The new $70 million Independent Public School Initiative will help local government schools to become more independent by increasing their own local governance and community and parental engagement. Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham and Member for Herbert, Ewen Jones, met with the administration team at Townsville’s Hermit Park State School, which…
Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham attended face-to-face consultations in Queensland about the future of Vocational Education and Training. “Our government is embarking upon an ambitious program of VET reform to lift the quality of both training providers and their courses, so as to further enhance the contribution VET makes to the…
Businesses in Queensland can apply for support to boost the skills of their workforce under the Abbott Government’s new $476 million Industry Skills Fund. “I urge growing Queensland businesses to access support to upskill or retrain their employees to boost their business productivity and competitiveness. With around 20% of Australian businesses located in QLD, it…
Businesses in Western Australia can now apply for support to boost the skills of their workforce under the Abbott Government’s new $476 million Industry Skills Fund. “I urge growing Western Australian businesses to access support to upskill or retrain their employees to boost their business productivity and competitiveness,” said Senator Simon Birmingham, Assistant Minister for…
Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham attended the sixth of eight face-to-face consultations about the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Perth today. “Our government is embarking upon an ambitious program of VET reform to lift the quality of both training providers and their courses, so as to further enhance…
An independent review into Labor’s Trade Training Centres (TTCs) in Schools Program has found that it was more about flashy new buildings than training and that some TTCs are at risk of becoming white elephants. Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham today released Trade Training Centres in Schools Program –…
Face-to-face consultations around the country about the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET) continued in Adelaide today, led by Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham. “Our Government is embarking upon an ambitious program of VET reform to lift the quality of both training providers and their courses, so as to further…
Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham attended the fourth of eight face-to-face consultations about the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Sydney today. “Our Government is embarking upon an ambitious program of VET reform to lift the quality of both training providers and their courses, so as to further enhance…
The third of eight face-to-face consultations about the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET) is being held in Darwin today. Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham, will be joined by Natasha Griggs, Member for Solomon for today’s round of consultations. “Our government is embarking upon an ambitious program of VET reform…
New standards to combat rogue training brokers and protect prospective students from unscrupulous marketing practices, come into force from today. Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham said the Australian Government is taking decisive and coordinated action to stop the exploitation of students. “Stories abound of people being stopped on the…