The Dept of Training and Workforce Development has amended its Apprenticeship Policy to reflect advice it has received regarding IR conditions for apprentices and trainees. What’s this all about? The State Solicitor’s Office and the Dept of Commerce were recently … Continue reading
As always, please be quick to have your say! Feedback is required by 9am 19 December 2011 after which the new units/qualifications will be quarantined from public viewing. To access the qualifications and units please click here. You are encouraged … Continue reading
EUPA Executive Officer David Love is a member of the Department of Training and Workforce Development’s Skilled Migration Reference Group. Skilled migration (and migration generally!) is a complex minefield for the uninitiated. Industry stakeholders who have concerns, questions or suggestions … Continue reading
The review of the Fire Qualifications by AFAC and the UFUA has been completed. Fire qualifications are probably some of the oldest in the land(!) having been endorsed in 2002. A number of revisions have occurred since but the sector … Continue reading
Guidelines are now available for the two grants Programs under the Australian Apprenticeships Mentoring Package, which was announced in the 2011-12 Budget. The Programs are also open to receive applications for funding. The Mentoring Package is part of the Australian … Continue reading
Source: The Acronym Newsletter, GSA Government Skills Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, as of Monday 5th September 2011. Karen Taylor started her career in Human Services where she provided support and counselling … Continue reading
The Department of Training and Workforce Development has released its annual SPOL – a list of critical occupations that primarily serves to influence the State Training Plan. Top priority occupations also inform the skilled migration strategy. The list now comprises … Continue reading
As part of an ongoing review of the effectiveness of the Public Training Safety Package and the timeliness of response to the Defence Sectors Training needs, it has been agreed to create a standalone Defence Training Package. This was achieved … Continue reading
The WA Budget includes the following key initiatives for the WA Police: $53million over 3 years for replacement of information and communications technology. $60million over 2 years to develop upgrades and replacements to software systems that support management of intelligence, … Continue reading
EUPA has received advice from GSA that the Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Police Investigation) will be amended during the next ISC upgrade to correct the following error: PUAPOLGD015A is to replace PUAPOLGD016A as currently listed in the qualification packaging … Continue reading