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Skills Service Organisations announced for the Manufacturing, Automotive, Mining and Drilling Sectors
Thursday, November 10, 2016 | Media releaseOn 10 November 2016, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, announced the Skills Service Organisations (SSOs) to support the manufacturing, automotive and mining and drilling sectors. The successful SSOs are: Innovation and Business Skills... Read more
Industry Reference Committee Chairs meeting Communique
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | ArticleThe Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC), Mr John Pollaers, convened the third Industry Reference Committee (IRC) Chairs Conference in Melbourne on Friday, 26 August.
New opportunity to support industry engagement in the training system
Monday, April 11, 2016 | Media releaseMr John Pollaers, Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee today welcomed the launch of an Expressions of Interest process for organisations to support industry in developing training packages. “Australia has a strong and highly respected national training system – characterised by... Read more
VET collaboration with Korea ensuring globally relevant skills
Monday, April 11, 2016 | Media releaseThe Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee, John Pollaers, has accompanied the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham on a successful visit to South Korea. “Korea faces a remarkable challenge in ensuring there is an appropriate mix of... Read more
New Skills Service Organisations announced
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | Ministerial media releaseThe Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Luke Hartsuyker, today announced the five organisations selected as Skills Service Organisations to work with Industry Reference Committees to develop modern and relevant training packages. Read the full article on the Department of Education and... Read more
Industry to take up the challenge on training
Thursday, October 8, 2015 | Media releaseChair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC), Mr John Pollaers, met today in Sydney with the Chairs of the new Industry Reference Committees. “These new committees are the backbone of Australia’s Vocational Education Training System. The Chairs represent industries right across the... Read more
John Pollaers' speech to the National VET Conference
Thursday, September 17, 2015 | SpeechSpeech | Mr John Pollaers | Velg Training 2015 National VET Conference | 17 September 2015 The Australian Industry and Skills Committee – navigating the role of this new committee and the challenges and opportunities for enhancing training products for industry Good morning I would like to... Read more
Quality vocational education and training will boost Australia’s productivity
Thursday, September 17, 2015 | Media releaseThe key message from the Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee, Mr John Pollaers, to the 2015 National VET Conference in Adelaide today was: “The VET system plays a key role in ensuring a productive Australian economy and competitive Australian businesses”. “Australia has a... Read more
AISC moves to de-clutter VET training package system
Thursday, September 3, 2015 | Media releaseThe recently established Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) is making its mark in the streamlining and de-cluttering of Australia’s VET training package system. Committee Chair Mr John Pollaers said he was ‘heartened by the high level of ambition and energy members had demonstrated... Read more
Globally relevant skills to support growth
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 | Media releaseThe Chair of the new Australian Industry and Skills Committee, John Pollaers delivered a keynote address on meeting the skills challenges facing Australian industry to the Australia-China Strategic Policy Dialogue on Vocational Education and Training in Beijing on Tuesday. Mr Pollaers is... Read more