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More female tradies are key to building the future

More female tradies are key to building the future

From tears to trades - a privately educated woman found her purpose in a trade, reflecting a growing number of women picking up the tools.

Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown

Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown

Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown

Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown

The uptake of trade apprenticeships has dropped following the expiration of a pandemic relief program but remains higher than it was in 2019.

The roles expected to be in hot demand from AI boom

The roles expected to be in hot demand from AI boom

The roles expected to be in hot demand from AI boom

The roles expected to be in hot demand from AI boom

Data engineers, cybersecurity experts and customer experience designers are in for an AI jobs boom, although firms expect to reduce headcounts as uptake grows.

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Aussie firms want clear AI laws to meet tech challenge

Aussie firms want clear AI laws to meet tech challenge

Australian businesses are adopting artificial intelligence technology but a lack of skilled workers and clear guidelines is holding others back.

One in five young jobseekers are fudging AI skills

One in five young jobseekers are fudging AI skills

The pressure to understand and use artificial intelligence tools is getting to gen Z and millennial workers, with many admitting to exaggerating their talents.

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

Microsoft and the Future Skills Organisation plan to train educators in artificial intelligence to address Australia's technology skills gap.

Wanted: one million Aussies, Kiwis to learn AI skills

Wanted: one million Aussies, Kiwis to learn AI skills

Microsoft wants to train at least one million Australians and New Zealanders in how to use AI tools over the next two years as part of a worldwide push.

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Women still face barriers to entering the tech industry

Women still face barriers to entering the tech industry

Women still face barriers to entering the tech industry

Women still face barriers to entering the tech industry

Australia's digital industry is crying out for female workers but research shows they are still finding it tough to get in the door.

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Australia will have a shortfall of 100,000 electricians by 2050, an industry report warns, with almost half of the nation's electrical apprentices dropping out.

Jobs bonanza for regions under clean energy blueprint

Jobs bonanza for regions under clean energy blueprint

Jobs bonanza for regions under clean energy blueprint

Jobs bonanza for regions under clean energy blueprint

Australia can "again be a country that makes things" under a blueprint for building solar panels and electric trucks, and assembling wind towers.

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