What is heritage? How do you go about preserving a place whose constructed elements are not bricks, concrete or steel, but a rich and intricate ancient fabric of dreams and stories? The Burra Charter, drawn up in 1979, has made Australia a leading and influential...
Australia ICOMOS site is the best location to download the latest 2013 version of the Burra Charter along with practice notes. These links sometimes change, so if you find you are unable to go to the website linked below, email info@fcta.com.au so we can update the...
Apprentices are now able to have their wages ‘topped up’ via the Governments ‘Trade Support Loan’ scheme. Apprentices need to fill in an application form with their apprenticeship broker, sometimes called an “AAC” these are the...
There are few things in business more complicated than hiring an apprentice. Recruitment issues aside, once you have found the person to employ you have to deal with a variety of different government and private companies to sign up your apprentice and try to grow...
THE AUSTRALIAN OCTOBER 07, 2013 4:44PM THE recent article by John Ross on the viability of many TAFE/ RTO colleges is a warning to politicians about previous decisions that were always destined to fail. In 1973, one of the most important institutional systems were...
This article first appeared in The Australian SEPTEMBER 03, 2014 12:00AM by Andrew Trounson In a wake-up call to government, Peter Noonan said VET students,many from poor backgrounds, were at risk of having a “hoax”perpetrated on them as government training...
