Posts tagged "training"

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 Australian Taxation Office has launched its free education platform for small business owners, promising useful and informative courses for entrepreneurs at every stage of the business lifecycle. 

Small businesses sponsoring skilled migrant workers are being subjected to a secret "tax grab" by the Albanese government, the federal opposition says, claiming a levy designed to prop up skills and training programs is instead flowing into consolidated government funds.

Breaking down the key facts and figures behind the tournament, and the Matildas' extraordinary success.

Australia's female founders are as diverse as they are innovative, bringing new ideas which promise to shake the market in 2023.

The ATO is developing a new online training portal for small businesses, containing free courses designed to improve tax compliance — and help the tax office whittle down some $44 billion in collectible debts.

The federal government will reportedly cut job titles including software engineer and ICT security specialist from its priority skilled migration list, surprising a local tech sector still desperate for talent.

Half of small business owners and key decision-makers see tax reform as a priority in the budget, joining industry groups calling for significant changes to the taxation system.

Eleven of Australia's 20 largest employment sectors are facing a skills shortage in 2022, the National Skills Commission says.

Draft legislation for the federal government's Skills and Training Boost ought to be amended so that small business owners and not just employees can access it, according to CPA Australia.

Small businesses and training organisations have less than a day left to comment on draft legislation covering the Skills and Training Boost, which could exclude self-employed workers from up to $550 million in "bonus" tax offsets.

F45 co-founder Adam Gilchrist appears to have kept a low profile since leaving the company last month, as the Australian-born fitness business fights back from a bruising financial report.