Migrants who are plumbers,roof tilers,painters or workers in other building trades are at risk of not being eligible for a core skills visa.
Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles:confidantes,influencers,attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
Legislation to be introduced on Wednesday will also weed out colleges misrepresenting themselves as prestigious institutions and void the registration of providers that have been inactive for 12 months.
Data shows Australia approves far fewer student visas from India than China,despite government ministers visiting India to promote skills study.
Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor says the government is also considering measures to weed out unscrupulous providers already in the vocational education and training system.
Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor is vowing to overhaul TAFE education as a key government agency warns the nation’s ability to achieve net zero is at risk while the tertiary sector can’t keep pace with demand.
A crackdown on dormant Vocational Education and Training organisations that haven’t provided training for extended periods is one measure being considered by Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor has signalled after the boom in the number of “ghost colleges” in the VET sector.
New data shows that over the past year,about 92 per cent of employment growth has been in occupations that usually require a tertiary or vocational qualification.
The federal government wants training for millions of Australians who lack the basic literacy and numeracy skills required to gain better jobs and increase their wages.
About a million young people will see their social welfare payments rise by the largest amount in years when they increase from January 1.
Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor will announce the extension on Wednesday,along with a promise to wave $1.6 million in indexation fees on loans for about 6,400 students hit with historical debts earlier this year due to an IT system glitch.