skills shortage

To solve the specialty skills shortage for good, we need to inspire a stronger connection with engineering.

When government and business leaders came together for the federal government’s Jobs and Skills Summit recently, how many of them relied on a care worker so they could attend? One in ten? A quarter? In fact, many Australians depend on childcare workers, aged care workers and/or disability carers, either for direct support, or for support […]

APS Academy campuses will open in four regional universities to support entry-level pathways into the APS.

The government has allocated $12.9 million over three years towards the establishment of the new agency Jobs and Skills Australia.

A key parliamentary committee wants new ‘flexible work’ protections, including an enforceable right pull the plug on workplaces during unpaid hours.

Universities Australia says only 16% of Australia’s international students stay on after completing their studies, leading to a ‘brain drain.

Several simple yet effective changes can be made to services like Workforce Australia to help employers open up to a variety of job seekers.

Job seekers have a golden opportunity in 2022 to land a role that matches their professional skills and personal values. For this, they can thank low unemployment rates and a global skills shortage.  Surveys also suggest the pandemic experience is driving many employees to seek positions where they can truly “make a difference”.  What does […]

Would you like to know how difficult it is for the APS to fill key digital roles during a global skills shortage? “Every time we advertise for a cybersecurity vacancy on APS Jobs, there are approximately 250 other employers posting the same vacancy on Seek,” says Rina Bruinsma, acting deputy commissioner of the Australian Public […]