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Click below for training, industry and government links for the creative and leisure industries:

Training Links
WA Training Councils
Workforce Development Centres
National Skills Councils
International Skills Councils
State Government Departments
Federal Government Departments
WA Universities
Creative and Leisure Industries Industry and RTO Links

Training Links:

ApprentiCentre
The ApprentiCentre is the one-stop-shop for information on Apprenticeships and Traineeships in WA.

Australian Apprenticeships
The Australian Apprenticeships website provides information on all aspects of Australian Apprenticeships for employers, jobseekers, school students and career advisors.

Australian Flexible Learning Framework
The Australian Flexible Learning Framework provides the vocational education and training (VET) system with the essential e-learning infrastructure and expertise to respond to the challenges of a mdoern economy and the training needs of Australia businesses and workers.

Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a unified system of national qualifications in schools, vocational education and training (TAFE's and private providers) and the higher education sector (mainly universities).

Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) 2007
The Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) is the national set of standards which assures nationally consistent, high-quality training and assessment services for the clients of Australia's vocational education and training system.

Career Development Centre
The Career Development Centre provides information and advice on career planning, and education and training options.

Group Training Australia
Group Training Australia is the national association for the group training network, Australia's largest employer of apprentices and trainees.

National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
NCVER is Australia's principal provider of vocational education and training (VET) research and statistics.

National Quality Council (NQC)
The National Quality Council (NQC) is a committee of the Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education (MCVTE), and oversees quality assurance and assures national consistency in the application of the Australian Quality Training Framework standards for the audit and registration of training providers.

National Training Information Service
The National Training Information Service is the official national register of information on Training Packages, Qualifications, Courses, Units of Competency and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).

SkillsOnline
SkillsOnline is a storehouse of cost effective user-focused training, learning and assessment materials that support the delivery of nationally recognized standards and skill sets.

Tourism WA
Tourism Western Australia is responsible for promoting Western Australia as an attractive holiday, event, convention and incentive travel destination, nationally and overseas and enhancing the tourism industry, infrastructure and product base.

TAFEWA
TAFEWA (Technical and Further Education Western Australia) colleges are training institutions that are funded by the State Government of Western Australia. The TAFEWA website provides course information across all 4 metropolitan and 4 regional TAFE campuses.

training.com.au
training.com.au is the single point of access for all vocational education and training information, products and services in Australia.

Training Accreditation Council (TAC)
The Training Accreditation Council (TAC) is Western Australia's State Registering/Course Accrediting Body and is responsible for quality assurance and recognition of vocational education and training services in Western Australia.

TVET Australia
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Australia Limited is a ministerial company owned by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers responsible for training. TVET Australia was established by the Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education (MCVTE) to provide responsive and high quality services to support the National Training System.

VETinfonet
The VETinfonet website is provided by the VET Teaching and Learning division of the Department of Education and Training. It provides information on Training Packages, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Services Support Network, VET in Schools, Professional Development and Access and Equity.

WestOne Services
WestOne Services develops K-12 curriculum resources, vocational education and training learning materials, and career development resources that are valued and used by teachers, lecturers and administrators, to enhance learner outcomes and flexible access to learning opportunities.

Click on the link below to the relevant Workforce Development Centres:

WA Training Councils:

Workforce Development Centres:

The new Workforce Development Centres assist individuals of any age at any point throughout their lives to make educational, training and occupational choices and to manage their careers.

Click on the link below to the relevant Workforce Development Centres:

Midland Job Link Incorporated
Extra Edge Community Services Inc.
South Metro Youth Link Inc.
Balga Job Link Inc.
Central Area Region Training Scheme Inc.
Wunan Foundation
Joblink Enterprises Incorporated
Joblink Midwest (Inc.)
Jobs South West Inc.
Albany Worklink Inc.
Mercy Community Services Inc.
Outcare Incorporated

Click here for a listing of all workforce development centres and contact information.

National Skills Councils:

Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) cover the skills needs of most Australian industries, and work to involve industry with the development of nationally applicable vocational education and training. To find out more about the 11 national industry skills councils, click here. See below the ISCs for the Creative and Leisure industries:

Innovation & Business Skills Australia (IBSA)
IBSA is one of ten Industry Skills Councils for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system recognised and funded by the Australian Government. IBSA covers:

•    Business Services
•    Cultural and Related Industries
•    Education
•    Financial Services
•    Information and Communication Technologies
•    Printing and Graphic Arts

Service Skills Australia
Service Skills Australia is the national Industry Skills Council for the service industries, covering:
•    Tourism
•    Hospitality
•    Events
•    Retail and Wholesale Services
•    Community Pharmacy
•    Floristry
•    Hairdressing and Beauty
•    Funeral Services
•    Sport, Fitness and Recreation

Agri-food Industry Skills Council
The Agri-Food Industry Skills Council operates across the five broad industry sectors of:
•    Rural and related industries
•    Food processing (including wine and pharmaceuticals)
•    Meat industry
•    Seafood industry
•    Racing

International Skills Councils:

SkillsActive (UK) - The Sector Skills Council for Sport and Recreation, Health and Fitness, the Outdoors, Playwork, and the Caravan Industry.

Creative and Cultural Skills (UK) - The Sector Skills Council for Advertising, Crafts, Cultural Heritage, Design, Music, Performing, Literary and Visual Arts.

Skillset (UK) - The Sector Skills Council for Broadcast, Film, Video, Interactive Media and Photo-imaging

Lantra (UK) - The Sector Skills Council for the Environment and Land-Based Industries

Sport Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation (NZ) - The Industry Training Organisation responsible for the Sport, Fitness, Community Recreation, Snowsport, Outdoor Recreation and Nga Mahi a te Rehia sectors

State Government Departments:

Department of Education & Training
The Department of Education and Training aims to provide a quality lifelong learning environment to ensure an educated and skilled future for all Western Australians. Across the state, learning opportunities are never out of reach. Our aim is for everyone to have the opportunity to reach their learning and skills potential and contribute to society.

Department of Education Services
The Department of Education Services offers important services to education in Western Australia providing policy advice to the Minister for Education and the Minister for Training; and supporting universities, non-government schools, international education providers and in some cases individual students and teachers through scholarship programs.

Department of Sport and Recreation
The Department of Sport and Recreation is the lead agency responsible for the implementation of government policy and initiatives in sport and recreation in Western Australia.

Department of Culture and the Arts
The Department of Culture and the Arts is the State Government agency responsible for the Government's support of arts and culture in Western Australia.

Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor
The Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor is the State Government agency responsible for regulating the liquor, wagering and gaming service providers.