Posts tagged "trades"

What can Australia do to improve its apprenticeship completion rates? That's the core question to be answered by a new federal government review, tasked with assessing existing incentive schemes and how to best support trainees and employers alike.

The scheme was designed to bolster the state's tradie workforce after the devastating floods which impacted southeast Queensland in March and early April.

If you look at governments' tradie-focused announcements, "you would believe there is literally no other industry in Australia".

The NSW government will commit $57.4 million in the upcoming state budget to create a new centre to give more women and mature workers access to trades training. 

The federal government says it wants to help Australian businesses hire 100,000 new apprentices and trainees.

Tradespeople and others in licensed occupations could find it easier to work across state and territory borders next year.

Much of the focus on the educational effect of the coronavirus is falling on schools and universities, but the vocational education and trai…

New research has revealed which industries are most difficult to market online, finding IT services businesses are paying over $100 per click.

The co-founders of service.com.au had worked a number of different sales jobs before the temptation to strike out on their own took hold. Ha…

An air conditioning installation business in Queensland has come under fire for a sexist job advertisement posted on Gumtree, which also off…

In the final run up to the election, it’s your chance to ask the hard questions of your local politicians to back the policies that suppo…

A Melbourne startup has launched an online platform giving Australia’s 3.8 million blue-collar workers a place to save and share tickets, …