Education and Training
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ACA Victoria applauds the Victorian Government’s commitment to early learning
First 5000 | May 21, 2021Victoria’s peak body for early learning (child care) services commends the Victorian Government’s commitment to support families and children with measures recently announced in the State Budget 2021-2022.
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Employer training key to competitiveness
Brad Howarth | February 10, 2020Employers are realising that upskilling their existing employees is a better bet for long term survival in fast-changing markets than relying on the government or hoping the market will magically produce suitably trained personnel.
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We need another education conversation
Jan Owen | February 7, 2020The results of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) are in—and they are alarming for Australia.
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GAP Summit calls for better career education in schools
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | February 6, 2020As discussions about the future of jobs and lifelong learning intensify around the world, young people are increasingly looking for meaningful career advice to help them navigate the ever more complex world of work. The latest report from Global Access Partners offers some new perspectives.
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How to be the person who consciously evolves their own mindset
Melis Senova | January 10, 2020Melis Senova, founder of strategic design consultancy, Huddle, delivered a keynote address at Global Access Partners’ 10th Annual Economic Summit about embracing the evolution of education and lifelong learning.
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How lifelong learning can help people adapt to workplace change
First 5000 | January 8, 2020Benedikte Jensen, First Assistant Secretary of the Department of Employment and Skills, outlined a range of federal measures to support worker retraining at Global Access Partners’ 10th Annual Economic Summit.
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How to build homegrown solutions to technology skills shortage
First 5000 | November 29, 2019The majority of Australians believe the continued and increasing need for high-technology skills in the workforce should be addressed through home grown education and not by foreign skilled immigration, according to a new attitudinal survey.
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Will Australia support a shift to lifelong learning?
Caitlin Ruddock | November 11, 2019Dr Caitlin Ruddock reflects on the discussions at the recent GAP Summit on Lifelong Learning and the challenges Australian educationalists and policy makers face in closing our gaps in skills and knowledge.
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Skills breakthrough builds a stronger Australia
First 5000 | October 24, 2019Employers welcome the release of the Australian Qualifications Framework review which makes recommendations to help deliver the stronger skills system Australians deserve, according to the Business Council of Australia.
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Australia urged to invest more in early childhood years to avoid crisis
First 5000 | October 16, 2019The first major national study into the benefits and opportunities from ‘early intervention’ has called for an overhaul of government policies to ensure at-risk children receive vital support services at a much earlier stage.
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Global Access Summit highlights education
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | September 20, 2019Catherine Fritz-Kalish, the head of Global Access Partners, stressed the importance of education to her family, her institute and the nation in welcoming guests to GAP’s 10th Annual Economic Summit at NSW Parliament House in Sydney.
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School-leavers need better career education to make good choices
First 5000 | September 19, 2019Universities should be encouraged to offer credit to school-leavers who achieve high results in relevant senior secondary courses, as well as develop new courses for specialist career educators, the latest report from Global Access Partners (GAP) has recommended.
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Lifelong Learning for Australia’s Future
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | September 18, 2019The upcoming GAP Annual Economic Summit will consider ways to prepare new generations of Australians for a future characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.
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Qld offers free apprenticeships to under 21s
First 5000 | August 5, 2019The Palaszczuk Government has announced it is offering free apprenticeships to anyone under 21 in a 32 million investment which will take away the cost of training from employers and helps an estimated 60,000 young people into a trade.
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Ethics and education: financial advisers take further steps towards professional recognition
First 5000 | April 1, 2019Important changes have been made to the Corporations Act 2001 to raise the standard of education, training, ethical behaviour and professionalism for financial advisers.