| New guide for careers in government and community safety! |
| Wednesday, 06 January 2010 |
| Government Skills Australia (GSA) is pleased to announce the release of a new career guide and industry resource designed to attract recruits and promote career development in the government and community safety sector.
The national career resource, “Career Opportunities – What’s your plan?” highlights the many and varied career options, pathways and jobs available in the Correctional Services, Local Government, Public Sector, Public Safety and Water industries. The resource also provides helpful information to assist with career planning and presents profiles of people in successful careers who are working within the sector. |
| Read more… |
|
| Monday, 09 November 2009 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that $100 million will be invested in a new Apprentice Kickstart program to support up to 21,000 young Australians entering traditional trades this summer. |
| Read more… |
|
| H2Oz careers in water website launched |
| Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
| Are you a job seeker or just looking for further information about the Australian water industry? The recently launched H2Oz careers in water websitemight be of interest to you! |
| Read more… |
|
| Governor-General’s Indigenous Student Teacher Scholarships |
| Monday, 02 November 2009 |
| The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, recently announced the establishment of the Governor-General’s Indigenous Student Teacher Scholarship to assist one Indigenous student in every State and Territory to undertake Education studies at university. |
| Read more… |
|
| Tuesday, 18 August 2009 |
| National Water Week will be held from 18th – 24th October 2009 and is designed to assist our community to take actions that help protect and conserve our most precious resource – water! |
| Read more… |
|
| Careers in Government Poster Now Available |
| Tuesday, 18 August 2009 |
| An industry endorsed poster titled “Variety, Opportunity, Challenge. Careers in Government.” is now available which features a snapshot of the careers available within Government. The poster aims to encourage youth to think a bit differently about the Public Sector as it contains many more career pathways than they may think. |
| Read more… |
|
| 10 Careers You May Not Have Thought About! |
| Tuesday, 18 August 2009 |
| A newly developed resource is available that profiles ten women working in government and community safety, all of whom are thriving in non-traditional roles. This resource has been developed to be used by schools, CAA and industry to encourage young women to widen their perspective when investigating career directions and to showcase the versatility of careers within government and community safety. |
| Read more… |
|
| New Resource to Promote School Based Traineeships/Apprenticeships |
| Tuesday, 18 August 2009 |
| In 2008 work commenced on the development of a new promotional resource for school based apprenticeships and traineeships within local government. This DVD is now available which features two short promotional segments that may be utilised by schools, CAA and industry to promote the uptake of this great initiative. |
| Read more… |
|
| Students get hands-on in the trades |
| Monday, 17 August 2009 |
| Students can try their hands at a trade, discover apprenticeship options, meet with course providers and get the answers direct from the people who hire and train apprentices at the Hands-On Expo. It’s a knowledge hot-spot for students and school leavers wanting to establish a career in the trades. |
| Read more… |
|
| Scholarships for Children of Veterans intending Tertiary Studies in 2010 |
| Wednesday, 12 August 2009 |
| In 2010 the Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust (AVCAT) are expecting to give financial assistance for up to 65 students under many different scholarship schemes. All schemes help the selected children in need from the Australian veteran community, with the costs of tertiary education. Applicants are considered for all schemes for which they are eligible. Applications open on 18 August 2009. |
|