Government encourages young entrepreneurs

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The Department of Employment’s ‘Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Initiative‘ is designed to support Australians, particularly young people, who want to start their own business. Four key measures make up the Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Initiative, which is part of the broader Youth Employment Package announced in the 2016-2017 Budget. The four key measures include: Entrepreneurship […]

From real-world to real qualifications

Convert real-world experience and skills into real qualifications Retail is an industry where a lot of talented people have experience and knowledge, but they have no formal qualification. In fact, less than one third of the retail workforce holds a Certificate III or higher – the lowest average level of qualifications of any industry in […]