Ten new Jobs and Skills Councils (previously referred to as Industry Clusters) commenced January 2023. The Jobs and Skills Councils will work with Jobs and Skills Australia to determine workplace skill needs and training pathways.
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has released a Jobs and Skills Australia discussion paper. The paper is an opportunity for interested parties to provide their views to the Australian Government about the ongoing arrangements of JSA, ahead of permanent arrangements being finalised.
The discussion paper is focused on the areas of functions and ways of working for Jobs and Skills Australia’s ongoing operations. Submissions close 5pm AEDT, 10 February 2023. Download the paper and make a submission. The Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council’s new charitable arm, Aboriginal Tourism Western Australia, established to secure philanthropic and Lotterywest partnerships, has sourced inaugural funding of $3.9 million over the next four years.
The historic four-year funding agreement, provided through the support of philanthropists and Lotterywest, will see Aboriginal Tourism Western Australia (ATWA) receive $975,000 a year over to develop new Aboriginal tourism initiatives in the state. Working in close partnership with the WAITOC, ATWA will build business capacity, deliver mentoring, and support emerging Aboriginal businesses at the grassroots level. Visitors to Western Australia consistently express enthusiasm for undertaking authentic Aboriginal cultural experiences when in the state. WAITOC said that the additional funding will go a long way in developing 60 businesses during the four-year period. WAITOC Website Following AusActive's 2023 Australian national survey of industry professionals and businesses, for the first time, "Fitness Programs for Older Adults" has taken the number 1 fitness trend spot. The shifting demographics and desire for preventative and maintenance health has led to a greater focus on designing and catering fitness programs for the older adult. Fitness staff will have a growing need to gain the knowledge and skills to tailor programs to this group and understanding of the physical changes that occur as the body ages and how best to support this.
Pilates also landed in the top 10 fitness trend spots for the first time. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has released a Request for Proposal for the Launch into Work Employer Panel 2022–28 on AusTender.
The department is seeking responses from businesses interested in becoming members of the Launch into Work Employer Panel (the Employer Panel). The Employer Panel will be established by April 2023 and cease on 30 June 2028. Members of the Employer Panel may use Launch into Work projects to recruit at least 30 eligible job seekers per year into vacant entry-level roles within their business. Projects are co-designed with the department and tailored to the entry-level roles being filled. They will include the training, practical workplace activities and mentoring necessary to build the skills and confidence of participants, so they can move directly into employment in the business at the end of the project. Responses close: 5.00 pm (ACT local time) Wednesday 15 February 2023 Further information about this Request for Proposal is available on AusTender. Innovation and the Digital Economy Minister Stephen Dawson has released the Digital Inclusion in WA Blueprint which outlines the Government's aims and strategic approach to address digital disadvantage across the State.
Digital inclusion aims to give people of all ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, abilities, income levels, and locations, the skills and tools to access and engage with digital technology and online services. As part of the Digital Inclusion in WA Blueprint there will be a major upgrade to improve online services at regional sites across the State. A Digital Inclusion Partnership Framework will be implemented to facilitate co-investment opportunities amongst the community services sector, industry, government and the wider community to address the key barriers to digital inclusion - connectivity, affordability, skills and the design of digital services. This includes a Western Australian Council of Social Service led initiative, funded through a $3.9 million Lotterywest grant that aims to improve digital skills, knowledge and capability needs for frontline-community service workers and digitally disadvantaged people in WA metropolitan and regional locations. Read Minister Dawson's full media statement Western Australia has been successful in the bid to retain Hockey Australia's High-Performance Program here in Perth. The facility at Curtin University will undergo a major upgrade to enhance the hockey, gym and support facilities and head office. The Hockyroos and Kookaburras teams which have been located in Perth for the last 38 years will now be able to remain based in Perth.
State government funding scheme 'In the House' is set to invest $740,000 in 10 venues or organisations across regional Western Australia. Since 2020 the program has provided $2.3 million in support for WA venues to enable expanded annual programming and community engagement activities with an aim to increasing employment and tourism opportunities.
The following regional venues were successful in the 'In the House' round for activity starting from January 2023:
To find out more about the funding program visit the DLGSC website: https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/in-the-house Read Minister Templeman's full media statement State government grants of up to $38,000 per trainee have been awarded to Community Resource Centres (CRC) and small regional local government authorities across WA to provide traineeship opportunities in small communities. The new positions will add to the 225 trainee placements created throughout the regions since the Regional Traineeship Program launched in 2018.
This year's funding will support traineeships across fields including information technology, library and information services, tourism, and events. Read Minister MacTiernan's full media statement Nine programs across regional Western Australia have been provided with a grant for 2022-2023 to assist athlete, coach and official development. Recipients include Peel Sport and Recreation Network, Mid West Academy of Sport, WA Basketball Federation and Swimming WA.
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