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$5.5 million for new hair and beauty facilities.

Three new ‘job ready’ skill sets announced today to get Western Australians into conservation jobs.

Two new Jobs and Skills Centres announced to provide support to job seekers, career changers and young people in unemployment hot spots.

Two new FREE aquatic industry job ready skill sets released.

Students will complete the Work Safely in Construction short course skill set, and on completion of the course, students will have the opportunity to start a bricklaying apprenticeship with a participating employer.

New webpage launched for jobseekers and career changers.

$103.4M JobTrainer agreement boosts skills for WA.

Plus new FREE Infrastructure Ready skill set!

Celebrating excellence in vocational education and training.

New skill set kickstarting careers in jobs growth areas.

To ensure a pipeline of skilled workers in Western Australia, and in recognition of the important role TAFE plays in skilling, reskilling and upskilling WA workers to support the State’s economic recovery, the McGowan Government has co-funded four more capital works projects to complement its record $167.4 million investment to improve TAFE college infrastructure. As part of its Revitalising TAFE Campuses Across Australia program, the Commonwealth Government allocated $4 million to expanded trades, NDIS and technology enabled training at WA’s TAFEs, and the State Government has matched the contribution.

VenuesWest takes pride in owning and/or operating 13 of Western Australia’s major sporting and entertainment venues, including Optus Stadium and RAC Arena, but also HBF Park, HBF Stadium, HBF Arena, Bendat Basketball Centre and Perth Motorplex – combined, these venues attract almost four million visitors a year. Here's a fantastic opportunity once again for casual employment with VenuesWest, in a range of roles across all their venues.

The McGowan Government has announced an $18 million package to build a pipeline of skilled workers in Western Australia to attract defence maritime projects to the State. This workforce investment will help provide the skilled workers needed to support upcoming WA defence projects and secure future defence work, expected to be valued at up to $75 billion nationally over the next decade.

Up to $5,000 available for VET study in 2021.

We are looking for skilled workers with at least five years' industry experience who have a genuine passion for their field and the drive to teach others. A teaching qualification is not required — applicants with the right skills and experience will be assisted to attain their lecturing qualification/s. Applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds — in particular skilled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as women in non-traditional trades — are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Showcasing the best in WA's vocational education and training.

Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery announced the 16 finalists for the 2020 WA Training Awards on Wednesday 16 September.

Job opportunities available in regional WA!

Over 100 employers access new Reengagement Incentive.

$2million upgrades for Central Regional TAFE's Northam campus.

$17 million for new trades workshops at Albany TAFE.

Boosting the region's training, jobs  and economy.

Get farm ready with the Broadacre Harvest Operations skill set!

New specialist training centre for farm technologies.

New $46 million Goldfields—Esperance Recovery Plan announced.

$16M investment in new and upgraded training centres for the Kimberley.

As part of the WA Recovery Plan, the McGowan Labor Government today announced a world class hospitality and tourism training centre will be built at South Metropolitan TAFE’s Mandurah campus.

Minister for Education and Training Sue Ellery and Disability Services Minister Stephen Dawson today opened the brand new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Training Centre at North Regional TAFE’s Broome campus. 

State Government's $229.2 million Rebuilding our TAFEs program announced today.

On 21 May 2020, Premier Mark McGowan and the Minister for Education and Training, Sue Ellery announced the establishment of an urgent review on skills, training and workforce development in response to COVID 19's impact on the workforce in Western Australia. The Review Report was submitted to the State Recovery Controller on 30 June 2020 and was recently considered by the State Government. The Review Report and the Government’s response to the review is now available.

Premier Mark McGowan has released the comprehensive WA Recovery Plan — the next important step in WA's COVID-19 journey that will help drive economic and social recovery across the State.

Free! Online Jobs fair for jobseekers across WA on Tuesday 14 July 2020.

The McGowan Government has opened up new career opportunities for Western Australian elite athletes.

Under the new Skills Ready program, free short courses have been developed in consultation with industry to engage displaced workers, including young people, and meet immediate and emerging skill requirements as the economy recovers. These free skill sets will provide a launch-pad for students to get skills ready for new jobs, and provide pathways to full qualifications. In an expansion of the Lower fees, local skills initiative that rolled out before COVID-19,  course fees for a further 39 high priority courses will be slashed by as much as 72 per cent. 

Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery announced today that applications for the WA Training Awards would open tomorrow, July 1.

The new Heavy Haulage Driving Operations Skill Set, endorsed by the Western Roads Federation, was developed following considerable industry consultation and will fill key skills gaps for this essential service. The five-week course has been developed to support workers and businesses and gives drivers the end-to-end skills needed in their workplace and help jobseekers increase their employability.

Take 2 STEM campaign launches!

Course fees scrapped! Thanks to the State Government’s latest initiative announced today to safeguard Western Australia’s future workforce, more than 3,000 apprentices and trainees will now be able to access free training so that they can continue building their skills and stay in employment where possible.

Business accelerator program now available.

The State Government has established an urgent review of skills, training and workforce development in response to COVID 19.

Supporting WA tradies and business.

Rio Tinto and TAFE partnership creating new jobs.

Esperance locals will benefit from state-of-the-art training facilities with construction set to commence on South Regional TAFE's new $18.34 million Esperance campus.

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced a new WA Tourism Recovery Program funding package to support and boost small tourism businesses and jobs following the easing of regional travel and other COVID-19 related restrictions.

National Careers Week starts 18 May 2020, running all week through to 24 May 2020.

Increasing WA's disability sector workforce capacity.

WA Premier Mark McGowan and Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery, together with the Construction Training Fund (CTF), have announced a $24.5 million support package to assist the building and construction industry to maintain a skilled workforce during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Commonwealth Government’s Scholarships Program for Young Australians Program provides scholarships of up to $10,000 for study costs, for courses that target in-demand occupations across a range of industries including construction, healthcare, information technology, sports and recreation and education.

COVID-19 Direct Care course is now available — Training for jobs.

Continuing training in line with latest COVID-19 health advice.

Connecting apprentices, trainees and employers,

Complete list of State and Commonwealth financial incentives to help employers to employ and train.

The Western Australian Training Awards (WATA) is the State’s premier awards program recognising excellence in vocational education and training (VET) and the outstanding achievements of our VET students, apprentices and trainees, practitioners and training providers, organisations and employers. Please read this important announcement regarding the WATA 2020 program.

Useful information, links and resources to help jobseekers, individuals, students and families access support.

Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery has announced the WorldSkills Australia National Championships, due to be held in Perth this August, will be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To ensure we are looking after the wellbeing of our JSC staff and their clients, and minimising the risk of illness or transmission of COVID-19, in-person services at some centres may be required to change. 

Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery has announced changes to operations at all WA TAFE colleges, in response to COVID-19.

COVID-19 Financial stimulus package now available

As of Wednesday 18 March 2020,  new measures have been put in place to help manage COVID-19 in Australia.

Don't miss out — Reserve your free tickets!

Early data shows strong growth in student enrolments for 'lower fees, local skills' courses at the South Metropolitan TAFE Mandurah campus.

More local skills, more local jobs for VET graduates.

Half-price course fees initiative supporting skills for WA.

Looking for the stars of WA's vocational education and training sector!

$4 million available for Aboriginal organisations to train and employ rangers

Helpful information for all WA school-based apprenticeship and traineeship users.

New VET programs are creating more apprenticeships and traineeships in all regional areas of Western Australia.

Bel Skinner nominated for the ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award

Give thanks and recognition where it is needed – to our young leaders.

WA to host Australia's premier VET skills showcase in August 2020.

The Premier Mark McGowan and Minister for Education and Training Sue Ellery today announced that the State Government will reduce course fees to half price for target vocational education and training (VET) qualifications, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021, under the new Lower fees, local skills program.

Newcomers (migrants and refugees) bring talent, innovation and international expertise to Western Australia, but they need information and networks to succeed.  The Kaleidoscope Mentoring Program (KMP) aims to help skilled newcomer professionals improve their employment potential by matching them with mentors from their industry or occupation.

An interactive map acknowledging Noongar place names in the Perth central business district was recently launched by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt. The map brings renewed recognition to the traditional owners of the land and their ongoing connection to the region.

Providing vocational training and employment pathways in the resources sector.

Increase in number of Western Australians employed in the mining sector.

More than 10,000 members of the public including 5,000 secondary school students attended the free SkillsWest Expo over the weekend.

Samantha finds opportunities through the Kalgoorlie Jobs and Skills Centre.

Women, girls, Aboriginal people and people living in regional and remote locations will benefit from funding to boost the STEM skills of people under-represented in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) professions, through eight new community-based education projects through its new Digital and Technology Skills Program.

WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced that a manufacturing and assembly plant will be built in Bellevue, to support the building of new trains, as part of the METRONET project.

Great news for tourism jobs and careers in WA.

The Department of Training and Workforce Development has recently released a new Strategic Plan 2019—2023, which will guide our strategic direction over the next four years. It sets a clear, high level vision for the future of Western Australia's vocational education and training sector.

Landgate's Graduate Program has returned this year for the first time in almost a decade, giving graduates the opportunity to develop their careers and learn new skills at Australia's most innovative government agency.

More than 6,000 Aboriginal people, keen to skill up and take their careers to the next level, came together for the Deadly Jobs Expo at Ashfield Reserve in Bassendean recently.

New training programs to get into the healthcare industry, and financial support of up to $300,000 to organisations for existing worker training.

Supporting WA businesses to employ a new apprentice or trainee

WA agriculture sector continues to grow through new technology and best practice.

Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery and Energy Minister Bill Johnston have launched a new training program at North Metropolitan TAFE's East Perth campus to upskill Western Power staff.

Training leading the way in automation technology.

New pre-apprenticeship program for Karratha students in 2020.

Preparing Western Australians for the jobs of the future. 

Two WA Training Awards winners are helping to spread the word about the opportunities available through VET pathways at WA careers expos.

Jobs and Skills Centres are offering free workshops to help you put together an impressive resume, write successful job applications and win at interviews. 

These workshops are all ages, all stages – Everyone is welcome! 

The news section of the Jobs and Skills website is usually pretty busy, with updates throughout the week, but we often have information and opportunities for jobseekers and students, as well as employers and businesses, that are shared only through our social media. So if you're not following us, you're missing out!

A new Jobs and Skills Centre on the Geraldton campus of Central Regional TAFE is now open! Western Australia's TAFE Jobs and Skills Centres are one-stop shops for careers, training and employment advice and assistance. Services are free, and accessible to all members of the community as well as employers and business. 

Following extensive consultation with stakeholders, the Department of Training and Workforce Development has released its updated Apprenticeshp and traineeship policy (A&T policy) today. The revised policy comes into effect on 29 November, and is now available on the Department's website.

Minister for Education and Training Sue Ellery has congratulated Western Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector for one of our best ever showings at Australia’s leading industry awards on 15 November. Six of WA’s 11 award nominees picked up accolades at the Australian Training Awards, with both individual and organisational winners from the State’s VET system being recognised for their success. 

A new Jobs and Skills Centre on the Albany campus of South Regional TAFE is now open! Western Australia's TAFE Jobs and Skills Centres are one-stop shops for careers, training and employment advice and assistance. Services are free, and accessible to all members of the community as well as employers and business. 

Peel Jobs and Skills Centre's pre-apprentice and VET students information session and mini jobs fair held on Wednesday 31 October was a huge success, with approximately 60 students attending.

Western Australia currently has more than 50,000 international students living and learning in Perth. On 23 October, WA Premier Mark McGowan and Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery launched the State's plan to attract thousands of more international students to Western Australia  – 'Where Bright Futures Begin: International Education in Perth, Western Australia 2018–2025'. 

The WA State Training Board's State Training Plan 2018–2021 was endorsed by the Hon. Sue Ellery, Minister for Education and Training on 20 August 2018. The priorities identified in the Plan inform funding, planning and policy decisions for vocational education and training in Western Australia.

An overhaul of the vocational education and training (VET) delivered in Western Australian secondary schools was announced today by WA's Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery. The planned changes will help to ensure students receive quality training, from quality training providers, to ensure the best possible outcomes once they leave school. The list of qualifications offered to secondary students will also be refocused, to ensure students graduate with a valuable qualification that meets industry needs and leads to employment opportunities.

North Metropolitan TAFE's Joondalup Jobs and Skills Centre team had a very busy day recently at the Midland Gate Jobs Fair, helping jobseekers. 

The new Peel Jobs and Skills Centre was officially launched today at the Mandurah campus of South Metropolitan TAFE, by the Minister for Education and Training Sue Ellery. Jobs and Skills Centres provide free professional and practical advice on training and employment opportunities, career advice and apprenticeship and training information, and specialist services for Aboriginal jobseekers. They also support local employers and businesses to build a skilled workforce and create employment, apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities, and offer a free online jobs board where job vacancies can be posted.

The McGowan Government has negotiated a fair deal for Western Australia, with up to $126 million available to create thousands of jobs for apprenticeships and traineeships. Funding will also be provided for thousands of pre-apprenticeships – a career pathway that is strongly supported by industry – and for skills development to support the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Additionally, a new McGowan Government employer incentive scheme will provide training support to employers, including small businesses.

Twelve individual and organisational winners have been recognised as outstanding apprentices, trainees, students at Friday night's WA Training Awards 2018 presentation dinner. The WA Training Awards highlight the achievements of apprentices, trainees, VET students, training organisations and employers in the training sector.

The Kalgoorlie Jobs and Skills Centre was officially opened by WA Premier Mark McGowan, and Minister for Education and Training Sue Ellery, on Friday 21 September. 

Getting back into training or work can be challenging after an extended period of being a stay-at-home parent. ParentsNext is a program that aims to help parents with young children to plan and prepare for employment once their youngest child reaches school age. It has been operating across Australia since April 2016, and is now available at locations throughout Western Australia including regional areas.

Are you a business owner with a job vacancy? Looking for a quick, easy and FREE way to advertise your job somewhere it could be seen by hundreds of people? You need the Jobs and Skills Centre jobs board!

Premier Mark McGowan today joined Member for Baldivis Reece Whitby MLA to officially launch the newest of the State Government’s Jobs and Skills Centres at South Metropolitan TAFE's Rockingham campus.  

The Rockingham Jobs and Skills Centre will support the local community through providing information, resources and support about training and career options, and also support local employers and businesses to build a skilled workforce and create employment, apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities.

Since 2000, when it first began operating in Kununurra as Kimberley Interpreting Service (KIS), AIWA has been committed to bringing two-way understanding to interactions between WA Aboriginal language speakers and those responsible for delivering services across all fields of government and community services.

Now available across all regions of Western Australia, AIWA can provide translation and interpreting services in over 40 Aboriginal languages. 

To celebrate NAIDOC week, local  Aboriginal artist Biara Martin was in residence at two of the South Metropolitan TAFE Jobs and Skills Centres to re-create their Aboriginal Seasons artwork. 

The original artwork was created by Nate Stuart from Rockingham Jobs and Skills Centre, and each of the designs tie in with local Noongar language and culture. It features on signage at each centre, as a 'Wanju' (welcome) to all visitors.

On 13 June, the WA Industrial Relations Commission increased the state minimum wage for adult award free employees and all pay rates in WA awards effective from the first pay period on or after 1 July 2018.

The first five Jobs and Skills Centres were officially launched on 30 May by WA Premier Mark McGowan and Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery, creating increased access to job-related services for Western Australians.  The centres are a one-stop-shop for students, jobseekers and career changers looking to improve their skills and job prospects. Staff at the centres will provide free professional and practical advice on training and employment opportunities, career advice, and apprenticeship and training information.

Online courses can give you options to study when and where suits you, at your own pace!