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YouTube Update – 20 new career videos to watch on the WorkThatMatters channel.
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Check out the latest jobs available in the Community Services and Health Industry to see where a career in these dynamic industries could take you!
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If you're an aspiring young leader, who is up to something great, let the Foundation for Young Australians know about your work. Applications close 26th June.
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Holistic health is an idea of medical care that understands physical, mental and spiritual aspects of life as directly interrelated and that has similar approaches to treatment.
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The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for vocational education and training, recognising innovation and excellence in the training sector. To nominate now for your state or territory training awards - and be in the running for inclusion in the national Australian Training Awards, please visit www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au

Information on employment outcomes for vocational education and training (VET) graduates can now be accessed by using a new interactive online resource. Developed by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), SOS Online can assist career counsellors and parents to help young people decide their future training options.
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The National Careers & Employment Expo brings careers, employment and training opportunities to the education and training providers in an open and friendly environment.

Dates for 2009:
Brisbane: 8 - 9 May | Gold Coast: 22 - 23 May | Sydney: 29 - 30 May | Townsville: 10 June | Canberra: 13 June | Perth: 19 - 20 June | Darwin:  7 - 8 August.

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View recently declared traineeships and apprenticeships in each state and territory.
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Nominations are invited from young people with genuine talent, ability and determination in any field. The wide-ranging goals pursued by the scholarship recipients will encourage other disadvantaged young people to follow their dreams.
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The CS&H ISC produces an annual Environmental Scan to gather industry intelligence on skills supply and demand, workforce development priorities, analysis of implementation of the current Training Packages and recommendations for changes to the Packages through a Continuous Improvement Process.
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This paper, from NCVER, is a review of literature on employer engagement with vocational education and training (VET). The main conclusion is that the major form of engagement is through the competency-based training system, which is manifested through training packages. Another way employers are encouraged to engage with VET is through competition amongst training providers. This provides employers with greater responsiveness and choice.
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People with disabilities will receive immediate assistance to retrain and learn new skills as part of the Federal Government's push to rein in welfare expenditure and get people into jobs, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
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The Accolades are a way of celebrating the achievements and providing much-deserved recognition of Community Services and Health organisations and our workforce. The Accolades will showcase, acknowledge and applaud best practice health and community services organisations in nine categories. Applications open 1 May 2009 and close 30 July 2009.
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Career Advice Australia is an Australian Government initiative that works closely with existing career and transition programs to provide a national career development and transition support system for all young Australians aged 13 to 19 years. The Career Advice Australia initiative focuses on encouraging industry to be actively involved in shaping their future workforce by leading the way in young people’s career development, guidance and training.
Career Advice Australia

Want to know where the jobs are and how to assist your students make an informed career decision? Log in to read the Community Services and Health National Industry Career Specialist’s 2009 Draft Environmental Scan

The CS&H ISC produces an annual Environmental Scan to gather industry intelligence on skills supply and demand, workforce development priorities, analysis of implementation of the current Training Packages and recommendations for changes to the Packages through a Continuous Improvement Process.
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This publication, from NCVER, presents estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the quarter ending 30 September 2008. The figures in this publication are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no.58.
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The Australian Government has announced its plans to improve the articulation and connectivity between the university and vocational education and training (VET) sectors. Speaking at the Big Skills Conference in Sydney, the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, said the Australian Government wants to ensure the nation’s vocational and academic systems ‘speak a common language’ - which will help address Australia’s ‘knowledge economy needs’.
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Centre for Educational Research and Innovation has released a report which examines systemic innovation in Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system.
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