CinefestOZ Albany has launched and will continue until May 1, 2022, allowing Great Southern film lovers to experience and celebrate the best in Australian film. The expanded four-day event is being supported with Lotterywest funding through Screenwest.
This year, the festival will host the Albany premiere screenings of three feature films supported by Screenwest - 'How To Please A Woman' (pictured), 'Stage Changers' and 'I Met A Girl'. After being delayed from the original date of 9-16 October 2021, the Australian Masters Games has commenced in Perth running the 23 to the 30 April 2022. The games have over 30 different sports including athletics, softball, swimming, netball, sailing, basketball and many more. It is expected to attract over 3,000 participants and supporters to major venues across Perth such as the HBF Stadium, WA Athletics Stadium and Bendat Basketball Centre and is a wonderful boost to tourism.
If you are interested in looking at the sport schedule it can be found at this link
Exmouth has been identified as the best land-based place in the world to view the eclipse, with the Exmouth Peninsula set to experience full darkness. Other locations around WA will see a partial solar eclipse, including Perth witnessing a 70 per cent eclipse, Geraldton about 80 per cent, Carnarvon 95 per cent, Karratha 97 per cent and Coral Bay 99 per cent. While the actual eclipse is relatively short, Tourism WA expects visitors to stay in the region for around five days. Thousands of tourists are expected to visit Ningaloo Coastal Reserve, Ningaloo Marine Park, Montebello Marine Park, Pilbara Inshore Islands, Cape Range National Park, Barrow Island Marine Management Area and the Giralia Station. Read the full media statement here
Read full Media Statement here The Independent Tertiary Education Council of Australia's pre budget submission "Skilling Australian Business" nominates seven key priorities for a contemporary skilled and educated workforce. These include an integrated post secondary education system, streamlining of regulation and reporting and funding policy measures that enable greater student choice in both Vocational and Higher Education.
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Apprentices in high-demand industries (including Chefs) will get up to $5000 in cash payments for the first two years of their training but wage subsidies will be scaled back for employers. The renamed Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Scheme has been re targeted so that apprentices, as well as employers, receive financial incentives. Under the scheme, from July 1 employers in “priority occupations” will receive 10 per cent wage subsidy for first and second-year apprentices and 5 per cent for third years. The subsidy caps out at $15,000. Employers in regional areas will receive an additional 5 per cent wage subsidy for each of the three years of an apprentice’s training. In a measure aimed at tackling dropout rates among young tradies, those aged between 15 and 20 will receive a follow-up call within three months of starting their apprenticeships to iron out any early issues and the government will fund 2500 more in-training support places. Tourism Research The Budget allocates $2 million for a new “visitor economy online employment and skills platform” as well as $4.8 million for Tourism Research Australia “to capture and analyse more tourism and visitor data to help businesses operating in the visitor economy make improved business decisions,” Working Holiday makers To help address skills shortages, the current caps on Working Holiday Makers will have a one off 30% increase in 2022/23. Training With the aim of encouraging small businesses to train new staff and upskill existing employees, small businesses that invest in training new employees will receive a $120 tax deduction for every $100 spent on training employees. Read the budget papers here Peak member body for the digital technologies industries, the Australian Computer Society (ACS), have released their election policy platform for 2022 ahead of the forthcoming Federal election.
The report notes the increased demand for IT products and services as Australia moved to remote work in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and argues that Australia needs to ensure that the professional skills needed are in place to underpin its economic stability and strength. Built on advice gained through ACS member and public surveys in 2021, the platform identifies the need to boost Australia's IT workforce as the core challenge facing the sector and broader industry. Access the report The following qualifications and skill sets are being updated.
Qualifications • SIS10122 Certificate I in Sport and Recreation • SIS20122 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation • SIS30122 Certificate III in Sport and Recreation • SIS40122 Certificate IV in Sport and Recreation • SIS50122 Diploma of Sport and Recreation Management. Skill sets • SISSS00131 Aquatic Technical Operator Skill Set • SISSS00132 Swimming and Water Safety Teacher Skill Set • SISSS00133 Pool Lifeguard Skill Set. Your views, thoughts and suggestions on these updates are welcome. To find out more visit SkillsIQ here Closing date for feedback is Tuesday 19th April 2022. |
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