Tag: skills

New tertiary model aiming at skills crisis

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Skills minister Brendan O’Conner is considering state government proposals for six new TAFE Centres of Excellence that he wants to spurn a new collaborative approach to tertiary education amid...

‘Dynamic’ training offers SMEs a competitive edge: CEDA

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Dynamic management training should be offered through the new Industry Growth Program to help raise the global competitiveness of local small businesses, according to the Committee for Economic Development...

‘Brain gain’ sparks innovation rethink in WA

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new parliamentary inquiry is calling for policy ideas to support Western Australia’s innovation ecosystem following the state’s post-pandemic “brain gain”. The inquiry, which kicked off in November, is...

HR and banking jobs most exposed to generative AI

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Human resources, accounting and banking are among the professions most exposed to the impacts of generative AI tools, according to a new report by the Future Skills Organisation. The...

Australia will now need 1.3m tech workers by 2030: ACS

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Computer Society expects the economy will require at least 100,000 more tech workers than is currently targeted by the federal government by 2030 to capitalise on nine...

Govt too focused on AI regulation: Fletcher

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government is focused too much on regulating artificial intelligence and not enough on the “real public policy issue” of building local AI skills, according to shadow minister for...

VR stroke training rolled out in regional NSW hospitals

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A virtual reality training program will be rolled out across dozens of hospitals in New South Wales to provide hands-on experience to emergency department nurses responding to people presenting...

NSW gets a minister for domestic manufacturing and procurement

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has created a new portfolio to drive a domestic manufacturing boost in the state by redirecting procurement dollars towards local opportunities. The portfolio...

Retooling and retraining the nation for Industry 4.0

Posted on   |  by Nick Patterson
Australia has been losing manufacturing jobs and income to other countries for years, including vital industries like Holden – one of the last bastions of car manufacturing. Other industries...