According to the media release, the highly successful Jobs and Skills Expos delivered by the Australian Government will provide local job seekers with hundreds of jobs and training opportunities.

The Expo will bring together employers, employment services providers and training organisations with job seekers on one day – creating a one-stop-shop for jobs and training in Hobart.

“Job seekers will experience a ‘jobs and skills marketplace’ connecting them with employers, private recruitment agencies, Jobs Services Australia providers and registered training organisations and hundreds of employment and training opportunities.”, said Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Bill Shorten.

“More than 800 job seekers have been connected with job and training opportunities at the Expos held in Launceston, Burnie and Devonport in recent times, now we’re bringing an Expo to Hobart.”, Minister Shorten added.

The Expo will be held at the Derwent Entertainment Centre, Brooker Highway, Glenorchy, from 10am to 3pm on Friday, 1 March 2013.

For further information about the Australian Government Jobs and Skills Expo or for those interested in exhibiting or advertising a job vacancy or training course at the expos should call 13 11 58 or visit the website.

TEDx Youth@Huntingfied will feature a range of prominent Tasmanian speakers including thinkers, performers, entrepreneurs and creative people as part of TED’s ‘ideas worth sharing’ moto.

It is a chance to meet  Tasmanian leaders in their field  with ideas worth spreading on the theme ‘transforming Tasmania into a powerhouse of creativity by 2020′.   Speaker will include: Brian Ritchie, curator of MONA FOMA, Bill Aronson, founder of Social Enterprise Tasmania, Don Bate, principle trombone Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and Andrew Holman, editor of The Mercury.

TEDx Youth@Huntingfied is on the Sunday, December 9^th, 10.30- 4pm at Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield.

Click here for tickets.

We just found out from Innovation Bay that the applications for the 2013 Advance Innovation Program will be closing at 5pm next Monday, 10 December 2012. So keep reading if you don’t want to miss out!

For the  25 start-ups  selected, the program includes:

• 3 x workshops in Australia where participants will develop their pitch and receive critical feedback on their business model from experienced Australian entrepreneurs and investors
• 8 x 1 hour mentor sessions via Skype from a successful Australian based in Silicon Valley
• 5 x days in the US, beginning in Los Angeles with a full day of talks and panels. Attendees will get the inside scoop on local companies, people, incubators, investment, hot issues and learn the role of key players such as Mucker Labs, Science, Launchpad LA, Cross Campus and Amplify
• Participants will then head to Silicon Valley for three days, to spend time with mentors, practice pitching, showcase their company, have countless opportunities to network, attend the Lounge Chair Series and experience Silicon Valley in a way that is totally unique, leaving them inspired to build a successful global start-up

Sounds great? That’s because it is! Now proceed to the Application Form!

This is a great opportunity so also please don’t forget to share  this information with any budding entrepreneurs that may be interested too!

Just in case, here’s more information about the Advance.org Innovation Program for 2013. Good luck!

About the Author: Byron Teu is one of the co-founders of Startup Tasmania. He is a serial entrepreneur and is addicted to building Startups. Byron is on Twitter! You can follow him via @byronteu