Short Courses in Event Management

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The Australian Centre for Event Management (ACEM) based at the University of Technology in Sydney (UTS), has announced they will be running short courses in event management in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Singapore. Whether you are a graduate or young professional trying to break into the events industry, or an experienced event manager wanting [...]

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Highly Educated Work Drives Demand for Higher Learning in Australia

The majority of Australians of working age undertook some form of learning in the year ending November 2009, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). According to Education and Training Experience, Australia 2009 by the ABS, 89% of Australians aged 15 to 64 years undertook some form of learning in the [...]

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Next Generation of Hospitality and Tourism Managers

With 335,000 job opportunities forecast over the next three years*, the Australian tourism and hospitality industry is set to make a come back in 2010. However, job seekers should take note, the days of rising through the ranks without a qualification are over. Stuart Wiggins, deputy head of the William Blue College of Hospitality Management, [...]

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Australia’s first Branded Fashion Degree

The Billy Blue College of Design in Australia will offer one of the world’s first Branded Fashion courses in 2010. Branded fashion is a huge growth area that requires talented designers to generate clothing that resonates with a brand’s image, meaning and price point. The new course has been developed by industry veteran, Dr Mieke [...]

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Employers in hot pursuit of Plug ‘N Play Graduates

With baby boomers cutting back on their hours, marketing industries including PR, event management and journalism, will struggle to fill the void. “The alumni of 2009 and 2010 have large boots to fill as baby boomers start to step aside. As a result employers will be looking for graduates that ‘have it all’ and can [...]

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Increased demand for Complimentary Healthcare Practitioners

The health and wellness industry in Australia is booming and is now estimated to be worth $2.5 billion annually. According to the Australasian College of Natural Therapies (ACNT), this increased demand for complimentary healthcare practitioners is providing more opportunities for job-seekers beyond traditional natural and beauty therapy practice. “Australians are increasingly turning to natural therapies [...]

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Preparing young women lawyers for success

Middletons will host the launch of Victorian Women Lawyers’ 2009 Law Student Mentoring Program and farewell the highly successful 2008 class in Middletons’ Melbourne office on 1 April 2009. Victorian Women Lawyers Convenor, Jennifer Kanis, said “It’s fantastic to have Middletons’ support, which actually seems rather natural as Middletons has the highest number of VWL [...]

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Australians look to upskill for job security in economic downturn

More than half of Australians (54%) are worried about their job security in 2009, with more than one in three planning to further their skills and qualifications to make themselves more employable. The results from a survey by Think: Education Group, one of Australia’s largest private tertiary providers, come as economic conditions take their toll [...]

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Help your kids and yourself to get aLife

Do your children know what they want to do when they leave school? If not, they’re not alone. It’s a big decision and they need some time to explore their options. The wide variety of careers available can be confusing or even simply bewildering especially when they have to start making decisions in Year 9 [...]

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First Fleet’s Transportation to the Digital World

In a world first, the State Library of NSW is opening the vaults to its unrivalled First Fleet collection at 6pm tonight for its launch online at www.sl.nsw.gov.au. NSW Governor Maria Bashir will officially launch the First Fleet online collection, and Australian actor Jack Thompson will read excerpts from the First Fleet journals.

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