM Survey Here Surveys close 5:00pm AEDT Wednesday, 27 March 2024 The Australian Government, in collaboration with states and territories, is developing a VET Workforce Blueprint to support, grow and sustain the vocational education and training (VET) workforce. The Blueprint will identify actions for workforce attraction, retention, development, and career progression.
Supply and retention issues are a significant concern facing the VET workforce, with RTOs under increasing pressure to attract and retain a skilled workforce. Public submissions and a survey of those who have recently left the VET workforce will be sort to inform the development of the Blueprint. To support your response, a Consultation Paper - Developing a blueprint for the VET workforce - provides background and identifies some of the challenges and potential action areas for consideration. More information about the submission process and the online submission form can be found here and you may access the survey of people who have recently left the VET workforce here. Submissions and the survey are open now until AEDT 11 pm 26 March 2024 |
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