Edition 67, May 2009

On 30 April 2009, the Council of Australian Governments endorsed an Intergovernmental Agreement and released a Regulation Impact Statement for a national licensing system... read more

WorkCover NSW will implement the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work on 1 September 2009... read more

The Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council is seeking comment on a draft unit of competency covering dangerous good licensing for inclusion in the TLI07 Transport and Logistics Training Package... read more

The Queensland Department of Education and Training has released two notices providing Queensland registered training organisations with advice on issues surrounding the high risk work licensing units... read more

The NSW Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board, in cooperation with WorkCover NSW, has adopted the two guidelines for registered training organisations delivering high risk work licensing and construction induction training... read more

The Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council is currently conducting stakeholder engagement on the development of a national taxi qualification... read more

Advice has been released regarding the training requirements for security licensing in Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory... read more

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has developed a new unit of competency for inclusion in 30630QLD Course in Functioning as a Health and Safety Representative to cover training requirements for the issuing of Provisional Improvement Notices... read more

The Council of Australian Governments considered the Reform Council’s 2009 Report on Implementation of the National Reform Agenda at its meeting in Hobart on 30 April 2009... read more

WorkCover New South Wales has released a cost benefit analysis for the preferred option for the management of loadshifting classes, other than Forklift, in New South Wales... read more

On 9 April 2009, the ACT WorkCover Chief Executive approved four licence exemptions for 'work assist vehicles’, pedestrian forklift trucks, pallet trucks and elevating work platforms which incorporate a mast-type boom... read more

Outstanding workplace safety initiatives developed in Australia have been recognised at the 2008 national Safe Work Australia Awards, presented in Canberra last month... read more

The Australian Government has called for applications from eligible vocational education and training institutes for funding under the $200 million Training Infrastructure Investment for Tomorrow program... read more

The Australian Government is committing $81.9 million over 3 years to fund the Vocational Education Broadband Network proposed at the 2020 Summit... read more

The Queensland Department of Education and Training is conducting a research project examining the skills and industry currency of Queensland VET providers... read more

A project has commenced to review the packaging rules for TLI07 Transport and Logistics Training Package... read more

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The Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council has released support materials for the unit of competency CPCCOHS1001A Work Safely in the Construction Industry... read more

A new version of online portal LORN has been launched, demonstrating the vocational education and training system’s recognition that training providers need easy, online access to quality national education and training resources... read more

The Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning has released a fact sheet on plumbing licensing rules for plumbers and drainers who work as employees and those who want to work as contractors... read more

WorkCover NSW is hosting final information sessions for New South Wales registered training organisations and trainers transitioning to the new National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work... read more

The Queensland Safety Show and Conference will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 16-18 June... read more

Nominations are now open for the safe work awards in all states and territories except the Northern Territory... read more