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2020 News Stories

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2020 News Stories

20 Nov 2020 - Australian Training Award winners

A small audience in the Boardwalk Gallery at Wrest Point watched the virtual presentation of the 2020 ATAs, including Minister for Education and Training Jeremy Rockliff, our finalists, their families, friends and training providers.It was another a terrific year for Tasmania!

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12 Oct 2020 - Tasmanian Training Award winners

This year’s Tasmanian Training Awards have been presented at a smaller than usual ceremony in Hobart, taking due care with physical distancing requirements for attendees.

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20 July 2020 - 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005

The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) help make sure students with disability in Australia can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability.

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29 April 2020 – Support to boost staff skills and training

The $1.5 million Train Now Fund has been released which will subsidise training for existing workers and sole traders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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24 Mar 2020 - COVID-19 Information and Business Support

The Australian Government’s Department of Education, Skills and Employment has set up a page to help students, parents and education providers, as well as job seekers and employers find the information they need to make informed decisions about managing the risk associated with COVID-19.

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24 Mar 2020 - COVID-19 Apprenticeship and Traineeship Contracts

Information for Tasmanian apprentices and trainees, and their employers.

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3 Mar 2020 - Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers

Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers is an Australian Government-funded initiative to enable older Australian workers and recently unemployed older Australians to remain in, or re-enter the workforce.

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21 Feb 2020 – National VET Reforms

VET Reform RoadmapIn 2019, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed a vision for vocational education and training (VET) to position the sector as responsive, dynamic and trusted. To deliver on this vision, COAG tasked Skills Ministers with developing a VET Reform Roadmap.

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11 Feb 2020 - Facts Sheets – Novel coronavirus

The Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment has published new fact sheets on their website related to the novel coronavirus.

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