Former Footscray mayor Fred Madden has received a Life Membership of the National Apprentice Employment Network, in recognition of more than 40 years being involved in helping young people find apprenticeship opportunities.

If you don’t know the career path you want to pursue when you leave school, NextGen Jobs has some tips on how to find your calling. Read more.

NextGen Jobs wanted to highlight the story of Liam Dunstan, a 23-year-old Gunditjmara man, who, after deciding to shift his career path, is now completing a traineeship and is working in the job of his dreams.

NextGen Jobs wants to applaud BMW #NextTech automotive apprentice, Massimo Zurzolo, on winning the ‘Disability Achievement Award’ at the 2021 Victorian Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN) awards night.

With the automotive industry evolving at a rapid rate, BMW Group Australia, NextGen Jobs and Kangan Institute’s Automotive Centre of Excellence partnered to develop the industry leading and modern accelerated three-year apprenticeship program, BMW #NextTech.

Labour market information and research is an important part of the careers planning and decision-making puzzle that often gets overlooked.

Unsure of what she wanted to do but keen to enter the workforce, she picked up a factory job in Tullamarine. But it didn’t take her long to realise it wasn’t for her.

BMW has provided me the opportunity to expand my skills and confidence in a variety of roles including an apprenticeship and a traineeship to kick-start my career in the automotive industry.

In 2018, Claire McAlinden completed her business traineeship through NextGen Jobs (NGJ), working at our valued employer partner, VicSuper. This experience has seen her develop skills that have taken her from strength to strength, in which she is now working in a role that the organisation didn’t have previously and created just for her!

The agriculture and horticulture industries in Australia rely heavily on overseas workers to meet peak seasonal demand. According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, over one-third of peak seasonal jobs on vegetable, fruit and nut farms were filled by overseas workers.

The community services sector is an integral part of our economy, and is an industry that has experienced rapid growth, and will continue to do so.

Almost overnight the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rapid and large scale shift across many industries towards working remotely.

Can you imagine a world where everyone was the same, and had the same ideas? Workplace diversity is key to a great company culture and a business that outperforms its peers. Having people with a variety of ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and knowledge in your team, will bring variety and diversity of ideas to the table.

Cyber security is an in demand and huge growth area of employment across Australia. It was just one month ago when the Federal Government announced an historic $1.35bn plan to invest in various cyber security initiatives and strategies.

Young Melbournians placed in traineeships by NGJ since the COVID-19 shutdowns started (and returned in August), are thriving in their roles, even though they have never physically met their team or been to the workplace.

We all have different passions, talents, ambitions – so why are we all asked to follow the same educational path?

Read our most recent success stories featuring Caleb, Chloe, Kai, and Anarra.

Western Business School business trainee surprised by the progression a trainee can make in a company.