| | | | ITCRA Newsletter | FEBRUARY 2010 ITCRA NEWS OUT NOW!
Click Feb 2010 ITCRA News to view the current issue of ITCRA's E-Newsletter If you would like to register to receive the ITCRA e-Newsletter or have any articles you would like to contribute please send your details to Lauren Jensen lauren@itcra.com with Newsletter in the subject line. | | Latest News | MEDIA RELEASE - ITCRA APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT24th FEBRUARY 2010 The 96th ITCRA Board meeting was held in Melbourne on Tuesday 23rd February 2010, where it was unanimously voted to appoint Russell MacDonald, Managing Director of RMA to take the position as ITCRA President. Russell MacDonald has over thirty years of experience in the IT industry including, management, sales and recruitment roles. He established RMA in 1991 and has been a member of the ITCRA Board since 2004, where he has strongly represented the interests of small to medium size ITCRA members. David Stewart recently stepped down from the position of ITCRA president after his departure from Candle ICT. ITCRA would like to acknowledge the contributions and support that David Stewart made during his time on the ITCRA Board, David was instrumental in driving the recent IT2 ( www.it2.com) tender, redevelopment of the ITCRA website and business development activities. For more information please contact Danika Bakalich, CEO ITCRA on 03 8622 4700
Reinvent Your Career Expos are an Australia’s first. Finally, your organisation can connect with ‘Real Age’ career people who are seeking career transition advice, skills matching information, culture mapping with organisations, education options and training and employment opportunities. The expo visitors have a heightened state of mind towards career transitioning, upskilling or reentering the workforce...
ITCRA Media Release - "IT Recruitment Association Welcomes New Contractor Model"
A new ICT procurement model announced by the Queensland government today has set a standard that could improve cost efficiencies for all governments while protecting the future of IT contractors nationally. Read the full ITCRA media release here. To read the Queensland Government Media Release please see here.
Corporate Immigration Update
General Skilled Migration Program (GSM) Reforms Announced 08 February 2010 Download Immigration Update 02 February 2010 for full details. This infomation is kindly provided by our Afiiliate member Lipman James, please contact Alan Chanesman or Rayleen Wright for further assistance on 03) 9592 1172.
ITCRA eLearing Offer - 2 Free Courses!
Again we offer our members two very special offers from Learning Seat. No one can ignore the Fair Work Act that was fully implemented on January 1 2010. Complete the online unit, Introduction to theFair Work Act 2009, for free. Download Introduction to the Fair Work Act free offer for enrolment form and details. The recruitment consultant today is busier than ever, with some tasks seeming insurmountable. During February take up the offer of a free online course, How to Manage Priorities to equip yourself with valuable tools that can help you take control of your work schedule, and better prioritise your work tasks. Download How to manage priorities_Feb 2010_free offer for enrolment form and details. These offers are open to all members for a limited time. Contact Lucy at ITCRA (lucy@itcra.com or +61 3 8622 4700) for more information or to enrol.
Recruitment Academy bound for new horizons
Unique recruitment induction, training and careers business, Recruitment Academy, is set for expansion with Michael Dimopoulos, Founder and Managing Director appointing veteran recruiter, turned niche career and professional development specialist, Paul Slezak on board as Director. “I’ve been looking for the right partner for a while now and Paul’s skills in recruitment training, management, operations and having actually run recruitment businesses in two countries, are the perfect complement to mine”, says Dimopoulos.” “It’s time to expand the business both here in Australia as well as internationally”, continues Dimopoulos. “With Paul on board as Director and our new website ( www.recruitmentacademy.com.au) unveiled, we plan to open doors in Asia, India and the UK after that.” “We also see a huge opportunity in extending our services from recruitment consultancies to the corporate sector”, explains Slezak. “By offering dedicated instruction to hiring managers of significant service teams, we can help ensure their recruitment processes are more efficient and effective.” “As a former recruitment manager, I see huge value in Recruitment Academy and Michael’s vision for the future”, comments Slezak, who launched his own consultancy, 2 dots, earlier this year. “Our goals are completely in synch and together we can realise its full potential.”
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CORPORATE IMMIGRATION e-BULLETIN - NOTICE OF 457 LEGISLATION CHANGE - ICT OCCUPATIONSNotice of Legislation Change
Amendments to Preserve the Base Rate of Pay for 457 Visa Holders who Perform and ICT Activity From 01 January, 2010 the Migration Regulations have been amended to preserve the base rate of pay (at the existing Minimum Salary Level) for people who were granted a Subclass 457 visa on the basis of a nomination approved prior to 14 September, 2009 to perform an Information Communication Technology (ICT) activity in an designated ICT ASCO occupation. ICT ASCO Occupation:- means an ICT occupation classified by the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Information and Communication Technology Activity: means any of the following occupations mentioned in ASCO Details of Amendments This information is provided by Lipman James - Ph: +61 (3) 9592 1172
ITCRA AND CAREERONE.COM.AU ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIPCareerOne.com.au to be official IT2 jobs supplier ITCRA announced CareerOne.com.au as its new jobs supplier for it2.com.au, the IT recruitment industry’s career portal. The it2.com.au website will see CareerOne.com.au manage the site using Turbo Recruit’s technology. Click here to read full article
ITCRA LAUNCHES NEW SKILLSMATCH SITE  SkillsMatch partners watch out for the new SkillsMatch reporting site being launched this week.
Now you can enter data and view and generate reports all in the same place. Training
Melbourne-based partners are invited to a training session on Friday October 23 at 9.30am-12.00pm. Here you will be introduced to the capabilities of the new system. Details to follow via email. Details of a Sydney training session will follow soon. Those of you in the other cities will receive advice and instructions from Carmel via email. At these sessions we also want to investigate with you ways we can help you use the SkillsMatch data to enhance your business. These sessions will be suitable to those who enter the data and for those who have more of a decision-making role in the company. ITCRA members who do not enter SkillsMatch data are welcome to attend these sessions to learn more about it. We would love to hear from you if you are interested in becoming a SkillsMatch partner and when the new site is live you will be given access to parts of it to view some current reports. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Carmel Barker on 03 8622 4773.
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| ITCRA ALERTS1. ITCRA has been alerted to a fake contractor scam that has targeted ITCRA members and other IT Recruitment companies primarily based in Melbourne and Adelaide. Read more... 2. It has been brought to ITCRA's attention that non- ITCRA member agenies are submitting non-existent and illegal resume's to ITCRA members, posing as legitimate candidates applying for contract roles. Read more... ___________________________ 
Partners - Enter data here.
To find out more about SkillsMatch
Contact - Carmel Barker on 61 3 8622 4773
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