Australian Education Union

The organisation that represents Australian public school, early childhood and TAFE teachers, education leaders and education support staff industrially and professionally.

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TAFE TEACHER

Women tradies building new careers

Over the next three years demand for construction workers is projected to reach unprecedented levels thanks to all the funding promises for new public infrastructure projects.Yet most of the newly created jobs will go to men as women still only make up 2 per cent of the trade workforce.

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THE EDUCATOR

Nurturing our First Nations workforce

Genuine school, community and policy support structures are vital to attracting more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators to the profession.

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THE EDUCATOR

Lessons for the future

As the voices of concern over the effects of climate change grow louder, there are calls for more comprehensive and considered climate change education in schools.