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Australia is facing a pressing challenge in its journey towards building a skilled and sustainable manufacturing workforce. With a growing shortage of vocational trainers, particularly Technical and Further Education (TAFE) teachers, the nation's ability to pass on essential vocational skills to the next generation is at risk. 

Weld Australia has welcomed the federal government's New Energy Apprenticeships program but noted that much more needs to be done to address the country's skilled welder shortage.

More than 230 companies have expressed interest in boosting local renewable energy supply chain opportunities in Queensland as part of the state’s SuperGrid manufacturing and jobs boom. 

German battery storage company sonnen has selected TAFE SA as the preferred accredited training partner for installers of their battery system. Education Minister John Gardner said...

The Queensland Government is ushering in the New Year with a transformative investment of $51.7 million, aiming to provide targeted and tailored training, along with employment pathways for up to 7,020 vulnerable job seekers across the state.

The Anticipating Future Skills Series from Jobs Queensland has released four headline employment forecasts for the five-year period 2025-26, estimating total employment of nearly three million, an increase of 207,000 new jobs.

Minister for Multicultural Affairs Leanne Linard has revealed an updated manual for employers to address the critical skill shortages that the state's engineering industry is experiencing as a result of massive infrastructure investment and shifting labour market demographics.

Indigenous-owned company Bridgeman is establishing an advanced metal manufacturing and fabrication facility in Townsville to help boost the local construction and defence industries. 

The Tasmanian government has launched the Inclusion and Diversity Blueprint and Roadmap, which aims to attract more women and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to the mining and minerals processing sector. 

Micromet, an Adelaide-based manufacturing company, has received a $20,000 grant from the State Government's Export Partnership Program for job creation. The water management company has...