ALA

Mental Health, Ageing and Ethnicity 
  
Date: Friday 10 August 2007 Location: Angliss Conference Centre, Melbourne
Overall goal:
The major aim of the conference is to provide a forum to raise awareness about mental health issues among the elderly in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The conference also aims to promote the concept of partnerships (e.g. between research and [...]

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The Federal Minister for Vocational and Further Education, the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, today announced funding of $37,636 for a skill centre based at Tumby Bay Area School, in South Australia.
“This will be a centre of excellence in olive processing and an information and hospitality centre for tourism serving the Eyre Peninsula region,” Mr [...]

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The Minister for Vocational and Further Education, the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, today announced funding of $200,000 for the establishment of a training facility at the Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation which will offer additional training for Indigenous people in the Darwin region.
The Australian Government funding will allow for the construction and fit out of [...]

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Join August’s E-learning Networks Community Forum (Forum), and take a look at the tools that should be in every educator’s ‘e-learning shed’. 
The Forum is a place where vocational education and training (VET) professionals can come together to increase their professional development in relation to the integration of technology in education and training. 
This month’s topic is [...]

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HIGHER STANDARDS, BETTER SKILLS
Monday 30th 2007
Training organisations which reach the required level of excellence will be rewarded with less government scrutiny under new guidelines announced by the Federal Government and State governments.
Co-operation between the Howard Government and State Education Ministers has resulted in new quality standards for the Vocational Education and Training sector. The [...]

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Learning Works *Next Program 
PBA FM – 89.7 on the FM band in
Adelaide8.30pm Mondays, repeated 9am FridaysMost interviews available as mp3 audio within days of broadcastWebsite: www.learningworksradio.com   
 
PLEASE NOTE – NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THIS PROJECT – learningworks@pbafm.org.au 
 
Monday 30 July / Friday 03 August 
A Learning SocietyStreets of Learning As part of Adult Learners’ Week in 2007, [...]

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Trust JobReady
JobReady software has been assisting users in JobNetwork, Disability Employment, Personal Support Programmes, Apprenticeship Centres, Group Training, and rehabilitation services for the last 10 years.
JobReady+ v8, our latest development, is the next natural evolution in this long chain of proven productivity solutions and you can take advantage of our experience in helping organisations like [...]

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Public Training Program Update
Please find outlined below some of the upcoming public training programs being conducted by Diversity@Work.
As specialists in all areas of diversity and inclusion, we believe that these programs will prove beneficial for you or your organisation, whether you are a government body, corporation, employment service provider, recruiter or community organisation.
Along with these [...]

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Transcript
Interview with Alan Jones
26 July 2007
Alan Jones: Well, I said it must be a fortnight ago now, a little over a week ago, that this was one of Australia’s best kept secrets.
I had a tremendous reaction when I spoke to a lady called Sandra Langford. She’s the head teacher, do you remember, at the Australian [...]

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A valuable new resource for Australian Apprentices was launched today by the Minister for Vocational and Further Education, the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP.   
Going the distance, a guide to the Australian Government initiatives helping you get there, provides a one-stop guide to the many forms of financial and other assistance the Government provides to [...]

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