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.

http://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.

http://www.aftrs.edu.au/

Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework provides information on the unified system of national qualifications in schools, vocational education and training (TAFEs and private providers) and the higher education sector (mainly universities).

http://www.aqf.edu.au/

Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is the national regulator for Australia’s vocational education and training sector. ASQA regulates courses and training providers to ensure nationally approved quality standards are met.

http://www.asqa.gov.au/

Australian Training Awards

The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for vocational education and training sector, recognising and rewarding organisations and individuals for their outstanding contribution to skilling Australia.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Awards/ATA/Pages/default.aspx

Group training

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. The Group Training Organisation undertakes the employer responsibilities for the continuity and quality of the apprentices' and trainees' employment and training.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Programs/National/Grouptraining/Pages/overview.aspx

Indigenous Cadetship Support

Indigenous Cadetship Support links indigenous tertiary students with employers in a cadetship arrangement involving full-time study and work placements.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Indigenous/Employment/Programs/IEP/Pages/IndigenousCadetshipSupport.aspx

Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)

The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth track young people as they move from school into further study, work and other destinations. It uses large, nationally representative samples of young people to collect information about education and training, work, and social development.

http://www.lsay.edu.au/

Productivity places program

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.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Programs/SkillTraining/ProductivityPlaces/Pages/default.aspx

Skills

Provides links to Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations programs for the training and skills sector, also known as vocational education and training or VET. Click on the Programs link in the navigation bar to see all programs.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Pages/default.aspx

Skills Australia

Skills Australia is an independent statutory body, providing advice to the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations on Australia's current, emerging and future workforce skills needs and workforce development needs.

http://www.skillsaustralia.gov.au/

Skills development and 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.

http://www.business.gov.au/BusinessTopics/Employingpeople/Skillsdevelopmentandtraining/Pages/default.aspx

Skills.gov.au: If I can do it... you can do it. Improve your qualifications.

Start finding out about training options and how gaining new skills can increase your job opportunities. Training can benefit everyone, regardless of your previous experience. And these days, having formal qualifications improves your chances of securing long-term employment that gives you real satisfaction.

http://www.skills.gov.au/

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.

http://www.training.com.au/

Training.gov.au

Training.gov.au (TGA) is an extensive database on vocational education and training in Australia. TGA is the official national register of information on Training Packages, Qualifications, Courses, Units of Competency and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and has been developed for experienced training sector users.

http://training.gov.au/

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.

http://www.valuingolderworkers.gov.au/

VET FEE-HELP

VET FEE-HELP is a student loan scheme for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector that is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). VET FEE-HELP assists eligible students undertaking certain VET courses of study (diploma, advanced diploma, graduate certificate and graduate diploma courses) with an approved VET provider, to pay for all or part of their tuition costs.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Programs/Support/VetFeeHelp/Pages/default.aspx

Year 12 - What Next?

Year 12 - What Next? is a guide to help Year 12 students plan their post-school education and training. It tells you about working life in the future, course options and other places where you can get planning help and advice.

http://www.year12whatnext.gov.au/