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Worldskills & Trade Teacher Success
Worldskills was an immense success - and we can only see more success in the future with the upcoming Trade Teacher awards!
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Trade Training Centres for Queensland secondary schools
The Trade Training Centres in Schools program has been schemed by State and Federal Governments in the hope of improving Year 12 retention rates and combatting skills shortages.
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WorldSkills National Competition 2008 Winners
The results are in for the 2008 National Competition of WorldSkills, held over the weekend at the Convention Centre at Darling Harbour, Sydney. Find out who the most talented tradies are!
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WorldSkills 2008 Nationals - Special Awards
At WorldSkills Australia 2008, in Sydney, not only were the most skilled competitors selected by expert judges to make up the 'Skillaroo' team headed to Calgary 2009 for the International level of the competition, but there were also other special commendations and awards.
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International WorldSkills Competition - Calgary 2009
If young Aussie competitors in the WorldSkills Australia (WSA) Competition 2008 thought they had a large crowd of spectators watching them over the weekend in Sydney, then participants should be excited about the globe watching their skills in Calgary, Canada next year!
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Female tradies becoming the norm
Whoever thought that trades and were rough, dirty, physical jobs only appropriate for men were wrong! More and more women are becoming involved and an accepted part of trade occupations.
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WorldSkills 2008 National Competition
Over 500 young 'tradies' from around Australia stormed Darling Harbour vying for the title of 'Australian National Champion' in their chosen trade, at the WorldSkills 2008 National Competition.
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SkillsOne Student Guides
SkillsOne launches a series of student guides - just what is an apprenticeship - and how do I get one?
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Ros Smerdon - Avocado Farmer
Ros Smerdon was recently awarded the Queensland Rural Women's award, and received a scholarship to study the value of avocados in Australia - by travelling to South Africa! Ros' study could revitalise the industry - and change the way we see, and buy, avocados.
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Women in trades
Fiona Shewring released a comprehensive report outlining the work of women in non-traditional trades called "Supporting Women In A Non-Traditional Trades". Plus, read the full report e-zine here!
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Consistent licensing system being negotiated
The Federal Government has agreed with the states to develop a uniform national licensing system for occupational trades, one that will allow people to find work across borders without having to meet different requirements.
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Latest skills shortage findings
The AusIMM 2008 Remuneration and Employment Survey Report has found that the nation's skills shortage has resulted in escalating salaries and more flexible work practices, but also longer working hours.
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Find your next boss or employee "virtually"
Organisations with existing careers expo commitments can broaden their exposure and their potential recruitment market through special online expo services, while young people can search for potential jobs and employers at the same time.
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Student Guides: What's an apprenticeship?
How To Guide for To-Be-Apprentices - everything you need to know about getting into the industry!
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Overseas scholarship for apprentices
If you've completed an apprenticeship or traineeship, and you're between the age of 21 - 27, then you are eligible to apply for this prestigious scholarship!
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Top 10: Trades in demand for workers
Wondering which trades industries and occupations are seeking keen and able workers, particularly apprentices and trainees?
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Student Guides: How To Become A Mining Apprentice
Hoping to strike gold with a career in the Minerals Industry? But you don’t really know where to start? We've pulled together a guide of what's in an apprenticeship, how to get one and what the best part of getting involved in the industry!
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Student Guides: How To Be a Hospitality & Services Apprentice
How To Be a Hospitality or Personal Services Apprentice
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Lance Adams - Fitter Machinist
When Lance Adams didn't grow up with machines. In fact, he reckons he's not particularly mechanical at all: but now, after trying the Fitter Machinist industry, he's thinking of opening his own business!
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Student Guides: How To Become An Metals & Engineering Apprentice
Wanting a career in the Metals and Engineering Industry? But don't really know where to start? We've pulled together a guide of what's in an apprenticeship, how to get one and what the best part of getting involved in the industry!
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Eizac Chee - Civil Engineer
Eizac Chee didn't want to be office bound for the rest of his life. Since his Dad was a surveyor, he became interested in building, so became a Civil Engineer. Now he’s working on Stage 2 of the new Rosehill Recycling Water Plant, which will provide with more than seven billion litres of recycled water a year for the Western Sydney region.
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Student Guides: How To Become An Automotive Apprentice
Interested in a fast-moving career in the automotive industry? Not too sure where to start? We've pulled together a guide of what's in an apprenticeship, how to get one and what the best part of getting involved in the industry!
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Student Guides: How To Become An Electrical Apprentice
Looking for a bright career in the Electrical Industry? But you don’t really know what’s involved?
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Student Guides: How To Become a Rural or Farming Apprentice
So you want to grow a career in the agricultural Industry? But you don't really know where to start? We've pulled together a guide of what's in an apprenticeship, how to get one and what the best part of getting involved in the industry!
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Student Guides: How To Become A Building & Construction Apprentice
Want to build a career in the construction industry? Don’t know where to begin?
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Top 10 Reasons To Get a Trade
Top 10 Reasons To Get a Trade
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Student Guides: How To Become A Manufacturing Apprentice
Wanna make your career in the Manufacturing Industry? But you don't really know where to start? We've pulled together a guide of what's in an apprenticeship, how to get one and what the best part of getting involved in the industry!
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How To subscribe to skillsOne podcasts
How To subscribe to skillsOne podcasts
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How Do I Sign Up To a SkillsOne RSS Feed?
How Do I Sign Up To a SkillsOne RSS Feed?
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Scott Meredith - Resort Floor Manager
The hospitality industry is a 3.5 trillion dollar service sector within the global economy. Scott Meredith learns nearly every facet of the industry, as Floor Manager at the four star resort in Victoria, Club Mulwala.
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Tasmania's first "Inter-high" to address skills shortage
Three Tasmanian schools are tackling the skills crisis head on by joining forces to launch the State's first inter-school business.
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NSW central west to employ more apprentices
A project has been launched by the Central West Group Apprentices in Dubbo which aims to increase apprenticeship opportunities, and particularly Indigenous participation in the region.
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Top 10: What the boss is looking for
When you're going for that all-important job interview, it's vital to know what the boss is really looking for. Get the lowdown with the SkillsOne Top 10.
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Luke Hutchinson - Electrotechnology Electrician
"You need to be neat and tidy, because you're always at someone else's house. You go to an old lady's house, so you gotta be polite and well dressed. [But sometimes] It's hard when you've been in a roof and you're covered with cobwebs!" But for Luke Hutchinson, Electrican, it's all part of the job.
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Tasmanian mining boom draws redundant miners back
Former Tasmanian miners are flooding back to the West-Coast where a boom in the industry has created plenty of new jobs.
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Special Feature: How to give kids career advice
For many young people, a trusted source of career advice is their parents. However, parents may lack solid resources, up-to-date information or communication techniques when it's time to give life-changing career advice. Find out what parents can do.
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Skills crisis revealing poor business management
Quentin Jones, director of Human Synergistics, a workplace culture and leadership consultancy firm, says that the skills crisis has revealed some of the pitfalls in the way Australian businesses conduct themselves.
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Retail jobs decline while farming, mining and manufacturing grows
Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics research reveals that the composition of employment growth is shifting, with retailing heading into reverse and farming, mining and manufacturing picking up.
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VET-FEE HELP loans for TAFE proposed
Victoria's proposals for a HECS-like loan system for TAFE could be a model for a national system, tells Jacinta Allen, the state's Skills and Workforce Participation minister.
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Move to make Indigenous Australians more employable
The Western Australian State Government has decided to cut a large amount of indigenous people in its prisons, and provide them with driver's licences in order that they may be employable in mining jobs.
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Apprenticeships: Sustaining Australia's skills base
Australia's principal provider of vocational education and training (VET) research and statistics, NCVER, is running a one-day forum called 'Apprenticeships: Sustaining Australia's skills base' in two months time, which plans to assess the nature of the country's apprenticeships and training.
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Unhappy workers preventing workforce growth
Not only does Australia have an escalating skills shortage, but we have millions of people who are working in jobs that are not suited to them.
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Star Rating Success
Gippsland Group Training (GGT) has again received recognition for its excellence in training and skilling, being awarded the prestigious three gold-star rating for its Plumbing and Construction courses by the Institute for Trade Skills Excellence Star Rating Scheme.
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RTO recognition & time to nominate teachers
It's been a season for big events as we've awarded 17 Star Ratings presented at a recent dinner and SkillsOne collected a Webby Award in New York. Plus, Trade & Skills Teacher of the Year nominations are now open.
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Nominations Open for 2008 Trades & Skills Teacher of the Year
The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence's 2008 Trades and Skills Teacher of the Year Awards has now closed for nominations.
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e-Exemplars: exciting developments in e-learning
An online mini-conference showcasing the latest innovative examples and strategies for implementing e-learning within the vocational education and training (VET) system will be held on June 18-19.
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Hopes new partnership will overcome rural skills shortage
The Australian Agricultural College Corporation says a new partnership with the Department of Primary Industries could help to overcome the rural skills shortage.
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Coggans break world planting record
The Coggan family have broken the world record for planting the most wheat in 24 hours - all to raise money for the Hospital Foundation!
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