News and articles
News of major activities and announcements from across the department, plus articles featuring the people, projects and programs driving economic growth and prosperity across Victoria.
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Celebrating Victoria’s manufacturing champions
Victoria’s world class manufacturing industry were honoured at the 22nd Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards last night.

Supporting the local manufacture of life-saving rapid diagnostic tests
ZiP Diagnostics are increasing local production of their life-saving rapid diagnostic tests for infectious diseases including COVID-19 and malaria.

Australian Medtech Manufacturers Alliance
The newly launched Australian Medtech Manufacturers Alliance will support the growth of medtech manufacturing in Victoria.

EV33 continues to chart a path forward for Victoria’s thriving tourism industry
The Experience Victoria 2033 (EV33) roadmap is helping the state’s tourism industry continue its remarkable growth.

New education symposium for digital games
Melbourne International Games Week will be bigger and better this year, with a free education symposium that will highlight career opportunities in the industry.

Finalists Announced for Learn Local Awards 2024
Students, teachers and Learn Local providers will be recognised for their inspirational efforts in adult and community education in Victoria at this year’s Learn Local Awards.

Victoria's Skillaroos fly the green and gold in France
Victoria’s top apprentices, trainees and vocational students recently represented Australia on the world stage and put their skills to the test at the 47th WorldSkills Competition.

Things to do across Victoria these school holidays
From historic experiences to exciting stargazing adventures, there are plenty of ways to have fun these school holidays across Victoria.

More Victorians enrolling in Free TAFE and subsidised training
The report released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research shows Victoria’s enrolments in state-subsidised courses were 10.4% higher in the first quarter of 2024 than at the same time last year.

New Beginnings: Jack's Story of Resilience in Melbourne
Moving to a new city can be daunting, but for Jack Zhou, a native of China, Melbourne became a place of new beginnings and unexpected opportunities.

Free TAFE is changing lives
There are some people you meet who have a talent for making everyone they talk to feel at ease with their infectious warmth and positivity. Diana Pasos is one of them.

More support for Victoria’s Tiny Towns
Round 2 of the $20 million Tiny Towns Fund is now open. Grants between $5,000 and $50,000 will support projects that will benefit locals and attract visitors to Victorian towns of less than 5,000 people.