Vocational Education & Training
AEShareNet (Australian Educational Sharing Network)
AEShareNet connects people who are looking for learning materials with those who own them, and automates the negotiation and licensing process. AEShareNet is an online service for trading and sharing of training materials and for streamlining the management of intellectual property for educational organisations. AEShareNet enables online transaction of licences between members to facilitate sharing and development of training materials. We also provide information to assist education and training providers to better understand and manage their intellectual property resources.
Australian Apprenticeships
Australian Apprenticeships are a stepping stone to ongoing employment or further education and training, and a great way to get a head start in the career you want. The Australian Apprenticeships site tells you everything you need to know about apprenticeships, and the benefits of combining practical work and training.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
The Australian Film, Television and Radio School is the national centre for professional education and advanced training in film, television and radio for Australian citizens and permanent residents. The AFTRS offers new opportunities for emerging writers and producers to develop the skills to create new Australian drama.
Australian Technical Colleges
The Australian Government is funding 25 Australian Technical Colleges across Australia in areas where there are skills needs, a high youth population and a strong industry base. These Colleges cater for Years 11 and 12 students who wish to study for their Year 12 certificate and start an apprenticeship whilst still at school (Australian School-based Apprenticeship).
www.australiantechnicalcolleges.gov.au
Australian Training Awards
The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for vocational education and training, recognising innovation and excellence in the training sector.
www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au
Financial Skills Gateway
The Finance Skills Gateway contains information on Australian finance education, training and careers. The site contains a search engine which allows users to search for finance courses across a range of training providers and universities. The site also contains information on careers in the finance industry.
For People Looking for Training - the Productivity Places
The Productivity Places Program is a great way to improve your skills so you can find employment. It provides new training places in skills and occupations employers are seeking and is designed to help you secure long term employment.
www.productivityplaces.deewr.gov.au
Group Training Programs
The website provides information on the group training programs administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) as well as information on group training arrangements in Australia. Group training is an employment and training arrangement whereby an organisation employs apprentices and trainees under an Apprenticeship/Traineeship Training Contract and places them with host employers.
www.grouptraining.deewr.gov.au
National Indigenous Cadetship Project (NICP)
The National Indigenous Cadetship Project (NICP) is an Australian Government initiative that improves the professional employment prospects of Indigenous Australians. It links Indigenous tertiary students with employers in a cadetship arrangement involving full-time study and work placements.
National Reporting System (NRS)
The National Reporting System (NRS) is a nationally recognised mechanism for reporting outcomes of adult English language, literacy and numeracy programmes.
National Training Information Service (NTIS)
The National Training Information Service (NTIS) is an extensive database on vocational education and training (VET) in Australia. It has been developed by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) to provide detailed information on courses, qualifications, training packages, competency standards and training organisations.
New National Training System
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations page containing Information relating to the National Training System previously managed by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) .
Productivity Places Program
As part of its Skilling Australia for the future initiative, the government recognises the importance of nationally endorsed training in assisting job seekers to acquire skills and gain lasting employment and assisting existing workers to update or upgrade their skills.
www.productivityplaces.deewr.gov.au
Resource Generator
The Resource Generator is a support resource for national Training Packages. It provides trainers and assessors with access to information about units of competency, qualifications and learning resources across a range of industries.
Skills Development & Training
Investing in developing skills can benefit both staff and business. This page links to information on assessing training needs; training providers and funding and incentive schemes.
Training & Skills Programmes & Funding
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations page listing programmes and funding for the training & skills sector.
Training and Skills
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations main page for training & skills education.
Training Course finder (Cultural Sector)
The training course finder is an online database that allows users to find information on Australian education and training programs for the cultural sector. The database contains over 1,500 training courses from over 240 organisations.
Training.com.au
Training.com.au provides quick access to a wide range of information, products, and services about training. It includes information on taking on a New Apprentice, where to find a local training provider or how to become a registered training organisation (RTO). It also includes information on course availability, case studies and a return on investment calculator for Australian businesses to estimate return on their training dollar.
Valuing Australia's Older Workers
Provides businesses and training providers with information on responding to the challenges of an ageing workforce. The site encourages businesses to make greater use of older workers and helps training providers better respond to the needs of business in this environment.
www.valuingolderworkers.gov.au
Vocational Education and Training
edna is a network of the education and training community. It includes government and non-government schooling systems, early childhood, vocational and technical education, adult and community education and higher education. On this part of edna you can find links to vocational education and training resources.
Workforce Innovation Program (WIP)
The Workforce Innovation Program is an industry-led, co-operative approach to addressing the current and future skills needs of industry in relation to vocational occupations.
