Student nurse with supervisor. | Newsreel

Prac payments now available for selected students

Student health care providers and teachers receive a financial boost from today with prac payments kicking in. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said eligible
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Female engineering student. | Newsreel

Students shown the impact of engineering

A new digital engineering academy has been established to support the next generation of engineers, particularly young women. The partnership between Engineers Australia
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Male university student. | Newsreel

Education levels linked to life expectancy

Education levels can impact life expectancies by more than seven years, according to new Australian research. A study carried out by Melbourne’s Monash University
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Trainees and teacher. | Newsreel

Future skills put to test in Brisbane

Hundreds of Australia’s best apprentices and trainees converge on Brisbane this week to contest the 2025 WorldSkills Australia National Championships. Queensland
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University student in lecture. | Newsreel

National skills passport to support lifelong learning

Boundaries between education sectors will be blurred as Australia’s workforce adapts to meet future skills needs through more targeted qualifications. Speaking at a
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Pirow Cronje. | Newsreel

AI key to supporting students’ transition to work

An Australian online training company, dedicated to transitioning young people from school into work, is aiming to become 100 percent AI native by disrupting itself
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Confused student. | Newsreel

Global misalignment in student career paths

The career aspirations of students across the world are misaligned with the current state of the education sector and market demand. A new OECD report found one in five
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QFI breakfast

Educators address the inevitable AI wave

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way universities assess student suitability for certain courses. Speaking at a Queensland Futures Institute industry
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Students at a technical college.

New technical colleges to address skills shortage

A national network of technical colleges will be rolled out if a Liberal Federal Government is elected on May 3. Liberal leader Peter Dutton said the proposed Australian
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Builder with apprentice. | Newsreel

$10,000 apprentice payments incentivise completions

A new $10,000 incentive payment for apprentices is an acknowledgement of the need to address the tradie shortage to overcome Australia’s housing crisis. Master
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