March 2, 2011 Job creation to save SA Job creation seems to be government’s broad-based, sensible and sustainable solution to the nationalisation issue. Since the beginning of the year the South African government has placed particular emphasis on…
February 28, 2011 Government Considers 20 000 Extra Skilled Workers for Resources Sector A new plan being considered by the Gillard government could help fill the gaps in the skilled workers shortage. As the mining boom continues, the need for labour has increased…
February 28, 2011 Marketing Manager Swears by Distance Learning For the high flyer, it can be hard to find the time for an MBA. 60-hour weeks spent living out of international hotels can be impossible to square with educational…
February 25, 2011 TAFE steps in to ‘close the gap’ “Closing the gap” in the “disadvantage” Aboriginal people experience in employment and education in western NSW is the focus of a new Aboriginal Education and Training Unit, a TAFE Institute…
February 23, 2011 Mining 101 Workshop in Perth, Australia Resourceful Events reports that prior to the Mining Investment & Finance Fundamentals conference (May 31 - June 2), they will be hosting a Mining 101 workshop at the Pan Pacific…
February 23, 2011 New Study Reveals Hands-On Training Triggers ‘Dread Factor’; Increases Safety Performance According to a recent study, more labor accidents could be prevented if workers received additional interactive, engaging training. The researchers found that when it comes to acquiring safety knowledge and…
February 23, 2011 TAFE to establish skills centre TAFE Western has announced that it will establish a Mudgee Skills Centre to give apprentices more local training opportunities. Based on a model that has been running in Lithgow for…
February 22, 2011 The effects of Twitter in an online learning environment This article, by Danish e-learning specialist Helge Scherlund, aims to explore the use of Twitter in an online learning environment. With almost 200 million user accounts, the microblogging service is…
February 22, 2011 Springsure and Humanis to develop training mine in NSW PERTH - Recruitment and labour hire specialists Humanis Group will acquire a 49% interest in Springsure Mining, which will build a training mine near Newcastle in New South Wales to…
February 17, 2011 GEC set to start mining engineering course from July 2011 PANAJI: The state's lone government-run engineering institute, Goa College of Engineering (GEC) at Farmagudi, is planning to set up a new department of mining from the academic year 2011-12. Sources…
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