Regional Education, Skills and Jobs Maegan Baker – Southern Inland and Far South Coast NSW For further detail on any of the opportunities listed below, or to discuss collaborative projects, please feel free to contact me directly at this email address: [email protected]. Kind Regards, Maegan Regional Education Skills and Jobs plans can be downloaded from the Department of Employment Website. The RESJ Rover is an e-newsletter developed under the Regional Education Skills and Jobs (RESJ) Initiative. You have received this email as a result of having had some contact with a RESJ Coordinator or the Office of Regional Education, Skills and Jobs. If you do not wish to receive this email, know somebody who might be interested in also receiving this email, have any feedback, or would like to use this email to promote education, skills and jobs services relevant to your region or regional Australia, please contact your local RESJ Coordinator or the Office of Regional Education, Skills and Jobs. Please use the hyperlinks embedded in the headlines for more information. This week’s headlines: Department of Employment and Department of Education Websites Where The Jobs Are: Making sense of labour market information Workshops RAMUS 2014 application round opens on 6 November 2013 National Indigenous Culinary Institute - Indigenous trainee chef program Digital Enterprise program AWPA – Manufacturing Workforce Study AQF - Developing a graduation statement for VET Skilled Migrant Women in Regional Australia Report Helping regions impacted by natural disaster to recover and renew Tax basics for small business webinars Australian vocational education and training statistics: pocket guide SkillsPathways Project – Hospitality Education in Australia 2012: five years of performance Indigenous reform 2011-12: comparing performance across Australia WA - regional workshops on governance and financial management VIC – Rate Your Training Website Department of Employment and Department of Education Websites On 18 September 2013, Machinery of Government changes established the Department of Education and the Department of Employment out of the former Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). These websites can be found by visiting the Department of Education and the Department of Employment and are currently being updated to reflect Machinery of Government changes. Where The Jobs Are: Making sense of labour market information Workshops The Career Development Association of Australia funded by the Federal Department of Education is delivering workshops providing high-quality, relevant and up-to-date labour market to help you make sense of labour market information. The half-day workshop will: Give you the knowledge and confidence to locate, identify and interpret labour market information Show you how to apply this knowledge at a local and/or personal level Discuss employment trends, skills shortages, vacancies, expected growth in national and regional labour markets and other factors that should be considered when making career choices Connect you with local stakeholders and practitioners to exchange information and forge important networks For more information, visit cdaa.org.au/default.aspx?Page=Where+the+Jobs+Are RAMUS 2014 application round opens on 6 November 2013 The Rural Australia Medical Undergraduate Scholarship (RAMUS) Scheme assists selected students with a rural background to study medicine at university. The Scheme is aimed at increasing the number of Australian-trained doctors practising in rural and remote communities across Australia. The 2014 application round for RAMUS will open on 6 November 2013 and close on 13 January 2014. For more information, visit ramus.ruralhealth.org.au/home National Indigenous Culinary Institute - Indigenous trainee chef program The National Indigenous Culinary Institute (NICI) has again begun the search for Australias most promising indigenous chefs, today launching its 2014 indigenous trainee* chef program. The program is a unique initiative which connects restaurant industry icons and apprentices and has been designed by leading chefs, restaurateurs and food writers. Trainees are guided by well-known mentors including Neil Perry, Guillaume Brahimi, Matt Moran, Peter Doyle and Michael McMahon, who will provide advice throughout the process. Applications are now open for the program. Anyone interested in the program should contact [email protected]. For more information, download a copy of the media release here. Digital Enterprise program The Digital Enterprise program provides free group training and face-to-face support for small-to medium enterprises and not-for-profit organisations to help improve the way you do business and deliver services online. The Digital Enterprise program is helping small-to-medium enterprises to improve their productivity utilising new technologies, learn how to reach wider markets through an online presence, use videoconferencing more regularly and find ways to increase business efficiencies. More information about the Digital Enterprise program is available at communications.gov.au/digitalenterprise AWPA – Manufacturing Workforce Study The Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA) is currently examining the workforce requirements of the manufacturing sector over the next decade. To encourage discussion, they have released the Manufacturing workforce issues paper. The aim of AWPA’s Manufacturing workforce study is to examine key factors affecting the workforce over the next five to 10 years, including changing demographics, opportunities arising from the Asian century, economic change, technology and human capital. You can contribute to the study by reviewing the issues paper available at awpa.gov.au/our-work/sector-specific-skill-needs/Manufacturing_workforce_study/Pages/default.aspx AQF - Developing a graduation statement for VET The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Council has released a consultation paper on the development of a VET Graduation Statement. The consultation paper: Development of a VET Graduation Statement aims to stimulate discussion and to identify potential design and implementation issues. Written feedback should be submitted to the AQF Council by close of business on Friday 15 November 2013. For more information, visit aqf.edu.au/ Skilled Migrant Women in Regional Australia Report The report, Skilled migrant women in regional Australia: Promoting social inclusion through VET, considers how vocational education and training can assist in achieving ‘social inclusion’ for skilled migrant families. This research report examines the underutilisation of the skills of migrants in regional areas, particularly women who are often the spouse of a primary applicant but are also skilled in their own right. It considers the interplay of the regional labour market, support services for migrants and the role education and training providers play in supporting the participation of migrants in the labour force and in other social activities. To view the report, visit ncver.edu.au/publications/2653.html Helping regions impacted by natural disaster to recover and renew ‘Helping regions impacted by natural disaster to recover and renew’ is a regional policy briefing building on the extensive research already undertaken by the Regional Australia Institute on disaster recovery in Australia. The brief draws on case studies undertaken in Emerald, Cardwell, Carisbrook and Marysville and presents a series of recommendations and focus areas for all tiers of recovery stakeholders, including Government, community and business. For more information, visit regionalaustralia.org.au/archive-blog/policy-redefining-recovery/ Tax basics for small business webinars To help small business owners understand their tax obligations, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) runs free online webinars. The webinars focus on a range of business and taxation subjects across 13 topic modules for those who are either just starting a business or thinking about starting a new business, or just wanting to update their knowledge. For more information, visit ato.gov.au/Business/Starting-and-running-your-small-business/In-detail/Services-for-small-business/Introductory-sessions-for-small-business/ Australian vocational education and training statistics: pocket guide This booklet provides a snapshot of NCVERs current statistical publications. It presents statistics about Australias public vocational education and training (VET) system, which includes activity undertaken at technical and further education (TAFE) institutes, other government providers, community education providers and publicly funded delivery by private providers; apprentices and trainees who are undertaking vocational training through a contract of training; expenditures and revenues of the public VET system; tertiary education and training; and young peoples participation in education and training. For more information, visit ncver.edu.au/statistic/publications/2665.html SkillsPathways Project – Hospitality Restaurant & Catering Australia is working closely with registered training organisations to match the right candidates and training pathways to the right restaurants. Developed to increase the quality of applicants, as well as up-skilling chefs and supervisors, the SkillsPathways Project provides on-going support and online monitoring of competency-based progress and milestones. The SkillsPathways Project is funded by the Australian Government under funds from the Accelerated Australian Apprenticeships initiative in partnership with Restaurant & Catering Australia. For more information, visit discoverhospitality/skills-pathways-project-for-apprentices/ Education in Australia 2012: five years of performance This report by the COAG Reform Council shows that five years of reporting on Australia’s education outcomes has shown signs of improvement in the early years and in Year 12 attainment. For more information, visit coagreformcouncil.gov.au/reports/education/education-australia-2012-five-years-performance Indigenous reform 2011-12: comparing performance across Australia This is the fourth report on the National Indigenous Reform Agreement by the COAG Reform Council. This report found that Australia was on track to halve the gap in child death rates within 10 years. In education, more young Indigenous people were completing Year 12 and studying post-school qualifications, but Indigenous children were not doing well in reading and numeracy. For more information, visit coagreformcouncil.gov.au/reports/indigenous-reform/indigenous-reform-2011-12-comparing-performance-across-australia WA - regional workshops on governance and financial management The Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) is providing a series of regional workshops covering governance and financial management between October to November 2013 covering: Foundations in Governance Financial Management Fundamentals Oversight and Monitoring of Finances For more information, visit wacoss.org.au/wacossevents VIC – Rate Your Training Website Employers in Victoria are being urged by the State Government to rate the quality of their training. Using a 5-star rating system, employers can rate the training they or their employees have received. Rate Your Training is designed to help employers make a more informed choice about training that suits their business needs. Employers can rate their experience with a registered training organisation (RTO) in a particular area of study, and view and compare the opinions of other employers. Ratings are provided by business, for business. For more information, visit rateyourtraining.au Maegan Baker Regional Education, Skills and Jobs Coordinator – Southern Inland and Far South Coast NSW Regional Strategies Branch NSW Department of Education | Department of Employment Australian Government PO BOX 468 Batemans Bay NSW 2536 Phone 02 4478 3910 | FAX 02 6276 7912 On 18 September 2013, Machinery of Government changes established the Department of Education and the Department of Employment out of the former Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
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