#Youth Unemployment
Budget’s JobTrainer Fund extension only one step towards addressing youth unemployment
Mary Malak, CEO of humanity matters, responds to the budget announcement regarding the extension of the JobTrainer fund.
Internships marketed as ticket out of unemployment
In the last ten or so years, internships have boomed in Australia – perhaps following the example set in America where young people routinely work for free to make themselves more employable. Back home, internships have certainly become commonplace, and with good reason. Why not take advantage of free labour if it’s on offer? The […]
Competitiveness Agenda: SMEs asked for input to tackle youth unemployment
The Australian Government wants small to medium businesses, training providers, community organisations and other groups to provide input on a discussion paper, titled Industry Skills Fund -Youth Pilot Programmes, released today.
Apprentice and trainee numbers on the slide
The number of apprentices in training has declined by 12.4 per cent in the 12 months to April 2014, new figures reveal.
SME and start-up sector to tackle youth unemployment
The solution to tackling youth unemployment is to encourage entrepreneurship. At least that’s the mission of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance, convening in Sydney next month.
Compliance Wizard casts spell over BER
The Federal Government’s Building the Education Revolution Projects may have run over time and budget, but now can meet apprentice labour requirements with the Ten Percent Compliance Wizard.