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# 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)

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| [Employment is about more than just a job](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/employment-is-about-more-than-just-a-job) | 25-10-2017 |
| [What skills do we need as technology changes the future of work?](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/what-skills-do-we-need-as-technology-changes-the-future-of-work) | 12-10-2017 |
| [Apprenticeships are crucial for economic growth](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/apprenticeships-are-crucial-for-economic-growth) | 20-09-2017 |
| [The looming skill shortage is a challenge for us all](https://www.verto.org.au/blog/the-looming-skill-shortage-is-a-challenge-for-us-all) | 23-08-2017 |

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