Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

Does your sporting organisation need help with attracting and retaining volunteers and staff, and reducing volunteer workload in your sport? Apply now for the Sustainable Volunteer Workforce Program. Grants of up to $450,000 over 3 years can help deliver initiatives and partnerships in regional Victoria to support volunteer engagement and retention, and increase participation opportunities for Victorians on and off the field. For more information, including eligibility, visit: https://lnkd.in/gemNqdtC Vicsport Regional Sport Victoria #RegionalVictoria

Cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) company JigSpace is establishing its new global headquarters in Melbourne, thanks to Victorian Government support. As Canva transformed 2D design, JigSpace is simplifying 3D rendering technology, allowing users to create interactive presentations and making it an accessible tool for a wide range of businesses. With the global spatial computing market projected to grow to US$519 billion by 2032, this investment by Breakthrough Victoria will drive JigSpace’s growth and support the creation of up to 60 new high-skilled jobs by 2030. For more information visit: https://bit.ly/4cOg80W

Victorian startup Navi Medical Technologies has developed a medical device to help guide clinicians when inserting catheters into newborn babies to administer life-saving therapies. Currently, almost half of these life-saving procedures result in catheters being misplaced, which if left undetected, can lead to life threatening complications. Watch the video below to learn more about how Breakthrough Victoria’s investment is helping Navi to further develop their product and prepare for regulatory approval in future export markets. Video transcript: https://lnkd.in/gTF-QP7S

Congratulations to the 26 projects across regional Victoria set to share in funding from the Victorian Government’s Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund. One of the successful projects is the Ballarat Aquatic & Lifestyle Centre upgrade. Among other upgrades, the centre is adding 3 accessible and sensory friendly change rooms and expanding all-abilities participation opportunities.   The fund encourages councils, clubs and communities to work together to design the facilities that matter to regional Victorians. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gt2zDWPm Ballarat City Council #RegionalCommunitySports #Regional #CommunitySports

We are proud to have earned accreditation as a Disability Confident Recruiter from the Australian Disability Network! Working with our staff-led Enablers Network, we have embedded disability inclusion into our recruitment and selection processes, to further develop a department that reflects the diversity of the community it serves. Since January 2021, we’ve advertised more than 130 prioritised positions for people with disabilities, including 87 prioritised positions in 2022-23. Curious to learn more? Read our journey toward disability confident recruitment: https://lnkd.in/gvYwHJiG #DisabilityInclusion #InclusiveWorkplaces #DisabilityConfidentRecruiter Victorian Public Sector Commission Image shows our Enablers Network Co-Chair Kate Begley (left) and our Diversity and Inclusion Principal Advisor Katrina Carlton (right) proudly displaying our ‘I champion people with disability’ lanyards.

World Youth Skills Day celebrates the importance of giving young people the skills they need for the jobs they want. Alexia Smith wasn’t sure what skills she needed, or even what job she wanted. The answer came to her through her daily coffee. Her favourite barista’s partner ran a hairdressing salon and was looking for an apprentice. ‘He asked whether I might want to give it a go,’ she said, and she hasn’t looked back since. Alexia has completed her hairdressing apprenticeship. ‘Life is all about trial and error, you’re meant to try different things,’ she says. ‘And if you’re called to do something you just need to do it.’ Read more about Alexia's apprenticeship journey: https://lnkd.in/geHHvd56 #WorldYouthSkillsDay #UnitedNations #Skills #Training #Apprentices #FreeTAFE

Looking to engage with First Nations businesses? Business Victoria has three avenues to explore – First Nations business directories, economic growth organisations and traditional owner corporations. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3LhdswG #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC2024 #BusinessVictoria

We celebrate the enduring strength of First Nations culture in #NAIDOCWeek. And we strengthen our commitment to self-determination. To support First Nations Victorians on their skills and training journeys, we’re waiving the cost of their tuition fees for vocational training. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders in Victoria can do any government-subsidised vocational qualification at any Skills First training provider free from tuition fees. To search for a Skills First training provider that’s right for you and to talk to them about a fee waiver, visit https://lnkd.in/gxqJJRv #NAIDOC2024

Victorian researchers are fast-tracking the development of new medical technology and life-saving virus treatments, thanks to Victorian Government support. 🧪💊 🔬 Monash University’s expanded Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre - MMIC in Clayton is one of 10 research projects to share in $5 million in funding through the latest round of the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics Foundation Grants. The grants will support researchers worldwide to uncover new technologies and fast-track the development of treatments for viruses and infectious diseases that could cause future pandemics. Read more about the grants at https://lnkd.in/gUU9aEhe #MedicalTechnology #Medtech #MedicalResearch Image supplied by Cumming Global Centre

There’s a new grants program that’s set to take regional sport participation to the next level. The Strengthening Regional Community Sport provides grants of up to $300,000 to eligible sport organisations to implement local initiatives tailored to the needs of local sporting communities, creating opportunities for more regional Victorians to play/get involved in sport. For more information, including eligibility, visit the Sport and Recreation Victoria website: https://bit.ly/3S1ejFh