CAREER NEWS

Job opportunities going begging
Central West Group Apprentices (CWGA) is having a fruitless search for applicants to take up some apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities in the Young area.
Source: The Young Witness

Defence gap year outstanding success
Defence has filled almost all 700 positions offered in its inaugural gap year program, which was 'shaping up as an outstanding success', Defence Minister Warren Snowdon says.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

The best and worst companies of 2007
In looking at the best companies for 2008, there have of course been some wonderful mining performances, although many of those reflect the strong resources market.
Source: Business Spectator

NLC pledge on apprentice plan
With unemployment and inadequate housing housing major problems in communities, teaching apprentice builders would allow indigenous people to address these issues themselves.
Source: Northern Territory News

Whose education revolution is it?
After the 2007 election, there’s no better time for us all to put our 'principles' to one side and closely examine what is happening to education in Australia and what lies in store for this country’s
future.
Source: On Line Opinion