Useful Links
Department of Education Science and Training
DEST provides national leadership and works in collaboration with the States and Territories, industry, other agencies and the community in support of the Government’s objectives. Develop and implement policies to ensure the continuing relevance of education, science and training to contemporary needs and the growing requirement for lifelong learning. Also ensure high quality and value for money in delivering Government funded programmes.
http://www.dest.gov.au
Apprenticeship and Traineeships
Provides an overview of the apprenticeship and traineeship system in WA. Provides inforamtion to jobseekers, apprentices, trainees, employers, Registered Training Organisations, Group Training Schemes and other parties interested in the apprenticeship and traineeships system.
http://apprenticeships.training.wa.gov.au
Australian Training Products
Provides a wide range of training packages and support materials in a number of formats. Suitable for trainers, training organisations, employers and students to purchase.
http://www.atpl.net.au
Curriculum Council
Provides curriculum policy direction for the development and implementation of a curriculum framework for schooling that sets out the knowledge, understandings, skills values and attitudes that students are expected to acquire and to provide for the assessment and certification of student achievement.
http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au
Government Education Portal - Australia
The Goverment Education Portal is a gateway to more than 5,000 websites providing reliable information about education and training in Austalia
http://www.education.gov.au
Australian Flexible Learning Framework
On this website you will find the latest e-learning news and developments, as well as links to the many products, resources and support networks available.
http://flexiblelearning.net.au
Hospitality Jobs and Career Information
Jobsearch is a portal website that lists jobs, employment and careers information. Partner sites include CareerOne, MyCareer, Jobsin Oz, Wazza.com, adage, AGCareers.com, Australian Jobsearch, Linkme and Seek.
http://www.jobsearch.com.au
HR Tools.com - Small Business Solutions
This website brings you affordable HR online information including free trial, tools and downloads. Please note that this site is American and therefore the legal advice provided is not relevant to Australian work places.
http://www.hrtools.com
Vocational Education and Training
This website gives information on training package qualifications, courses, modules, units of competencies, training packages and nominal hours
http://www.vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au
Department of Education and Training
This site is the gateway to Western Australia\'s employment and training information services. Affiliated websites - Curriculum Council, Education Services, Training Accreditation Council, TAFEWA, State Training Board, Educate WA and the Government of WA
http://www.det.wa.edu.au
Small Development Business Corporation
Provides independent guidance and information to existing and / or intending small business owners and through innovative programs to assist small business.
http://www.sbdc.com.au
Tourism Council Western Australia
Tourism Council WA is the peak body for the tourism industry in Western Australia. It is a not for profit organisation representing member\'s interests - from the largest investor to the smallest operator.
http://www.tourismcouncilwa.com.au
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Provides the government with high quality advice programmes and services. Related sites - Australian Jobsearch, workplace.gov.au , Workchoices, Wagenet, JobJuice, JobAccess and JobWise.
http://www.dewr.gov.au
Tourism Western Australia
Official travel and tourism website for Western Australia
http://www.westernaustralia.com
Resource Generator
The Resource Generator providers trainers and assessors with access to information about units of competency, qualifications, and learning resources across a range of industries. It allows users to view documents, customise resources, download and print documents and uploan their own resources and incorporate them into documents.
http://www.resourcegenerator.gov.au
Federal Tourism
Tourism is a key economic driver for the Australian economy. The Department works closely with industry to identify and address impediments to growth and to maximise yield for industry.
http://www.tourism.gov.au
Department of Education Services
The Department of Education Services offers important services to education in Western Australia providing policy advice to the Minister for Education and Training and supporting universities, non-government schools, international education providers and in some cases individual students and teachers through scholarship programs.
http://www.des.wa.gov.au
Training Accreditation Council
The Training Accreditation Council is Western Australia\'s State Registering/Course Accrediting Body and is responsible for quality assurance and recognition of vocational education and training services in Western Australia. This includes:
the registration of training providers;
the accreditation of courses;
the recognition of skills and qualifications; and
providing policy advice to the State Training Board on recognition arrangements.
The Training Accreditation Council is committed to being the national leader in the strategic management of the recognition and quality assurance of training, including associated policies, services and standards in the vocational education and training sector and to providing practical, efficient and responsive support for government, the State Training Board, industry training providers, and the community.
http://www.tac.wa.gov.au
TAFEWA
The TAFEWA network is made up of 10 TAFEWA colleges - four in the metropolitan area and six regionally. This site contains information about studying at TAFEWA Colleges.
If you require assistance with deciding what course to study, or can not find the answers you are looking for on this site then contact:
http://www.tafe.wa.edu.au
State Training Board
The State Training Board is the peak industry training advisory body to the Minister for Education and Training in Western Australia.
The role of the Board is to provide high level advice to the Minister on the supply and demand for skills, particularly those industries that are experiencing skills shortages.
Functions of the Board include the preparation of the State Training Profile that provides a three year outlook into Western Australia’s skills needs and priorities for publicly funded vocational and education training.
To assist the Board in informing the Minister on industry’s training needs market intelligence is received and recognised by the Board from the State’s Industry Training Advisory Bodies (ITAB’s).
In accordance with the functions of the Board under Part 3 of the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 an Annual Report is prepared and presented to the Minister.
The State Training Board is comprised of members, appointed by the Minister, for their industry expertise and their ability to make a high level contribution to the strategic direction of the State training system.
http://www.stb.wa.gov.au
Australian Job Search
Australian JobSearch (JobSearch) provides one way for job seekers to search for a job. Our aim is to help people find jobs and help employers find people.
The vacancy database contains:
every job listed with every Job Network Service around the country
jobs advertised in some national newspapers
jobs listed in the Australian Public Service Gazette
jobs lodged directly by employers, and
jobs from RCSA (Recruitment and Consulting Services Association) members who are Job Placement Organisations
Australian JobSearch has information and links to services that can help you in your search for employment, for example:
Job Networks
Apprenticeships
Work for the Dole projects
Harvest Trail - seasonal work available around the country
Careers
Training
http://jobsearch.gov.au
Employment and Workplace Relations Services for Australians
The Australian Workplace provides access to online services and information, guiding you to employment information, government assistance, jobs, careers, training, working conditions and Indigenous Employment Centres.
Customer focussed portals
This site is one of a series of Commonwealth government customer focused websites or \'portals\'. These portals and their entry point, australia.gov.au, form the Customer Focussed Portals Framework, part of the Government Online Strategy. The aim of the portals is to provide you with easy online access to government information and services by allowing you to find what you are looking for without having to know which government agency to go to.
Services provided
In addition to access to Australian Workplace websites, this portal provides access to News and Media Releases from the Workplace Relations sectors and direct access to JobSearch, Careers, VolunteerSearch and WageNet.
Administration
The Australian Workplace is an initiative of, and is administered by, the Australian Federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
http://www.workplace.gov.au
Workchoices
An introduction to the changes in the workplace relations system. The Government\'s plan for a modern workplace. The Government\'s introduction plan for a modern workplace relations system which will give Australia a flexible labour market, allowing economic growth and employment opportunities.
A new workplace relations system that the Government will continue to pursue.
http://www.workchoices.gov.au
Wagenet
WageNet provides access to wages and conditions of employment information.
http://www.wagenet.gov.au
JobJuice
What’s it all about?
JobJuice is run by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. It helps young Australians who are looking for work and thinking about their future.
It’s all about making the complex process of deciding on a career and finding a job a little easier.
So that you don’t feel lost in a maze of options and advice, we’ve tried to ensure the site provides you with only the most relevant and useful information available.
We’ve broken it down into three core sections: At school, Choosing a direction, and Get that job. So whatever stage you’re at, you can easily find information to help you. Putting it simply, we’ve done the squeezing to deliver you with all the best juice!
http://www.jobjuice.gov.au
JobAccess
JobAccess is an information and advice service funded by the Australian Government. It offers practical workplace solutions for people with disability and their employers. JobAccess is an initiative of the Australian Government to support the employment of people with disability.
JobAccess includes a comprehensive, easy to use web site and a free telephone information and advice service where you can access confidential, expert advice on the employment of people with disability.
Our web site has been designed to provide information developed specifically for employers, job seekers with disability, co-workers of people with disability and Australian Government service providers. It has step-by-step guides and checklists on recruitment, job searching, adjusting a workplace, employer incentives, understanding rights and responsibilities at work and much more.
You can browse the web site at your leisure or use the ‘self help’ site search to explore information on particular disabilities or disability-related employment issues.
http://www.jobaccess.gov.au
JobWise
Jobwise is a web site supporting mature age employment and contains information for employers, mature age job seekers and mature age workers.
The site is managed by the Labour Market Strategies Group of the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
The Jobwise web site has been developed as part of the Australian Government’s Mature Age Employment and Workplace Strategy (MAEWS). The MAEWS seeks to improve the labour force participation of mature age Australians as a key strategy for managing the impact of demographic change.
http://www.jobwise.gov.au
Kondinin Group Industry Training- Workplace Instructor Course
A revolution in workplace training...
The Workplace Instructor Course enables subject experts in the workplace to train other staff to achieve levels of competence and assess them appropriately. The course comprises both training and assessment components, which can be taken independently or collectively.
www.kondinin.com.au/training