Jobs & Education

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By September 22, 2011

Central Coast Accounting Firm seeks experienced office manager/ accountant. Alas, our fabulous office manager/senior bookkeeper is leaving us shortly. Sharen is off to manage the expansion of her own successful family business. We’re thrilled for her, of course, but I did consider the possibility of chaining her to the desk in her office ...

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By June 7, 2010

Small businesses who hire young apprentices and train them in traditional trades identified as experiencing a national skills shortage may be eligible to receive a Government bonus. I oringinally report on the Apprentice Kickstart Bonus back in November last year. This has now been extended to cover the periods from ...

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By March 31, 2010

The majority of Australians of working age undertook some form of learning during the last year, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Almost all (89%) Australians aged 15 to 64 years undertook some form of learning in the last 12 months. On the job training, ...

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By March 18, 2010

Having spent the better part of the week sorting through literally hundreds of job applications, I feel compelled to share some quick hints for job seekers. 1. First of all, unless you are sending your application via SMS, use your words, people. Example of what not to do: “i want 2 ...

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By February 22, 2010

Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib today announced the Federal Government will provide $10 million for 2000 structural adjustment places in the Productivity Places Program for insulation workers affected by changes to the Home Insulation Program. These are training places available to re-train insulation workers for new jobs and are ...

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New Student Income Support Estimator
By July 3, 2009

  The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard today released a student income support estimator to help students plan their future study. Check it out here. The estimator allows prospective students to enter their parents’ income level and family type to gain an estimate of the level of support they might ...

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By November 18, 2008

Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today launched a new publication which outlines compelling reasons for including people with disability as customers and employees. The Australian Government provided $40,000 to the Australian Employers Network on Disability to produce Opportunity, which was also supported by the NSW Government, ...

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