Tag: skills

South Australia secures STEM funding for AUKUS

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The South Australian and Commonwealth governments have formerly signed an AUKUS cooperation agreement, which includes an initial commitment to 800 additional Commonwealth Supported Places at South Australian universities over...

Govt to undertake clean energy workforce study

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A capacity study on Australia’s workforce needs to transition to a clean energy economy will be undertaken by Jobs and Skills Australia later this year. The announcement was made...

Local tech giants resisting redundancy wave

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Some of Australia’s biggest local tech firms, including Canva, TechnologyOne and SafetyCulture, are eyeing expansion amid the wave of job cuts sweeping through the sector following higher interest rates...

Technical skills are not enough for sustained innovation

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
Technology-oriented businesses, be they startups, high-growth, or mature, require a mix of skills to succeed and prosper. Moreover, the required skills mix will evolve and change at various stages...

Demand for digital skills to grow 16% by 2026

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Demand for digital skills will be second only to health and care skills over the next four years, while the demand for ‘leading-edge’ green occupations is likely to be...

Labor retains regional APS digital training program

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
300 data and digital training and employment opportunities will be offered in four regional cities from next year under a continuation of a Morrison-era program by the Labor government,...

Technology transfer goals face ‘AUKUS visa’ hurdles

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian industry has queried the workability of a proposed trilateral ‘AUKUS-visa’ for highly skilled professionals to smooth the technology transfer process in AUKUS-related research and manufacturing projects. Proposed in...