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‘I didn’t know I could be a tradie, being a girl’: The night that changed everything for Maddison
The NSW government is planning an overhaul of the state’s apprenticeship system in a bid to address the chronic skills shortage and attract more people into trades.
- Christopher Harris
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- Opinion
- Australian economy
If it’s broke, nationalise it? Sadly, that’s broken thinking
It’s back to the future: suddenly there’s a cry for government to step in whenever things fail. If only it was that easy.
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
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- Vocational training
10,000 VET students hit with historical debts
More than 10,000 students have been hit unexpectedly with historical VET debts by the tax office after an IT glitch meant they were held up in internal systems for as long as five years.
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- Education
The education revolution that you’ll keep paying for
The idea that education is a public good and should be fairly funded and free is long gone.
- Jenna Price
Just 3% of tradies are women. Hacia is doing something about it
Hacia Atherton wants women to make up 25 per cent of trades by 2030, and has developed a program to help make it happen.
- Billie Eder
IT does compute: students get a taste of life in Information Technology
The NSW government and a software company are working together to educate year 10 students about careers in IT field.
- Billie Eder