5 April 2018
Supporting South West Victorians To Get Work Ready
March 23, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government today announced $3.6 million for a South West Institute of TAFE-led project to examine how locally-delivered training can best meet the region’s future workforce needs. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney said the project would ensure South West Institute of TAFE is able to develop and deliver training that accounts for […]
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New Award To Celebrate Inclusive Training
March 21, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government is recognising Victorian training providers with an outstanding record delivering training to students with a disability through the introduction of a new award at the 2018 Victorian Training Awards. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney encouraged eligible training providers to nominate for the new Victorian Inclusive Training Provider of the […]
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Bendigo TAFE New Health Training Facility Officially Opened
March 15, 2018
Health and community services workers from across Bendigo and beyond will hit the ground running thanks to Bendigo TAFE’s new Health and Community Centre of Excellence. The Centre, on McCrae Street in Bendigo, was officially opened today by the Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney and delivered with $17.7 million in funding from the […]
Funding Boost To Help Support Our Most Vulnerable Children
February 14, 2018
Victoria’s most vulnerable children and young people will be better supported by qualified workers thanks to an Andrews Labor Government funding boost to deliver TAFE training to an additional 700 residential care workers. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney today announced an additional $1.8 million to ensure all of Victoria’s 2,100-strong residential care workforce […]
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Reconnecting People With Training And Jobs
December 7, 2017
Early school leavers and the long-term unemployed living in Melbourne’s west will have more access to the training and support they need to get a job thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney today visited Westgate Community Initiatives Group to announce they have received more than $1 million to […]
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Victoria Leading National Cyber Security Skills Push
December 5, 2017
Victoria is leading the push to implement a national training model to give Australians the skills they need to secure jobs as cyber security experts, filling critical shortages in the banking, telecommunications and defence industries. Thanks to support from the Andrews Labor Government, Box Hill Institute has spearheaded the development of the Cyber Security National […]
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Nominations Open For 2018 Victorian Training Awards
December 4, 2017
Victorians are being urged to nominate outstanding apprentices, trainees and vocational education and training teachers for the 2018 Victorian Training Awards. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney today officially opened nominations for the awards, which highlight collaboration and innovation in the training sector. Now in their 64th year, the Victorian Training Awards recognise and […]
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Getting Things Done For Apprentices And Trainees
November 27, 2017
Victorian apprentices are getting to hone their skills on some of the world’s best cars thanks to an industry partnership between Kangan Institute’s Automotive Centre of Excellence in Docklands and Zagame Motorsport. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney today joined Victorian Skills Commissioner Neil Coulson, apprentices and industry leaders at Kangan Institute in Docklands […]
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Getting People Back Into Training And Jobs In Ballarat
November 24, 2017
People living in Ballarat will have more access to the training and support they need to get a job thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s Skills First Reconnect program. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney joined Member for Wendouree Sharon Knight and Member for Buninyong Geoff Howard to announce that Federation University is receiving […]
Victoria Cleans Up At The National Training Awards
November 24, 2017
Victoria has cemented itself as a national leader in vocational education and training after taking home seven awards at the Australian Training Awards. For the second year in a row, a Victorian TAFE was named Australian Large Training Provider of the Year with Geelong’s The Gordon crowned 2017 winners in Canberra overnight. Former Holmesglen Institute […]
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