training – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Building skills at home https://www.openforum.com.au/building-skills-at-home/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:04:03 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34934 Rather than poach skilled migrants from abroad, Australia should address skills shortages by training more people at home.

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VET overhaul could create a training system for all https://www.openforum.com.au/vet-overhaul-could-create-a-training-system-for-all/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:29:10 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=32187 COVID-19 halted the importation of skilled labour from abroad, forcing government and business leaders to think about developing homegrown talent.

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Skills for the future https://www.openforum.com.au/skills-for-the-future/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:17:45 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=28903 The new JobTrainer program should give school leavers the experience, confidence and aptitude necessary for economic recovery post-coronavirus.

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One billion hours of time https://www.openforum.com.au/one-billion-hours-of-time/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:08:10 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=27399 If the economy has shed the equivalent of one million jobs, then we’ve gained about one billion hours of available time, so how can we use it productively?

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Employer training is the key to competitiveness https://www.openforum.com.au/employer-training-is-the-key-to-competitiveness/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 19:27:47 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=26083 Employers are realising that upskilling their existing employees is a better bet for long term survival in fast-changing markets than relying on the government or hoping the market will magically produce suitably trained personnel.

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How lifelong learning can help people adapt to workplace change https://www.openforum.com.au/how-lifelong-learning-can-help-people-adapt-to-workplace-change/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 21:30:15 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=25454 Benedikte Jensen, First Assistant Secretary of the Department of Employment and Skills, delivered a keynote address at GAP's 10th Annual Economic Summit which outlined a range of federal measures to support worker retraining.

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Narrow VET training sells students short https://www.openforum.com.au/narrow-training-sells-students-short/ Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:48:20 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=21944 The crisis in Australia’s training sector means TAFEs need to develop their own courses tailored to an unpredictable future.

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