Tag: Andrew Giles

NSW tech training hub becomes TAFE Centre of Excellence

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
One of two applied technology institutes first established as a four-year pilot program will become New South Wales’ latest TAFE Centre of Excellence after securing joint funding from the...

FSO forum pushes for skills system reset

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Industry, government and education leaders came to a shared conclusion at the Future Skills Organisation’s National Forum: Australia’s skills system needs both a structural overhaul and a new narrative that...

6,800 extra tech workers in migration cap lift

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has committed to opening 6,800 extra permanent migration places for workers in the tech sector among a spate of other announcements made on the final day...

Visa outsource plan ‘dead in the water’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s $1 billion plan to outsource the visa processing system is now “dead in the water” after revelations it will require new legislation, according to the Opposition....

Data risk in visa privatisation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s controversial plan to privatise parts of the visa processing system would lead to greater data security risks and could adversely impact the nation’s inflows of skilled...