The Skills for Sustainable Growth Package
To ensure the nation has the skills required to support a growing economy, the Australian Government will invest more than $660 million in training, apprenticeships and adult literacy.
The Sustainable Growth Package includes:
- support for around 22,500 new apprenticeship commencements through the extension of the successful Apprentice Kickstart incentive
- up to 39,000 additional training places in sectors facing high skills demands
- an offer to provide a training place for Australians under the age of 25 years to ensure they have every opportunity to gain a qualification
numeracy, literacy and language courses for up to 140,000 Australians
- improved training for Australians studying in the vocational training system.
For more information, please visit the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website.
QAS gets involved in Cairns Careers & Education Expo |
On Friday, 21 May 2010, the Queensland Apprenticeship Services (QAS) Cairns office held a site at the Business Liaison Association's annual Cairns Careers and Education Expo at the Cairns Showgrounds.
As part of QAS' commitment to employment, education and training, the expo allowed the opportunity to connect with students, job seekers and employers from the Cairns region and surrounding areas including, the Atherton Tablelands, Tully, Thursday Island, Cape York and Cooktown. |
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 David Collins from QAS, providing information on employing an apprentice.
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| The expo's focus is to assist with a student's transition from school to the workplace. |
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The Minister's Awards for Excellence
Two additional categories are now open for The Minister's Awards for Excellence. Nominations close 11 June 2010 at 5pm.
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