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Retirement Care Australia (RCA) is offering a total of $100,000 worth of scholarships to 40 of Australia’s most promising nursing students.
The Aged Care Scholarships are available to final year nursing students at university in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, West Australia and Queensland who have successfully completed studeis in at least one elective linked to aged [...]

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With the skills shortage getting worse, 131 organisations across Australia have earned an Employer of Choice for Women citation .
These organisations are using the family friendly title to set themselves apart from their competition in the hope of employing the best candidates.
Given to organisations with more than 100 employees , the organisation must be able [...]

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The Australian Government will fund 40 projects as part of National Science Week which runs between 18 -26 August, this year.
$500,000 will go towards the funding of projects including The Great Big Science Gig and Mathemagical Mystery Tour.
Further dtails can be found at www.dest.gov.au/scienceweek.

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The Hon Julie Bishop announced funding for a range of facilities from sporting fields to medical centres to be built at universities today.
The 37 new projects have been funded under the Voluntary Student Unionism Transition fund and the Support for Small Businesses on Regional University Campuses Programme.
further details can be found at www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/programmes -funding/VSUF.htm 

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Andrew Robb, the Federal Minister for Vocational and Further Education today corrected his Victorian counterpart by saying that the six Australian Technical Colleges promised to Victoria as part of the Howard government’s commitment to addressing the Australian skill shortage are indeed operating on 9 campuses across Victoria at sites in Ringwood, Ferntree Gully, Bendigo, East [...]

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Information sessions about the new arrangements will take place in all area except the ACT and Queensland in March.
To find out more, please contact your state or territory registering body for details.

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To be held at Victoria University Footscray Park Campus, this Conference will explore challenges and tensions in the VET sector between 11 -13 April 2007.
Half-day workshops will precede the 3 days of International and Australian speakers, symposia and papers.
More information is available at avetra@conferenceaction.com.au or through the Conference Secretariat on 02 9437 9333.

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This will be held in Brisbane on 9 and 10 August 2007.
With the AQTF 2007 set to be implemented from July 1, 2007 the sessions are designed to give delegates up-to-date relevant information about vocational education and training.
Visit the website at www.velg.com.au for more information.

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Applications are now open for the 2007 Program.
All types of VET organisations are encouraged to consider how the program can support their staff development and change menagement strategies.
For guidelines and application forms go to www.reframingthefuture.net as applications close on Friday 16 March 2007.

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Apprentices or newly qualified tradespeople in traditional trades may access  $500 Business Skills Vouchers as a contribution towards their training.
Phone 13 38 73 or go to www.skillsforthefuture.gov.au for more information.

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