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AEN Newsletter - 23 August 2024
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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We're excited to celebrate these outstanding achievements at the Apprentice Training Awards Gala Dinner on Wednesday 20 November at Plaza Ballroom.
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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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$12m Boost to VET Workforce
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This week the Federal Government announced a $12 million boost for skilled teachers and trainers to mark the start of National Skills Week 2024.
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The funding will enable Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) to better respond to workforce challenges in the VET sector across industries, including aged and disability care, energy and renewables, and construction and manufacturing.
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All 10 JSCs will receive funding to study workforce challenges and identify industry-led responses, in consultation with Jobs and Skills Australia and VET industry stakeholders.
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Nine out of ten jobs created require post-compulsory qualifications and almost half of these will be through vocational education and training.
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This year’s National Skills Week theme, VET - It’s a Game Changer reflects the integral role that VET will play in Australia’s future, with Fee-Free TAFE at its heart.
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NSW Government Release Final VET Report
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The announcement, made at the National Skills Week event, hosted by Business Sydney and SkillsOne, emphasised the importance of skills development and vocational training in shaping the future workforce of the state.
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The final report follows an extensive review and consultation process, including regional tours, roundtable sessions, a Skills Symposium, and discussions with more than 1,100 contributors.
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The VET Review, a key election commitment, aims to provide a roadmap for rebuilding TAFE NSW, supporting learners, and strengthening the voice of local industry.
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The final report contains 21 recommendations designed to transform and better integrate the VET system while supporting its stakeholders.
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Key areas of focus include a new needs-based funding model, improved coordination of critical services, and enhanced support for equity cohorts, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander learners and those in regional areas.
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The final report advocates for stronger ties and collaboration between government and industry, including formal commitments on skills development within priority sectors as well as building links between high school and post school training.
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The NSW Government will consider all recommendations from both the interim and final reports and provide a formal response in due course.
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In the meantime, work has already begun on progressing recommendations of the VET Review’s interim report, including commencing consultations on a new TAFE NSW Charter, and a revised TAFE NSW operating model.
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This new labour market data tool, has now officially launched after a year in beta during which stakeholders and the public were invited to provide feedback.
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In the first public tool of its kind, users can find labour market data on individual regions across Australia and compare it directly to other regions or state and national data.
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Offering a user-friendly interface that combines a variety of key JSA labour market datasets in one place, Atlas provides a comprehensive overview of labour market data at national, state, and regional levels.
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- investigate industry data at the divisional level (ANZSIC1) and sub-divisional level (ANZSIC2). Discover employment projections for the future and the top industries region.
- investigate occupations data, including employment and vacancy data over time and average weekly earnings over time, part-time, age and female share.
- identify challenges such as industry competition for the same employment pool
- assess future demand and shortage ratings for occupations
- review business activity
- compare two regional economic areas.
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This year’s theme is Share a story, stop a scam.
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This annual reminder is a perfect opportunity to check how scam aware you and your business is.
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The Australian Taxation office reports that since January, nearly 80% of all scams reported relate to emails.
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While scams are becoming more sophisticated, there are red flags you can share to help your employees quickly spot a fake email
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- look out for messages containing a link that asks you to login to a government service such as myGov. The ATO recently removed all hyperlinks in unsolicited, outbound SMS, so if you've received a message from the ATO that contains a link, it’s a scam.
- be careful of requests for personal or financial information, especially if they claim to be urgent or time sensitive. We never ask for passwords, account numbers, or other sensitive data via email, SMS or unsolicited phone calls.
- be wary of downloading attachments or opening email links. They can infect your computer with malware and lead to your business's information being stolen and used to commit fraud.
- watch out for unusual transactions or interactions on your accounts. If you’re unsure whether contact from the ATO is genuine, don’t engage with it and verify it. You can also look at scam alerts.
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The more we hear, the better equipped we are to prevent Australians from being scammed.
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This week saw hundreds of events across Australia celebrating National skills week.
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#NationalSkillsWeek, an initiative of SkillsOne that is focused on promoting Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector, the diversity of VET and successful outcomes.
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This year's theme is VET - It's a game changer! It highlights how VET can be a game changer in the careers and lives of individuals, igniting paths to personal and professional success, and giving individuals the competitive edge with the skills and confidence to thrive.
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Visit the Your Career website to be connected to further education, training or work options to support your current career needs or goals.
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The Your Career website is a platform of the National Careers Institute. It is designed to provide clear and simple careers information and to help people of all ages and circumstances better plan and manage their career.
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- help people find clear careers information and advice
- create a single trusted source of careers information
- curate and publish transparent employment and education data
- strengthen careers information and research through collaboration.
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In support of National Skills Week, NCVER this week shared some recent research in VOCEDplus that shows the contribution of, and potential for, vocational education and training (VET) in bringing about changes across different areas, from career pathways and economic development to achieving environmental goals and sustainability.
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For further information visit NCVER.
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In three weeks it will be R U OK? Day, the National Day of Action (12 September) and the most important message is to remind everyone to Ask R U OK? Any Day, because life happens every day.
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There will be plenty of R U OK? activities and events in workplaces, schools or communities.
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You can also organise an R U OK? activity any day of the year so download the Guide to Supporting R U OK? and check out the free resources for lots of tips on how you can share the R U OK? message and promote connection in your community.
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AustralianSuper is Australia’s largest super fund, managing more than $335 billion in assets on behalf of over 3.4 million members as at March 31, 2024.
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It’s their goal to help members reach their best possible financial position in retirement.
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- They run only for members they don’t pay profits or dividends to shareholders, so the money we make goes back into the fund.
- They provide access to education and advice options* to help members create the future they want.
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Visit here on how AustralianSuper helps its members achieve their best possible retirement.
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Read the PDS and TMD at australiansuper.com
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*Personal financial product advice is provided under the Australian Financial Services Licence held by a third party and not by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd. Fees may apply.
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Sponsored by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd, ABN 94 006 457 987, AFSL 233788, Trustee of AustralianSuper ABN 65 714 394 898.
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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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Becoming Change Agile to Master Uncertainty
It can be tough dealing with the pace of change and the uncertainty that goes with it. However, it is important for leaders to learn how to embrace, navigate, and lead through change effectively. And the more change agile we are, the better prepared we are to respond when things move fast.
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This session introduces you to the ADKAR change management model and explores different leadership techniques to lead yourself and your team through challenging times with purpose and poise.
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Date: Wednesday 25 September 2024
Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm
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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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