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Looking for experienced trainers
Electrical Instrumentation Are you a fully qualified trainer in the areas of Electrical Instrumentation Certificate IV and Hazardous Areas Certificate IV? SkillsConnect Australia currently have a vacancy for an Electrical Instrumentation Learning and Development...
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New incentives and support for mature age job seekers
The Australian Government has announced new incentives and support for mature age job seekers and their employers. Jobs Bonus A Jobs Bonus of $1000 will be available to employers who recruit an eligible mature age job seeker, aged 50 years or over. Eligibility...
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Australian Training Awards now open for nominations
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Is your electrical work licence due for renewal this year?
Around half of Queensland's 40,000 five year electrical work licences are due for renewal in the next 12 months. In addition to paying your fee and ensuring your details are up to date, you must provide proof that you have kept your electrical skills up to...
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Floods and fault finding
Severe weather causes an array of potential dangers for the general public and tradespeople alike. Floodwater can create hidden electrical hazards by contaminating infrastructure and appliances with sediments and toxins. When homes or businesses have been...
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First aid and electrical burns
Electrical burns occur when electricity flows through the body. They most commonly happen in a workplace setting with electrical workers being one of the most at risk groups. When an electrical current passes through the human body it heats the tissue along...
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How important are endorsements in Telecommunications for company growth?
Now, more than ever, endorsements for telecommunications are becoming necessary to expand a company's market share as well as improve a technician’s abilities and productivity in the current competitive communications environment. A prerequisite to ascertaining...
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Resources Skills and Employment Plan Released
This week the Queensland Premier tabled the Resources Skills and Employment Plan. With an estimated 40,000 additional resource sector jobs required by 2020, Queensland needs to be taking action now and implementing training and employment strategies which...
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Wanted - Trainer and Assessors
SkillsConnect Australia is one of the leading suppliers of education and training to the electrical industry. As a rapidly growing registered training organisation we are seeking fully qualified trainers to deliver training throughout Australia. Currently...
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SkillsTech Australia opens Technology Hub
SkillsTech Australia has just opened the new Electrotechnolgy Hub at its Eagle Farm Training Centre. SkillsTech Australia is Queensland’s largest public provider of trade and technician training. SkillsTech Australia Business Manager Mal Garrick said...
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Peak groups unite to address skills policy for resource sector
In the face of a worsening skills shortage, peak resources bodies in Western Australia and Queensland, along with the national industry skills council for the resources and infrastructure industry, have teamed up to tackle the issue. The Chamber of Minerals...
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Training program to address skills shortage
The government has announced a $28 million training package to help ease the skills shortage in the resource, construction, infrastructure and renewable energy sectors. As a project of the $200 million Critical Skills Investment Fund, it will upskill about...
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NBN enable education and skills service program
The NBN-Enabled Education and Skills Services (NBN-EESS) Program is a new Australian Government initiative aimed at supporting the development and trialling of online education and skills services that take advantage of the high speed broadband connections...
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Skills Connect - connecting skills to jobs
A new workforce agency will target pressure points in Australia’s patchwork economy by training and retraining workers for new jobs in growing industries and higher skilled roles. Minister for Skills and Jobs, Senator Chris Evans, today announced the...
