Federal Budget Commits Billions in Vocational Skills and New Apprenticeships
Already investing up to $13bn in the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) initiative which has seen 220,000 Australians enter a trade or skill, the government recently announced an extension to the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements of another three months – now ending June 30, 2022 The government also announced a further $1.3bn investment over the next five […]
Extension to 50% Wage Subsidy for Employing Apprentices or Trainees
Great news for our employers who are looking to commence an apprentice or trainee! The Australian Government has announced in the lead up to the Federal Budget (29th March) that they will extend the 50% wage subsidy under the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements initiative. The extension expects to support another 35,000 apprentices and trainees with vocational […]
Unemployment rate drops to lowest since 2008
Head of labour statistics at the ABS, Bjorn Jarvis said: “With employment increasing by 77,000 people and unemployment falling by 19,000, the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points, to 4.0 per cent. “The 3.8 per cent unemployment rate for women was the lowest since May 1974. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for men fell to […]
Leighton launches his career at Ayers Rock Resort!
Leighton’s Employment Consultant, Amanda, discussed with him the Voyages program through the National Indigenous Training Academy (NITA). The program would provide a twelve month traineeship position where Leighton could obtain his Certificate III in Hospitality while working at Ayers Rock Resort. Under the unique training program, Leighton will not only be given the opportunity to […]
One Stop Training Joins the BUSY Group
One Stop Training deliver a range of vocational skills for the Transport and Logistics industry, an industry that has recently been front of mind for many due to the impacts of Covid and the spotlight on Australia’s supply chain industry. The investment in the One Stop Group is part of the BUSY Group’s growth in […]
Luke can plan for his future again!
This all changed recently when BUSY At Work supported him into a role with Liberty Oil where he is now working secure permanent hours. Luke works the night shifts which are from 9pm to 7am but he says this doesn’t bother him because over the years working many casual roles, he has gotten used to […]
BUSY Sisters Supporting Women In Male Dominated Trades
According to a report In 2012 by the Grattan Institute, they found that if there were an extra 6 per cent of women in the workforce, we could add up to $25 billion, or approximately 1 per cent, to Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also estimates that closing the gender participation […]
