The Commonwealth Minister for Skills and Training, the Hon Brendan O'Connor MP (pictured) – who will provide a video message to CCA’s September Conference – has outlined his national skills priorities in the lead-up to National Jobs and Skills Summit.
Training investment: “We should be investing in the...
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DSO Plans to Achieve 1.2 million Australian Tech Workers by 2030
The Digital Skills Organisation (DSO) has released a report prepared with Tech Council of Australia (TCA) and Accenture which explains what it will take to meet the Australian Government’s goal to reach 1.2 million tech workers by 2030.
The report, entitled Getting to 1.2 million: Our roadmap to create a thriving Australian tech...
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CCA releases Draft Sydney September Conference Program
Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has released its Sydney Conference program, which features more than 40 speakers across a wide range of disciplines, on the theme of “Rebuilding Community”. Download a copy of the draft program here (PDF).
CCA’s conference on 13-14 September – its first since Brisbane in...
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Meeting the needs of Australian young people: CCA Conference to highlight new education and employment policy and program solutions
Australian young people have fared poorly during the pandemic and will continue to do so. “Young people will struggle with the side effects of the COVID-19 recession on the jobs market for years despite the nation’s rapid fall in unemployment.”
That’s the summary of new research by e61 which “found young workers...
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