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Productivity Solutions Missing From Recent Jobs Summit: Economist

September 5, 2022
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While the recently concluded Jobs and Skills Summit saw the prime minister announce an increase in Australia’s migration intake and nearly half a million free TAFE training positions, it failed to offer a true long-term productivity solution, according to one economist. “The first, second, and third priority of the Summit was productivity, productivity, and productivity—and…

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Labor Government Raises Migration Cap to Tackles Skills Shortages

September 2, 2022
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The Labor government will lift the migration cap to a record 195,000, extend the relaxation of restrictions for students and increase post-study works rights to ease widespread critical skills shortages. These changes are among the 36 outcomes from the Jobs and Skills ending on Friday at Parliament. The summit brings together industry leaders, employers, unions…

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Labor Government Raises Migration Cap to Tackle Skills Shortages

September 2, 2022
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The Labor government will lift the migration cap to a record 195,000, extend the relaxation of restrictions for students and increase post-study works rights to ease widespread critical skills shortages. These changes are among the 36 outcomes from the Jobs and Skills ending on Friday at Parliament. The summit brings together industry leaders, employers, unions…

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PM Announces Billion Dollar Skills Package To Support 180,000 Free TAFE Places by 2023

August 31, 2022
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An additional 180,000 fee-free TAFE places will be created by 2023 as part of a major training package launched at the government’s jobs and skills summit. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told attendees at the summit on Sep. 1 that the $1.1 billion (US$750 million) package would be jointly funded by federal, state and territory governments….

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Education Takes to Stage at Skills Summit

August 29, 2022
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Universities will state their case to be at the heart of the federal government’s employment plan during the upcoming jobs and skills summit. The two-day summit in Canberra this week will bring together more than 100 unions, business and government representatives to discuss solutions to Australia’s economic challenges. The peak body representing universities will attend…

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