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Our second Victorian Energy Industry Skills & Training Quarterly Report – Q2 2026 has been released, providing an evidence-based overview ...

We have released our first Victorian Energy Industry Skills & Training Quarterly Report – Q1 2026, providing an evidence-based snapshot ...

From 1 July 2028, Energy Safe Victoria will require registered electricians to complete Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Skills Development training ...

We’re thrilled to announce that we have published the Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) Report as part of our Powering Women ...

As of September 1, 2025, new legal requirements for the supervision of apprentice electricians came into effect in Victoria, ensuring ...

The recently released Powering Skills Organisation 2025 Workforce Plan, High Load, Short Supply: Bridging the Gap to 2030, offers a ...

We’re excited to announce a refresh for our Building Women’s Careers project! What was once known as the “Transforming Gender ...

As Victoria works towards meeting its renewable energy targets, Future Energy Skills (FES) takes pride in contributing to workforce capability ...

Introduction  Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) is focused on being the catalyst to activate the potential of Australia’s workforce to ...

Introduction  The issue of safety and fairness has recently led to the establishment of the Apprenticeship Taskforce by the Victorian ...

Future Energy Skills values the trust electricians put in us as they develop their career journey. We meet numerous individuals ...

The Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) has recently released a report titled Roadmap for Heat Pump Hot Water Systems in Australia ...

The National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER) maintains a Vocational Education and Training (VET) Knowledge Bank which contains ...

The 2024/25 Federal Budget was announced on 14 May 2024, with a range of funding earmarked to support skills and ...

The Australian Government is currently undertaking a review of the Australian Apprenticeship Incentive System (Incentive System). Financial support for apprentices ...

Regulatory change and updates happen regularly, and Energy Safe Victoria (Energy Safe) is currently seeking industry feedback regarding draft changes ...

In June 2023, Skills and Workforce Ministers established a Qualification Reform Design Group (The Design Group) with representatives from unions, ...

As we all know, COVID 19 created many challenges, none more so than in the training field. In light of ...

In December, the Victorian State Government released the Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 3. The Statement is designed to provide ...

Job Skills Australia (JSA) recently worked in partnership with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to create the VET National ...

Leading on from an inquiry into economic equity for Victorian women, the Victorian Government is developing strategies to increase participation ...

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) was established in November 2022.  Its central role is to advise government and other stakeholders ...

When completing an apprenticeship, both the employer and the apprentice sign a training contract. This contract allows an apprentice to ...

Future Energy Skills(FES) regularly attends industry events and activities, supporting our sponsors and industry.  Recently the team has been attending ...

Careers for Net Zero is a movement to expand Australia’s clean economy workforce. This is a new initiative and at ...

With the development and creation of the new Jobs Skills Councils (JSCs) The Federal Government has recently released the details ...

On the 29th of June, Mick Cullen represented Future Energy Skills at the SEC Energy Jobs and Skills Forum in ...

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research is an independent government funded agency that conducts regular research into vocational education ...

Future Energy Skills team recently took time out to reflect on our professional and personal practices. A full day was ...

Engaging in the clean economy requires skilled workers into the future. It is estimated that around 10,000 additional jobs per ...

If you or your team work in the renewable space, NECA now offers FREE technical training and mentoring to solar ...

As part of a project that FES is managing to support the electrical inspector workforce, funding is available to train ...

The 2023/24 Victorian State Budget saw the allocation of funds for the re-emergence of the government owned State Electricity Commission ...

Community Batteries, also known as neighbourhood batteries, are a shared energy storage solution that are emerging throughout Australia as individuals ...

It is an exciting time for electric vehicle manufacturing, so let’s take a look at the various types of electric ...

At the Jobs and Skills Summit held in September 2022, it was identified that VET qualifications and micro credentials (Skill ...

The skill needs of the Australian economy are ever changing, and keeping up to date with ways in which skills ...

Hydrogen is already in use in the petroleum and fertiliser industries so, what is all the buzz about hydrogen? The ...

At Future Energy Skills, we know that exposure to focused tuition, practice (and more practice!) in comfortable simulated environments, and ...

CPD is here and the FES Project Management Office (PMO) is proud to be involved in this project. A big ...

In exciting news, Solar Victoria has announced FES as the successful provider for the Licensed Electrical Inspectors (LEI) Resource Development ...

October 2020 marked 100 years of Electrical Licensing Examinations. The first electrical licenses were issued in April 1920 and were ...

Future Energy Skills and Ellis Jones Consulting won the Marketing and Communications Award for the Know your Battery campaign.  The ...

Future Energy Skills is proud to announce that our three pilot units from the Course in New Energy Technology Systems ...

To create a consistent level of knowledge and skills in the industry for all workers, the new training unit VU22744 Work safely ...

The Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, and Minister for Solar Homes, The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio announced a $9 ...

Australia’s boom in solar batteries is about to get safer, with new training set to provide the technical skills required ...

On Monday the 27th of November, the Minister for Training and Skills, the Hon Gayle Tierney MP, launched the much-anticipated ...

Future Energy Skills is contracted as an agent of the Office of the Victorian Skills Commissioner (OVSC) to deliver on ...