Nimble News 10 April 2024

The WA Training Awards celebrate excellence across WA’s vocational education and training (VET) sector and are hosted annually by the Department of Training and Workforce Development. The Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of apprentices, trainees and vocational students and the contribution to training made by trainers, training organisations and employers across the State.

This year the WA Training Awards are celebrating their 30th year!

Winning an award brings recognition and validation as well as the chance to promote your organisation or individual skills. Hear from previous winners about their experience and the benefits of receiving an award here.

If you know an organisation or individual who has excelled this year, please put in an application for an award. We love seeing the high achievers in our industries get the recognition and spotlight they deserve.

Click here for Application Guides.

Applications close 5pm, Friday 26th April.

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Other Nimble News Stories:

Free digital skill training added to the Job Ready pathways to employment program

Build digital skills and explore career pathways in administration and customer service with the new Digital Workplace Job Ready Program.

Congratulations to Mandy Walker – recipient of the 2024 WA Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award

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Skills Insight: Consultation Workshops for Rural Operations Project

Skills Insight is currently consulting on the Certificate II Rural Operations. They are running two online workshops: one for Industry on 23 April, and one for Training Providers on 24 April.

For RTOs: Early changes to standards for RTOs to alleviate pressures on the VET workforce now in effect.

The changes include allowing people who hold an education degree to deliver VET training, and broader use of industry experts.

National Training Register Enhancement Project

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is working on enhancing the training.gov website. Learn more here.

Engaging secondary students in agricultural careers

Cultivating the Next Generation is an AgriFutures Australia project aiming to help teachers and advisors provide accurate and high-quality advice to students about the diverse career opportunities in agriculture.

Seafoodcareers.com.au: a new training and recruitment website for the seafood industry

Seafood Industry Australia and Fisheries Research and Development Corporation aims to connect people with rewarding training and careers in the seafood industry.

Applications for vendors: Woolly Jumper Fibre Expo

Eco Fashion Week Australia is planning a one day expo in November showcasing fibres and yarns from Australian wool, merino and alpacas, with the aim of connecting fibre farmers with the creative community.

New report: Shared vision, equal pathways

The Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training has released this new report of the enquiry into the perceptions and status of VET.

The New Normal: Working from home is here to stay

CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) talks to a Stanford University hybrid-work expert.

For small businesses: Sustainability checklist

The 22 April is Earth Day which serves to remind us of the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability. Business.gov has provided a step-by-step approach to making positive changes for the planet and people.

Event: WA Tree Festival 6 April – 5 May

Look out for tree-loving events, educational trails and free trees from this festival, organised by a host of local councils and community groups.

Event: Dairy Innovation Day 16 May

This event showcases a range of dairy and agricultural innovations and ideas. This year’s theme is ‘Resilient Dairy Businesses’.

We hope this has been of some assistance,

Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council