AIRAH has provided feedback to Jobs and Skills Australia on a draft Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) that will feed into the federal government’s revised migration strategy.
The Victorian government is proposing legislative reforms to improve the regulatory tools available under health portfolio legislation.
AIRAH’s ACT Division Committee Chair Adam McIntosh, M.AIRAH, participated in a workshop with the ACT government to support the development of a 10-year Sustainable Buildings Pathway.
Victoria's Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) is developing a framework that will require HVAC&R technicians – as well as other building practitioners and plumbers – to meet continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is reviewing the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data for Aus and NZ.
AIRAH has responded to the federal government’s call for pre-Budget submissions. Our suggestions are in line with our three advocacy focus areas.
We note that the definition of “professional engineering services” is consistent with that used in other jurisdictions. There are, however, important areas where the definition would benefit from clarification.
We support registration schemes for building practitioners, in line with the Shergold-Weir Building Confidence report, which identified the need to restore community confidence in Australia's building and construction industry.