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AEN Newsletter - 16 August 2024
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Empowering others to Perform & Excel
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Field Officers Conference
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QA Standards & OHS Network Meeting
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Mastering Strategic Planning for Effective Leadership
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Business Writing for the Digital Era
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Becoming Change Agile to Master Uncertainty
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Hazardous manual handling is the most common cause of injury in Victorian workplaces, leading to injuries known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). MSDs include ligament and tendon damage, back injuries, sprains and hernias.
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MSDs account for 30% of injuries sustained by Victorian construction workers. They can range in severity from a temporary strain, right up to debilitating injuries. They can end careers, impair a person's physical and mental health and their quality of life long-term.
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Falls remain one of the leading causes of death and serious injury in Victoria's construction sector:
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- Over the past 10 years there have been 17 construction workers killed due to falls.
- Over the past 5 years more than 6,400 construction workers have needed workers' compensation for serious injuries from a fall; many of these injuries have been life changing.
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Now more than ever, identifying risks of hazardous manual handling and falls from height should be top of mind.
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Get the right tools for the job by taking advantage of free programs that offer support to help you build awareness of hazardous manual handling and falls from heights.
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You asked! We listened! Nominations have been extended.
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Nominations for the 2024 Apprentice Training Awards are now closing 11.59pm Tuesday 20 August 2024.
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Don’t miss an amazing opportunity to nominate apprentices, trainees, your GTO, staff and host employers.
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We’re looking forward to receiving your nomination and celebrating together at the Apprentice Training Awards on Wednesday 20 November 2024.
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National Skills Week was founded on four key areas of focus, notably to dispel the negative perceptions that surround vocational education and training (VET), highlight its diversity, the career pathways, and the success stories that emanate from VET, plus bring focus to emerging skills needs, and industry trends.
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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
The report released this week, represents the 20th anniversary publication of the ILO’s Global Employment Trends for Youth hereafter “GET for Youth”.
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As an anniversary edition, this GET for Youth looks back on what has been achieved since the dawn of the twenty-first century while also looking ahead to what may lay in store for youth employment in an era characterized by crises and uncertainties.
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This week the Minister for Skills and Training, the Hon. Andrew Giles MP, announced the appointment of the Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) Deputy Commissioners.
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We'd like to congratulate Ms Megan Lilly and Mr Trevor Gauld to their new roles.
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The minister said “Megan and Trevor bring a wealth of experience with them and we're looking forward to utilising the deep knowledge and unique expertise they’ll bring to JSA”.
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A lot can happen in a year, a month, a week. Whether it’s your friend, family member, colleague, partner, or teammate, the people you care about go through life’s ups and downs every day.
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By having regular, meaningful conversations, you build trust and normalise talking about what’s really going on, so when the people in your world find themselves struggling, they know you’re someone they can talk to.
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Whilst R U OK? Day on Thursday September 12 is our National Day of Action, we encourage you to Ask R U OK? Any day of the year because a conversation could change a life.
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Register below to access free resources to help you share the message in your school, workplace and community. The resources include:
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- Guide to Supporting R U OK?
- Posters
- Videos
- Conversation guide
- Social tiles and digital assets
- Calendar planners
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National Energy Workforce Strategy
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The Australian Government is consulting on a National Energy Workforce Strategy to build the skills and capability we need to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
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The government welcomes community and industry stakeholder input on how the strategy can address key challenges for the energy workforce, including:
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- attracting and retaining workers
- ensuring productive quality careers in energy supply and demand sectors
- improving coordination between the Australian, state and territory governments.
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Net zero will involve transitioning our energy system to renewables and supporting new industries to grow.
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The strategy will need to ensure the workforce has the skills and capability to progress a range of initiatives to achieve net zero, including the Capacity Investment Scheme, the Hydrogen HeadStart program, the Powering the Regions fund, the Rewiring the Nation program, offshore wind projects, the Future Made in Australia program and more.
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The strategy will support the transition by providing opportunities for many Australians to build meaningful careers in the energy sector, including people living in regional areas, women and First Nations people.
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The strategy will also coordinate action in response to global labour challenges to ensure we have a stable workforce.
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The consultation closes at 5:00pm (AEST) on 31 August 2024.
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Empowering Others to Perform & Excel
Great leaders inspire great teams. And great teams require a culture of employees being independent and motivated individuals, performing interdependently within their team and forming key collaborations for long-term success.
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Date: Wednesday 21st August 2024
Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm
Delivery: In Person ONLY
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Mastering Strategic Planning for Effective Leadership
The key challenge in achieving organisational outcomes often lies in the ambiguity surrounding our purpose and the misalignment of vision, mission, values and goals. This hands-on session offers a wealth of proven strategies and frameworks to clarify the organisation’s purpose, align the team, and drive performance.
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Through interactive exercises, you will brainstorm and develop growth strategies, set SMART goals, identify Wildly Important Goals (WIGs) for focused action, and create a detailed action plan to translate the organisational vision into reality. You will leave with a clear roadmap for strategic planning, empowering you to lead with confidence and achieve your goals.
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Date: Thursday 5 September 2024
Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm
Delivery: In Person ONLY
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Business Writing for the Digital Era
Writing proper business-related documents in today’s workplace requires a solid understanding of the fundamentals behind how specific documents should be approached, designed and edited. Written communications in the workplace should be concise, yet thorough and well laid out.
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Technology enabled communications (emails and texts) should also be well thought out and designed to get the correct message across, while avoiding any potential misinterpretation.
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This newly designed course teaches how to create business documents in the modern workplace, which takes into account the many forms that modern communication can take and teaches participants how to best align their message with the appropriate documentation and device.
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Date: Tuesday 17 September 2024
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
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Please login to the members area prior to purchasing tickets to access the members rate or to RSVP for a free event.
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Head on over to GAN Australia and subscribe to the newsletter to be kept up to date with everything that’s happening with GAN Australia and the wider VET sector?
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Thanks to our Industry Partners
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