States announce fee-free TAFE for sign & graphics apprentices

Certificate III in Sign & Graphics (CPC30216) TAFE training for apprentices in Queensland, SA, and NSW will be fee-free from 2025.

17 December, 2024

VMA’s Charles Watson provides a sneak peek into 2024

Watson believes that as we move into what will be an exciting 2024, our industry will remain resilient, adaptable, and creative in the face of possible challenge.

20 November, 2023

LIA Victoria presents Holmesglen Apprenticeship Award

Tan Pham, from Andrew Kohn Pty Ltd, was named the most outstanding Third Year Apprentice in Printing Trades at the recent awards

10 May, 2022

Centrum Printing hosts local high school students

Centrum Printing CEO Sandra Duarte aims to educate high schoolers about the opportunities that exist in print manufacturing with a number of site visits planned in the coming months

10 March, 2021

Heidelberg training underway despite COVID-19

99 young men and women have embarked on their training or dual study courses at one of the company’s four sites in Germany

3 September, 2020

Apprentices supported in Aust’s COVID-19 relief

More than $100 million has been paid out to keep Aussie apprentices and trainees on the job

12 May, 2020

Apprentice subsidy will struggle for take up in Aust printing industry

The reality of the COVID-19 stimulus package is few printers will be able to tap into this support

12 March, 2020

AMWU to fight for Graphic Arts Award increase

Fast food employees entitled to higher starting rate than printers

28 May, 2019

Coalition win secures NSW apprenticeships

Recent NSW State Election featured a schism between the major parties, with Labor not committing to funding print apprenticeships

24 May, 2019

Printing left off national skills shortage list

PIAA concerned about why printing was left off a federal government list of jobs in a skills shortage

7 May, 2019