The Albanese government is going all-in on its efforts to upskill Australians, focusing on the education needed for the future job market. The Minister for Skills and Training, Brendan O’Connor, announced a further $ 31 million in funding to turbocharge the new TAFE Centres of Excellence and approximately $10 million to develop higher and degree… Read more »
Fostering a feedback culture and encouraging shared knowledge are just two things businesses should consider if they want to improve employee performance, writes Elora Voyles, SME data scientist at Culture Amp. Investing in employee performance If you want to improve performance, small businesses can invest in a combination of strategies that offer employee training,… Read more »
Australian businesses are in the midst of a digital skills crisis with new research by RMIT Online and Deloitte Access Economics revealing the digital skills gap is costing Aussie businesses a whopping $3.1 billion annually, or $9 million a day. While closing the current digital skills gap would require a substantial investment of $1.5… Read more »
Quiet hiring is on the rise, and could be good for both you and your employees to fill the need for new skills and capabilities without adding additional full-time employees, writes Neal Woolrich, Director of HR Advisory at Gartner. Australian organisations are finding it hard to keep and acquire in-demand talent, especially with staff… Read more »
Attracting and keeping great staff is a challenge for many business in the current skills shortage climate. Ben Lipschitz, CEO and cofounder of FoodByUs, explains the three Rs of finding the best talent for your team. With ABS data revealing that almost one-third of Australian businesses are having difficulty finding staff, everyone’s greatest pain point… Read more »
Building digital fluency in yourself or your business is vital to engage with digital business tools confidently and decisively, writes Darren Smith, chief product and technology officer at MYOB. Incorporating forward-thinking technologies will benefit the day-to-day activities of everyone in your business. The language of business is changing. Businesses of all sizes are now expected… Read more »
Automation and digital solutions aren’t going anywhere, so it’s time to educate and upskill our workforce to make the most of the hybrid life, writes Luke Kelly, Director of Sales Engineering at UiPath. Australia faces one of the most pressing labour crunch challenges with our workforce today, and organisations urgently need to find ways to… Read more »
As Australia prepares to reopen its borders to fully vaxxed international travellers, research from RMIT Online and Deloitte has revealed that the cost of border closures during the pandemic was a whopping $32 billion to the economy and a projected loss of $148 billion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). From fewer jobs created to a… Read more »
2022 looks set to be another year of uncertainty, with four in ten businesses continuing to struggle with labour and staff shortages. At the same time, research indicates that nine in ten Australian jobseekers lack the required skills and training demanded by the lion’s share of available roles, writes Annie Sheehan, Head Australia & New Zealand,… Read more »
Nearly two-thirds of Australian employees are looking to upgrade their job skills in the next twelve months according to a survey conducted by SEEK. The report revealed upskilling was particularly important to millennial employees, with 72 per cent of those surveyed suggesting they were likely to upgrade their skills this year compared with 39 per… Read more »
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