Tag: TAFE

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Are TAFEs our R&D sleeping giant?

TAFE institutes are demanding a bigger role in the national R&D system, proposing a Canadian-style approach of direct applied research funding to leverage their industry connections and nation-wide network....

WA TAFE centre to build up future defence workforce

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A Defence TAFE Centre of Excellence will be set up in Western Australia with the help of the federal government to deliver industry training opportunities in support of AUKUS....

Govt urged to take the lead on micro-credentials

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Government support for industry-developed micro-credentials can reverse a decline in productivity growth and should be prioritised by government, according to one of the Parliament’s emerging leaders on technology and...

$47m TAFE upgrade for heavy manufacturing workers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Wollongong’s TAFE campus will be upgraded and new courses offered for heavy industry manufacturing in Defence and transport sectors under a $47 million state and federal initiative aimed at...

$60m TAFE centre to build up clean energy workforce

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal and NSW Labor governments are committing more than $60 million to establish a clean energy manufacturing training facility in Newcastle to build up a workforce and new nation-wide...

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...

Aussie quantum training rolled out to US students

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian quantum technology will be used to train students at TAFE and at American colleges after local firm Q-CTRL struck a deal with investors looking to take advantage of...

Tech and TAFE shape landmark skills plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday unveiled a roadmap for reshaping Australia’s labour market to take advantage of changing population, technologies, climate and geopolitics, starting with an upgrade of tertiary...

$12.5 million clean energy skills boost for Wollongong

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
New university and vocational training facilities in Wollongong will train workers in clean energy and clean manufacturing after a $12.5 million commitment from the federal government. A $10 million...