August 3, 2020
BMS Group signs up as AMTIL’s latest Corporate Partner AMTIL has announced the appointment of BMS Group as the latest addition to its Corporate Partner program. BMS is an agile, lateral thinking insurance broker that specialises in crafting bespoke solutions to protect the growth and reputation of its customers’ businesses. The BMS team has spent decades nurturing clients through the ups and downs of business. We’re all used to receiving those insurance renewals at the same time year on year, but we rarely consider whether those policies are properly protecting the unique commercial risks facing our businesses. Circumstances can change quickly: your business structure; revenue and staffing; securing or divesting assets, or even a pandemic like COVID-19. Moreover, changes in your business often require alterations to your policies to ensure you are correctly covered. Most importantly, you don’t have to wait for your insurance renewal to review your policies. Renewals may be annual, but reviewing and potentially updating your policies should be an ongoing process. BMS knows manufacturing and its staff take the time to understand your business circumstances, before structuring a bespoke insurance solution tailored to each unique risk profile. That means that BMS becomes a…
August 3, 2020
AMTIL MEMBERS NOW RECEIVE A 5% DISCOUNT RMIT University launches new online CNC short courses Workers across Australia will have the opportunity to learn how to operate programmable CNC machines and lathes. The two online short courses cater for beginners and advanced operators. The Centre for Digital Enterprise (C4DE), a partnership between RMIT University, Wodonga TAFE, Sunraysia Institute, have collaborated with Okuma Australia to offer workers throughout Australia the opportunity to learn how to operate and program the latest Computer Numerical Control machines used in advanced manufacturing. By offering the courses fully online, it not only means that learners from anywhere in Australia can benefit from this new program, but it highlights RMIT’s readiness to innovate and quickly pivot to digital models of learning. Both courses are in line with the current trends toward industry-tailored, short, bite sized segments of learning to upskill and reskill workforces rather than undertaking full qualifications. These courses are aimed at addressing the potential impacts that new smart skills and Industry 4.0 are having on the Australian workforce. Centre for Digital Enterprise Senior Manager, Stephen Joyce said that digital skills in advanced manufacturing will be vital in driving job creation in the…
July 6, 2020
VICTORIAN BUSINESS GROWTH FUND The $250 million Victorian Business Growth Fund (VBGF) is now open to support long‑term growth opportunities for businesses and boost employment and economic development across the State. Established by the Victorian Government and First State Super, the Fund will operate for 10 years and will help to address barriers faced by successful small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are ready to grow their business but can’t access the funds or find the right partner they need to take the next step. Providing support to businesses with strong long-term growth prospects that are having difficulty accessing capital is even more critical as a measure to help drive economic recovery and growth in the wake of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The Fund will back permanent, high-skilled jobs in priority areas of the economy; jobs that improve workforce diversity, jobs for people that have been unemployed or have a harder time gaining employment and jobs for people trying to reskill and for apprentices. Roc Partners has been engaged to manage the VBGF. The VBGF will be operated out of a new Victorian office, ensuring local knowledge is leveraged to support the success of the…
July 6, 2020
RMIT University launches new online CNC short courses Workers across Australia will have the opportunity to learn how to operate programmable CNC machines and lathes. The two online short courses cater for beginners and advanced operators. The Centre for Digital Enterprise (C4DE), a partnership between RMIT University, Wodonga TAFE, Sunraysia Institute, have collaborated with Okuma Australia to offer workers throughout Australia the opportunity to learn how to operate and program the latest Computer Numerical Control machines used in advanced manufacturing. By offering the courses fully online, it not only means that learners from anywhere in Australia can benefit from this new program, but it highlights RMIT’s readiness to innovate and quickly pivot to digital models of learning. Both courses are in line with the current trends toward industry-tailored, short, bite sized segments of learning to upskill and reskill workforces rather than undertaking full qualifications. These courses are aimed at addressing the potential impacts that new smart skills and Industry 4.0 are having on the Australian workforce. Centre for Digital Enterprise Senior Manager, Stephen Joyce said that digital skills in advanced manufacturing will be vital in driving job creation in the post-COVID economy. “We designed these courses to…
June 2, 2020
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