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Skilling Australia Foundation Career Edge Brisbane Program has been awarded with an Ansvar 2017/2018 Community Education Program Grant. Ansvar’s Community Education Program provides a range of grants to organisations supporting Australian youth through programs that fall under two categories – Empowerment and Education, and Outreach and Support. Since the grants were first awarded in 1994,Continue Reading »

Firstly I wanted to express my deepest gratitude to Skilling Australia Foundation for the amazing work you are doing in supporting young people to reach their goals, dreams and believe in themselves. By all standards set out by the high school system my daughter left school a “failure”. Asked by the school not to returnContinue Reading »

Opportunities abound for tradespeople with the right skills. Melanie Burgess reports TRADESPEOPLE are spoiled for choice in the job market, with national job listings growing more than 50 per cent in the past five years. Figures from employment marketplace SEEK reveal the number of ads in the trades and services category jumped 54.1 per centContinue Reading »

Young Dandenong and Doveton job-seekers can take a step towards employment in March. The non-profit Skilling Australia Foundation is running its next APepTite Youth Job Ready Program in the area from Monday 5 March. The William Buckland Foundation-sponsored free program aims to develop employability skills in young people and then support their transition into aContinue Reading »

A NEW campaign is challenging “outdated mindsets” about vocational education and training in south-west Victoria. South West TAFE’s new myth-busting campaign aims to change perceptions about the role of the VET system. Titled Perceptions are not reality; the campaign highlights TAFE’s critical role in today’s society and its success in meeting current and future employmentContinue Reading »

The mythbusters at SW TAFE SOUTH West TAFE is launching a new myth busting campaign to change perceptions about the role of vocational education and training (VET). The new campaign, `Perceptions are not reality’ highlights VET’s critical role in today’s society and its success in meeting current and future employment demands. The campaign presents factsContinue Reading »

Schools are failing to prepare students for the workforce they’ll enter once they graduate, a new report has warned. The NSW Business Chamber Report said that if the next generation is to be ready for study and work, responsibility must be shared by government, educators, parents, students and industry. Illawarra Business Chamber executive director, ChrisContinue Reading »

On Monday, November 13th, Skilling Australia Foundation attended Tourism Training Australia’s annual dinner for 2017, held at The Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney. This national industry dinner is regarded as an icon event for Hospitality and Tourism industry leaders to attend. This event was attended by senior Federal and State Government Ministers and representatives. Guests representContinue Reading »

By Nicholas Wyman Young Australian Apprentice Chefs Alison and Ben have just arrived in Tokyo for an International learning experience that will comprise of cultural immersion into Tokyo’s food scene including time at the famous Tsukiji Fish Market. Also on the itinerary is a train trip to Kappabashi, a world-renown shopping district for the hospitalityContinue Reading »

This year Wisenet Information Systems is celebrating its 20 year anniversary as Australia’s leading vendor of software services for Registered Training Organisations. Wisenet CEO, Mr Ben Hamilton was the recipient of several scholarships during his education including a student exchange program to Japan. Both Mr Hamilton and Wisenet Co-Founder and Director, Mr Kim Yelland knowContinue Reading »