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Road Freight Resilience – Short courses for the Road Transport industry
The Road Freight Resilience Program is designed by the Queensland Trucking Association to support current workforce development needs by offering transport and logistics businesses a range of short online courses (microcredentials) focussing on improving safety,...
Nominations opening soon – Express your interest now
The most prestigious and longest running training sector awards program in the state, the Queensland Training Awards provides individuals and organisations with a unique opportunity to showcase their achievements, best practice and innovation in training. The awards...
Impact of COVID-19 on Transport Industry: National Industry Insights Report
The 2020-21 update period for the Australian Industry and Skills Committee’s (AISC) National Industry Insights Report (NIIR) is underway. Some industry cluster pages now offer data and information on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Transport Industry cluster...
TLI Naval Shipbuilding Integrated Logistics Support Project update
The Transport and Logistics and Naval Shipbuilding Industry Reference Committees have submitted the Case for Endorsement and draft Training Package materials to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) for consideration at its meeting on 23 February 2021....
Feedback sought on proposal to increase heavy vehicle charges
Closing 12 March 2021. The National Transport Commission is seeking feedback on a proposal to increase heavy vehicle charges. Last month, the Infrastructure and Transport Ministers Meeting (ITMM) agreed on a proposal to increase heavy vehicle charges by 2.5 per cent...
Training products identified for deletion
The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has agreed to delete 975 units of competency and 46 qualifications identified as having zero enrolments over the past three years following a direction from Skills Ministers to streamline the national training...
Business Events Grants Program – Applications open
The Business Events Grants program will support Australian businesses by providing grants between $10,000 and $250,000 which will cover up to 50% of costs incurred in participating at pre-approved business to business events as buyers or sellers during the 2021...
Senate releases report into the shipping industry
The Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee has released the report - Policy, regulatory, taxation, administrative and funding priorities for Australian shipping. The report looks at key issues facing the shipping industry and makes...
AVI Remotely Piloted Aircraft Excluded Category Operators – Project Update
The Aviation Industry Reference Committee has submitted the Case for Endorsement and draft Training Package materials for the AVI Remotely Piloted Aircraft - Excluded Category Operators project, to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) for consideration...
MAR Dredging Operations Project Update – Draft materials available
Closing Tuesday 2 February 2021. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the MAR Dredging Operations Project has drafted training materials and would like your feedback. The Dredging Operations project resulted in the development of one new Unit of Competency to...
JobMaker Hiring Credit – Registrations open for eligible employers
The JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme is an incentive for businesses to employ additional young job seekers aged 16–35 years. Eligible employers can access the JobMaker Hiring Credit for each eligible additional employee they hire between 7 October 2020 and 6 October...
Transport & Logistics Training Package Release 8.0 Update – Referred to Skills Ministers
The draft Case for Endorsement and training package materials for the Transport & Logistics Training Package (Release 8.0) were submitted to the Australian Industry & Skills Committee (AISC) in October 2020. At its meeting on 2 December 2020, the AISC approved...
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