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So you have the keys to the house – what now?
Here are some things to consider during the first weeks in your new home.
State Council report - 10 March 2018
The first Council since the State Election in 2017 saw the QTU welcome the new Minister for Education and Industrial Relations, Grace Grace.
State Council report - 4 November 2017
Key issues discussed at November State Council included Workload and Wellbeing Awareness month (WWAM), the proposed 2018 branch restructure and the QTU state election campaign.
TAFE EB11: your questions answered
2023 will see TAFE EB11 negotiations get under way, with aim of replacing the current TAFE Queensland Educators Certified Agreement, which has a nominal expiry date of 30 June.
TAFE key issues and growth
The QTU is focusing on a number of key TAFE issues in the coming months.
TAFE members secure relief from workload
TAFE members secure relief from workload
TAFE views
TAFE Executive highlights the big issues
TAFE views
TAFE Executive highlights the big issues
TAFE: Annual progression changes secured
Continued QTU advocacy for gender employment equity means that all TAFE educators will annually progress to the next step of the salary schedule, regardless of their employment fraction.
TAFE: Certificate IV in TAE upgrade
Back in April 2016, an update to the training and assessment (TAE) training package included two additional core units for the Cert IV in Training in Assessment: “Design and develop assessment tools” and “Address adult language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills”.
TAFE: CQU certified agreement
On 9 March, the QTU received notification that the Central Queensland University Enterprise Agreement 2017 had been approved by the Fair Work Commission.
TAFE: the effect of public holidays on overtime thresholds
With the movement of the 2020 Brisbane Exhibition holiday from a Wednesday to a Friday, it is timely to remind members of the impact on overtime thresholds of the colloquially known “four-fifths rule”.
Teaching principal strategy
The QTU is to investigate the unique issues facing teaching principals and find ways of reducing the burden they carry.
The future of public TAFE institutions
The Australian Education Union, in conjunction with the John Cain Foundation, has held a conference to initiate discussion and debate around the future of TAFE and the importance of developing new public policy in the sector.
Time to implement the TAFE agreement
On Friday 31 January, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission certified the TAFE 2019 enterprise agreement. Much of it will require a concerted effort by members, Workplace Reps and Union Officers to not only roll out but also enforce.
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