Links
ACMA
Australian Communications and Media Authority
To seek technical claficiation on the Wiring Rules, other technical standards or the Cabling Provider Rules, contact your nearest ACMA office on the Australia-wide telephone number 1300 850 115.
Email: waro@aca.gov.au
ApprentiCentre
www.apprenticentre.wa.gov.au
ApprentiCentre provides advice to employers, apprentices, trainees and parents through every stage of the apprentice or traineeship.
Australian Apprenticeships
www.newapprenticeships.gov.au
Australian Apprenticeships are a stepping stone to ongoing employment or further education and training and a great way to get the head start that you want.
Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board (AQFAB)
www.aqf.edu.au
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) provides a comprehensive, nationally consistent yet flexible Framework for all qualifications in post-compulsory education and training. The Framework was introduced Australia-wide on 1 January 1995 and is being phased in over five years, with full implementation by the year 2000.
Career Development Centre
www.det.wa.edu.au/training/cdc
The Department of Education and Learning will soon be promoting Recognition of Prior Learning. Communications from the Department will direct people to the Career Development Centre where they can receive advice on their suitability for a program and the RTOs that offer recognition in their course. CDCe can help you decide on the job, training or career path that is right for you!
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
www.cciwa.com
At CCI, it's our job to promote the growth of business and industry in Western Australian, and to help our members run an efficient and successful business through a range of practical products and services.
Curriculum Corporation
www.curriculum.edu.au
This website holds full text of the national VET in schools products available and downloadable free.
Curriculum Council
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au
The Curriculum Council is responsible for setting curriculum policy directions for kindergarten to Year 12 schooling in Western Australia. The Curriculum Council provides information for schools delivering VET in the form of: A list of approved qualifications for delivery, including their units of competency and nominal hours; Details on Structured Work Place Learning (SWL) and how to integrate units of competency into SWL; Vet registration.
Department of Education and Training
www.det.wa.edu.au
This site provides information on Vocational Education and Training within Western Australia. It includes information on courses, training provision, publications, careers and New Apprenticeships.
Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
www.deewr.gov.au
Good place for information about careers and international vocational education.
ElectroComms and EnergyUtilities
www.ee-oz.com.au
EE-Oz Training Standards Ltd is the ElectroComms and EnergyUtilities Industry Skills Council (formerly Qualifications Standards Body of Australia) Ltd. It is 'a not-for-profit' industry training and skills standards and advisory organisation. It serves and works in partnership with Australia’s ElectroComms & EnergyUtilities industry.
Get Access
getaccess.wa.gov.au
This is an interactive website for Western Australians seeking career, employment and training related information and services. The site is fun, easy to navigate and contains many 'side trips' along your journey to a job or career. You'll find job and career information, training opportunities, an interactive cafe, and cool youth links. To get started click on the site map to display all of the options and services available.
Government Skills Australia
www.governmentskills.com.au
Government Skills Australia is the industry skills council for government and community safety. Government Skills Australia is committed to providing high quality training resources and services to support the recognition of skills and professionalism in government administration, services and operations.
Group Training Australia
www.gtaltd.com.au
Group Training Australia (GTA) is the national professional association for the group training network of 120 Group Training Organisations around Australia.
Group Training National Organisations
www.grouptraining.ntis.gov.au
Group Training Organisations recruit and employ apprentices and trainees and place them with host employers. The Group Training website provides useful information on Group Training, National standards for Group Training Organisations and the logo as well as a database of all registered Group Training Organisations.
Industry Skills Councils
www.isc.org.au
Industry Skills Councils have the two key roles of:
- providing accurate industry intelligence to the Vocational Education and Training sector about current and future skill needs and training requirements, including through industry skills reports, and
- supporting the development, implementation and continuous improvement of quality nationally recognised training products and services, including Training Packages.
Innovation & Business Skills ISC
www.ibsa.org.au
Living its charter to build capability and professionalism within the business community, IBSA actively engages in sharp-focused consultation with industry to gather market intelligence on trends and skill needs enabling it to develop training products for the vocational education and training (VET) sector designed to foster innovation in thinking and practice.
Job Outlook
www.jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook
Job Outlook is an Australian site that provides job and career information for nearly 400 occupations. Job Outlook indicates what the job prospects are for each occupation providing information on tasks and skills, earnings - including those for young people, working hours, employment growth, age and gender and main employing industries. The site is linked directly to actual job vacancies, which can be searched by geographical regions.
National Centre for Vocational Educational Research
www.ncver.edu.au
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is Australia's principal research and evaluation organisation for the vocational education and training sector in Australia.
National Industry Skills Council
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/policy_issues_reviews/key_issues/nts/lnk/advisory.htm
NECA WA
www.neca.asn.au
NECA WA (National Electrical Communications Association of Western Australia, formerly ECA WA) represents the interests of large and small electrical and communications contracting companies as well as other businesses in the electrotechnology industry.
Phone: (08) 9321 8637
NTIS
www.ntis.gov.au
Contains a database of all units of competency and all endorsed Training Packages – full text available. National Register of qualifications and Training Organisations. Contains listings of training support materials that meet ANTA quality criteria – full text of support materials not available, but source is indicated.
Online Guide to Resource Catalogues
flexiblelearning.net.au/resourceaccess
The "Online Guide to Resource Catalogues" is a snapshot of the major publicly funded catalogues of VET and ACE flexible learning resources in Australia. It was developed as a product of the ANTA funded Access to Flexible Learning Resources project. The Online Guide also provides background information about the VET and ACE sector, information about standards and project documentation such as reports, recommendations and findings.
Overseas Qualifications Unit (OQU)
www.det.wa.edu.au/training/oqu
If you need information on how to have your overseas qualifications and skills recognised in Western Australia, the Overseas Qualifications Unit can help.
The Overseas Qualifications Unit assists migrants, who are permanent or temporary residents of Western Australia, with recognition of their overseas gained qualifications and skills.
TAFEWA
www.tafe.wa.gov.au
TAFEWA is the most popular post secondary study option for Western Australians.
Training Accreditation Council
www.tac.wa.gov.au
Provides information on the registration of training providers, accreditation of courses, recognition of skills qualifications, and provides a range of publications relevant to delivery and assessment of VET. The Council is part of a national system – each State/Territory has a similar organisation.
Training.com.au
www.training.com.au
Training.com.au provides a single point of access to the vast range of vocational education and training information, products and services in Australia.
The portal was developed in conjunction with State and Territory Training Authorities and the Australian National Training Authority. It is a gateway to many different websites and services.
VETinfoNet
www.vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/home/
VETinfoNet is the home page of the VET Teaching and Learning Directorate in the Western Australian Department of Education and Training. It provides a range of information concerning Training Packages, professional development and funding opportunities, access and equity and VET in schools.
WALGA
www.walga.asn.au
The WA Local Government Association is the voice of Local Government in Western Australia. As the peak industry body WALGA advocates on behalf of the State's 141 Local Governments and negotiates service agreements for the sector. WALGA is not a government department or agency.
Water Corporation
www.watercorporation.com.au
Our purpose is to provide sustainable water services to make Western Australia a great place to live and invest.
We provide world-class water and wastewater services to thousands of households, businesses and farms in towns and communities spread over 2.5 million square kilometres. We also maintain drainage and irrigation services for both residential and commercial properties.
While we aim to best meet our customers' needs for now, we are also managing our assets and planning for Westerns Australia's wter future. Our Security through Diversity approach to future water needs involves building and managing a portfolio of water supply and demand programs while balancing environmental, social and economic outcomes.
Year 12 - what next?
www.year12whatnext.gov.au
The Year 12 - what next? pocket guide and associated website provide quick and easy access to key information to support more than 200,000 Year 12 students in their post-school planning and decision making.
