# A Knowledge Hub: VERTO's Blog - VERTO Source: https://www.verto.org.au/blog?start=120 Captured: 2026-10-28T21:36:23.232351+00:00 HTTP status: 200 Extraction: server-rendered main element, otherwise article/body. Dynamic-only results may not be included. --- # Blog * ![Why Opportunity Matters for Mental Health](https://www.verto.org.au/images/BLOG_Mental_Health_2026_440x330.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/BLOG_Mental_Health_2026_440x330.jpg?width=&%3Bheight=) ### [Why Opportunity Matters for Mental Health](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/why-opportunity-matters-for-mental-health) October is Mental Health Month, and it is a good time to talk about wellbeing. But in my view, we need to be careful not to treat mental health as something that sits apart from the rest of life. [Read more](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/why-opportunity-matters-for-mental-health) * ![Looking after the people who spend their days helping others](https://www.verto.org.au/images/BLOG_R_U_OK_DAY_440x330.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/BLOG_R_U_OK_DAY_440x330.jpg?width=&%3Bheight=) ### [Looking after the people who spend their days helping others](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/looking-after-the-people-who-spend-their-days-helping-others) R U OK? Day is an important reminder to check in with the people around us. But I think the bigger challenge is making sure we notice people, talk with them and make time to listen on all the other days of the year too. [Read more](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/looking-after-the-people-who-spend-their-days-helping-others) * ![Adult Learners' Week: Seeing the Impact of Learning Firsthand](https://www.verto.org.au/images/BLOG_Broadmeadow_Open_Day_440x330.png#joomlaImage://local-images/BLOG_Broadmeadow_Open_Day_440x330.png?width=&%3Bheight=) ### [Adult Learners' Week: Seeing the Impact of Learning Firsthand](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/adult-learners-week-seeing-the-impact-of-learning-firsthand) One of the best parts of my role is seeing firsthand the impact our programs have on people's lives. [Read more](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/adult-learners-week-seeing-the-impact-of-learning-firsthand) * ![National Skills Week: Apprenticeships need to be seen as serious career pathways](https://www.verto.org.au/images/BLOG_National_Skills_Week_2026_440x330.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/BLOG_National_Skills_Week_2026_440x330.jpg?width=&%3Bheight=) ### [National Skills Week: Apprenticeships need to be seen as serious career pathways](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/national-skills-week-apprenticeships-need-to-be-seen-as-serious-career-pathways) National Skills Week is a good time to talk about skills shortages, but we need to be careful not to treat this as a numbers problem alone. Australia does need more skilled workers. There is no doubt about that. [Read more](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/national-skills-week-apprenticeships-need-to-be-seen-as-serious-career-pathways) * ![Australia needs more than one pathway into meaningful work](https://www.verto.org.au/images/GNS_Blog_Australia_needs_more_than_one_pathway_into_meaningful_work_440x330.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/GNS_Blog_Australia_needs_more_than_one_pathway_into_meaningful_work_440x330.jpg?width=440&%3Bheight=330) ### [Australia needs more than one pathway into meaningful work](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/australia-needs-more-than-one-pathway-into-meaningful-work) Around this time of year, many young people start making decisions that can feel bigger than they are ready for. [Read more](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/australia-needs-more-than-one-pathway-into-meaningful-work) * ![Reconciliation, culture, and what regional employers can measure](https://www.verto.org.au/images/GNS_Blog_National_Reconciliation_Week_440x330_compressed.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/GNS_Blog_National_Reconciliation_Week_440x330_compressed.jpg?width=440&%3Bheight=330) ### [Reconciliation, culture, and what regional employers can measure](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/reconciliation-culture-and-what-regional-employers-can-measure) National Reconciliation Week 27 May – 3 June is an important week for all Australians. And given that around six in ten Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live outside major cities, it’s a timely reminder, particularly for regional employers, that workplaces can play a meaningful role in reconciliation through the way we lead, hire, support people and build respectful cultures. [Read more](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/reconciliation-culture-and-what-regional-employers-can-measure) Title Filter Search Clear Display # 5 10 15 20 25 30 50 100 200 500 All Articles | [Title](https://www.verto.org.au/blog?start=120 "Select to sort by this column") | [Created Date](https://www.verto.org.au/blog?start=120 "Select to sort by this column") | | --- | --- | | [Why employment is important for Indigenous Australians](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/why-employment-is-important-for-indigenous-australians) | 11-12-2019 | | [School Leavers: Don’t discount apprenticeships](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/school-leavers-don-t-discount-apprenticeships) | 09-12-2019 | | [Support is improving: How we can continue to improve disability employment outcomes – and why we should](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/support-is-improving-how-we-can-continue-to-improve-disability-employment-outcomes-and-why-we-should) | 25-11-2019 | | [Changing work: VET is vital in filling the gap](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/changing-work-vet-is-vital-in-filling-the-gap) | 12-11-2019 | | [Back to basics: Are we failing our youth on education?](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/back-to-basics-are-we-failing-our-youth-on-education) | 23-10-2019 | | [Why you should consider a career in agrifoods](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/why-you-should-consider-a-career-in-agrifoods) | 14-10-2019 | | [Thinking about a career? Here are three reasons why you should look at an apprenticeship](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/thinking-about-a-career-here-are-three-reasons-why-you-should-look-at-an-apprenticeship) | 02-10-2019 | | [How to find the right apprenticeship](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/how-to-find-the-right-apprenticeship) | 25-09-2019 | | [Why disability employment works for everyone](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/why-disability-employment-works-for-everyone) | 13-09-2019 | | [Underemployment: Is it a real problem?](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/underemployment-is-it-a-real-problem) | 02-09-2019 | Page 13 of 18