Oct 19, 2023
NSW Public Sector ITAB October 2023 Newsletter
In this month's newsletter
- Register now for our Government, Public Safety & Water Network Forums
- Governments sign new National Skills Agreement
- ANZSCO consultation - Public Administration occupations
- Free workshops for supervising an apprentice or trainee
- SafeWork NSW hearing test requirements begin 1 Jan 2024
- Development of Draft Revised Standards for RTOs Paper released
- Fire and Rescue NSW trial use of smart phone technology
- Local youth learn emergency preparedness skills
- Surf Life Saving Academy to foster athlete development in NSW
- Professor Peter Dawkins finishes up at Jobs and Skills Australia
- Towards a National Jobs and Skills Roadmap
- New targets for apprentices on major construction projects
- ASQA’s VET tip-off line now live
Governments sign new National Skills Agreement
NSW is to benefit from $3.81 billion investment to expand and transform the VET Sector in a landmark National Skills Agreement (NSA) between the Federal and State governments.
This five-year Agreement will take effect from January 2024.
ANZSCO consultation - Public Administration occupations
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has started the latest round of consultations as part of its review of the Australian and New Zealand Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO).
The review looks at how occupations have evolved, changed, or been replaced over time, how skills requirements have shifted, and emerging fields or unique jobs are changing the workforce profile.
Free workshops for supervising an apprentice or trainee
Training Services NSW (TSNSW) is providing free ‘Supervising Your Apprentice or Trainee’ Workshops for employers and supervisors across a range of locations in NSW.
Training Services NSW has scheduled a number of workshops across a range of locations in NSW.
SafeWork NSW hearing test requirements begin 1 Jan 2024
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the biggest cause of permanent hearing loss in Australia but is also preventable.
Following public consultation held in late 2022, the NSW Government has approved the commencement of Clause 58 of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulation 2017.
Development of Draft Revised Standards for RTOs Paper released
To support quality and integrity in the vocational education and training (VET) system, the Australian Government has made a commitment to revise and strengthen the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015.
DEWR has now released a Development of Draft Standards for RTOs Paper with a narrative to explain the development process over time.
Fire and Rescue NSW trial use of smart phone technology
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is trialling the innovative use of smartphone technology and partnering with care providers to protect elderly and vulnerable people from house fires.
The initiative relies on Quick Response (QR) codes which users can scan with their phone cameras to access fire safety resources.
Local youth learn emergency preparedness skills
More than 20 youth from the Southern Illawarra region have completed a 10-week internship program through the NSW State Emergency Service (SES), learning communication skills, basic first aid, leadership and flood and storm response.
The Illawarra students join more than 80 other youth from 10 locations across the state who graduated from the program this week.
Surf Life Saving Academy to foster athlete development in NSW
Surf Life Saving NSW has announced the establishment of five regional Surf Sport Academies which hopes to support future athlete and coach development in NSW.
The new Academies will align with SLSNSW’s existing five regionally based locations which hold Super Surf and Surfboat Interseries Competitions in NSW.
Professor Peter Dawkins finishes up at Jobs and Skills Australia
The Acting Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), Professor Peter Dawkins, formally completed his tenure at the organisation recently after leading JSA through its establishment phase.
The Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O'Connor said that under Professor Dawkins’ leadership, JSA has been established as a truly tripartite organisation, embedding stakeholder partnerships into its operations.
Towards a National Jobs and Skills Roadmap
Three pivotal reports identifying Australia’s current, emerging and future skills needs, and how the national skills system is meeting these needs, have been released by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).
Bringing all three together, the Jobs and Skills Report, Towards a national jobs and skills roadmap provides an initial assessment of current and future skills needs and opportunities for the national skills system.
New targets for apprentices on major construction projects
Under the draft Guidelines for the Australian Skills Guarantee (released last week), any enterprise involved in major government funded construction projects will need to have at least 12% of women apprentices by 2030, and higher targets on flagship projects.
The Australian Skills Guarantee Working Draft sets a national target for one-in-ten workers on major government projects to be an apprentice or ICT cadet, commencing next July.
ASQA’s VET tip-off line now live
In early October the Government confirmed its investment in ASQA and its role in strengthening integrity in the VET sector. An aspect of this commitment is the establishment of a new integrity unit within ASQA and a VET tip-off line to prevent and disrupt illegal behaviour and the exploitation of vulnerable students.
The tip-off line will contribute to ASQA’s broader targeted compliance remit, which is primarily focused on assessing high-risk VET providers.
