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AAA and Questus marching to the same drum

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... group and we are delighted to combine our strengths in research with EPIC's strengths in practice development and advisor training to the benefit of both firms." David Somerville, Questus chairman, said the partnership promised significant benefits for ...

FinLit database to identify gaps and overlaps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... overlaps and inconsistencies." Supporting these latest initiatives, the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training has set up a program where apprentices doing vocational courses can use vouchers to help pay for business skills courses. ...

At long last some logic on FSR streamlining

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... $10,000. The proposals also said the Australian and Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) will look at recrafting its training requirements as recognition grows that many people are being trained inappropriately. "ASIC will review PS146 to consider ...

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... response to concerns about the development of the skill base in Australia, the federal government will today ask state training ministers to lift the quantity of vocational qualifications by 2 per cent each year. The Monash University Centre for the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... and two-thirds of global population. The future of the skills councils that were set up to monitor and develop national training packages given annual funding from the Federal government of $15 million is again being debated with the Chief Executive ...

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
The Monash University Centre for Economics of Education and Training has produces a report funded by the Dusseldorp Skills Forum that has found that there are about 540,000 young Australians not in full-time work or learning. Of this number 330,000 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... scheme that has allowed temporary workers into the country for up to four years. About $17.6 million will be spent on training teams that will undertake ad hoc checks on employers to ensure that they adhere to minimum wage rates as well as the visa conditions. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... per cent were employed during their pregnancy and 9 per cent said that their status had caused them to miss workplace training opportunities and 7 per cent missed promotions as a result. Access Economics has reported that the current resources boom coming ...

Reverse mortgage sector picking up pace

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... this year, and has recently accredited the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia course which offers specialised training on reverse mortgages to intermediaries."

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... Minister Howard has announced that 10,000 workers aged over 30 would be able to access $150 per week for apprenticeship training and those over 25 would be able to access $3,000 per year. In addition to the 500 plus new engineering places at universities ...