Three teenage boys reveal themselves as brains behind CovidBase AU data tracking website. The brains behind a popular COVID-19 tracking website have unmasked themselves — and much to everyone's surprise, it turns out they're a trio of teenage boys.
Key points: The teens revealed their identities after having their first Moderna vaccinesThe Melbourne boys say they want to make COVID-19 data more accessibleThey say the website is a lot of work but they still get their schoolwork done The faces behind the data website, CovidBase AU, are Jack, Darcy and Wesley and they chose the day they got their Moderna vaccinations to reveal their identities. The group said the idea for the website came about after wanting to create a place to simplify the data and present it in an easy-to-understand format.
George Town program tackling youth unemployment in Tasmania's north. When 26-year-old Sean Wendes left school, he struggled to find work in George Town, where he grew up, and ended up spending years feeling lost and alone.
Key points: George Town has a youth unemployment rate of 28.8 per centSome young people change their address on job applications to increase their employment prospectsA new group has formed to improve employment and other opportunities in the town. Indigenous workforce in beef industry nearly halves over short period. Poor support for training pathways and a need for family-friendly jobs in the beef industry have been blamed for a decline in Indigenous representation in the workforce.
Key points: A recent report showed just 2.8 per cent of beef industry workers are IndigenousBetter training and support are identified as critical to building careersAn elder says big property owners should foster their local communities According to the recently released 2021 Update to the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF), there was a near halving in the Indigenous employment rate compared to the 2020 survey, with now only 2.8 per cent of the workforce now identifying as Indigenous. Around 3.3 per cent of the Australia's population at the last national Census identified as Indigenous.
Three new members of the Order of Australia share their advice for finding purpose in a career. Malmsbury beekeeping program giving young men in youth justice a second chance - ABC News. Claire Moore's bees are usually busy collecting honey at her farm in central Victoria, but for the past 10 weeks more than 20,000 of them have been at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre.
Key points: A new beekeeping program is hoping to aid the rehabilitation of men in the youth justice systemThe five-week program teaches students the fundamentals of commercial beekeepingThe program aims to help youths gain full-time employment once they are on parole Inside the centre, a handful of young men are learning the art of beekeeping. Ms Moore is the apiarist behind Sweet Justice, a new program hoping to aid the rehabilitation of disadvantaged youth. Job ready university degrees may not be the tertiary education solution we are hoping for - ABC News.
In 2005 I graduated from university with a combined degree in engineering and arts, majoring in philosophy. Now, with 15 years of experience as a professional engineer specialising in wind turbine technology, I can look back and compare the practicality and "job relevance" of my two tertiary qualifications. My grade average was almost exactly the same in both courses, and while I would not say that one was easier than the other, they were certainly very different. Engineering grades seemed to be almost directly related to the number of hours spent studying and doing assignments: 10 hours' study might get you a pass, 20 a credit, 30 a distinction, for example. Yes, there was some variation between courses depending on how naturally the content came to me.
Decade of neglect leaves TAFE with fewer courses and demoralised teachers — how will it lead the coronavirus recovery? - ABC News. Documentary Honeyland follows bees and two female keepers practising a dying art in North Macedonian mountains. Posted about 6 hours agoTue 3 Mar 2020, 8:01pm This poignant and beautifully observed feature-length debut from Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska is a timely non-fiction fable set deep in the mountains of North Macedonia.
There, in a stone and mud hut with no running water or electricity, resides Hatidze Muratova — the last female wild beekeeper in Europe, remarkably sprightly in her middle age (and still in possession of a shy, girlish smile that showcases a jutting front tooth) — and her elderly mother, Nazife. Sharing an isolated existence both bucolic and exceptionally harsh, they are like women out of time. VET FEE-HELP unfair debt wiped under redress scheme after vocational college collapses.
Updated about an hour agoSun 15 Dec 2019, 11:23pm Bianca Hackett always wanted to study child care.
But just months after signing up for a diploma, her training college collapsed. Key points: Bianca Hackett was left with an $18,000 debt when her training college collapsedThe VET Ombudsman has more than 7,000 active complaintsA government redress scheme has seen almost $500 million of unfair debt written off. Entrepreneurs push for schools to provide better job-skills preparation. Posted about 5 hours agoMon 8 Jul 2019, 10:22pm Investors are calling on educators to include entrepreneurial skills in all schooling to prepare children for the future 'gig-based' economy.
Key points: Time management tips for reclaiming your work-life balance. Posted about an hour agoMon 4 Feb 2019, 8:00pm.
Why we should expose school kids to the world of work. All students need to experience the world of work, particularly work of the future, long before they leave school, according to a new report out today.
The latest Mitchell Institute report, Connecting the worlds of learning and work, says collaborating with industry and the community is vital to better prepare children and young people for future work and life. And governments need to play a leading role to ensure this happens. Read more: Partnering with scientists boosts school students' and teachers' confidence in science. Work-for-the-dole provider says Community Development Program is failing remote communities. Posted about 3 hours agoSun 7 Oct 2018, 10:40pm The head of the organisation tasked with delivering a controversial work-for-the-dole program in Western Australia's remote Kimberley has spoken out about serious problems plaguing the system.
The Aboriginal organisation East Kimberley Job Pathways (EKJB) administers the Community Development Program (CDP) in Halls Creek, 2,856km north of Perth, and nearby Aboriginal communities. In a rare public admission, EKJB chief executive Shaun Fowler said unrealistic benchmarks and a blunt approach to mental health problems were causing participants in the program more pain. Australian workers are not the mathematicians they need to be, AI Group survey finds. Updated about 4 hours agoTue 11 Sep 2018, 10:44pm Australian workers do not have the digital or foundation skills they need for the modern workplace, according to a report by the Australian Industry Group. 75 per cent of businesses surveyed reported a skill shortageManufacturing sector heavily impacted as workplaces get more advancedPressure now on education institutions to produce high-skilled workers The AI Group surveyed about 300 businesses and 75 per cent of them reported skills shortages, meaning they cannot find the staff they need to fill the jobs they have.
"These are quite often in areas around the technical trades, or in jobs that require reasonably high level maths skills, or science skills, or technical education skills," AI Group chief executive Innes Willox said. Can-can you join the Moulin Rouge? Recruiters search Australia for the next cabaret stars. How Jamie went from an internet troll to TAFE's student of the year - Hack - triple j. 10 Skills That Every Employee Will Need To Thrive in 2020 (Infographic) - Social Talent. Posted by Dylan Redmond The world of work is evolving every day, every hour. Blended and Hybrid Environments are Driving the New Global Movement in Education – Testin' Tech.
Principals should ‘reconsider’ career advice to students - report. A new report reveals that, on average, TAFE graduates not only have higher starting wages than university graduates, but also find work more quickly. The report, titled: ‘Perceptions Are Not Reality: myths, realities & the critical role of vocational education & training in Australia’, was released by Skilling Australia Foundation (SAF) today. It found that in comparison with university undergraduate programs, vocational education usually provides students with a faster, more cost-effective pathway to complete a qualification and enter the workforce.
Preparing Secondary Students for Work - PSSFW - MySkills. New report shows digital skills are required in all types of jobs. The European Commission has just published the final report of the study "ICT for Work: Digital Skills in the Workplace" on the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the transformation of jobs and skills. The evidence shows that digital technologies are used in all types of jobs, also in economic sectors not traditionally related to digitisation e.g. farming, health care, vocational training and construction. Preparing Secondary Students for Work - PSSFW - MySkills. Myfuture. 9 Important Lifelong Learning Skills for Beyond School. 4 Secrets to Learning Anything, According to Neuroscience. Career advice for new graduates (and really, anyone) from Margaret Heffernan.
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