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The rise and rise of Vocational Education Training in 2015

The Federal Government recently made the admission that money is being wasted on courses undertaken by about three million workers each year, leaving Australian employers without the skilled employees they need. The role of government in filling skill shortages has always been a delicate balancing act between servicing the needs of industry, providing much needed employment pathways for workers and ensuring that the education institutions themselves remain relevant and economically viable

Whether or not today’s businesses recognise it, flexible work is now the number one tool for reducing office and workforce costs, and for doing ‘more with less’

Guest post by Acting Chief Executive Officer AIM Membership - Tony Gleeson

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

It’s an age-old adage but one that resonates with all walks of life and considerably more so in the face of monumental and ongoing change.

Human beings are typically predictable beasts. We like routine and we respond to reward. That’s why babies are fed on an hour cycle and children are patted on the back and applauded when they achieve and follow instructions.

Although we are passionate advocates for women in leadership roles here at AIM we still realise there is no silver bullet for resolving the issues.

AIM has a proud history of Thought Leadership and Advocacy that supports our Members careers and is at the forefront of leadership and management issues.

We all remember the excitement of turning in that last assignment, walking out of the exam room with half an hour to spare.

While it may be increasingly difficult for organisations to achieve competitive advantage through cost, service and quality.

Even before the Internet, social networking existed. In a nutshell, social networking is when a person uses already existing contacts to meet new people.

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The power of believing that you can improve (via @TEDTalks)

The creativity success manifesto (via @mgissues)

To get a job, keep a job and advance through the ranks, we learn, train and hone particular skills required for a role. But there are skills absolutely crucial to getting ahead at which are not covered in lectures or learned on the job.

An accountant must be able to crunch the numbers and have certification to prove their training. However, it will be the accountant who interacts most positively with colleagues that receives a promotion not the accountant who got offside with his colleagues. And there is a very good reason for this.