{"id":11412,"date":"2021-05-14T03:54:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T03:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=11412"},"modified":"2021-05-14T03:54:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T03:54:19","slug":"labors-new-energy-apprenticeships-to-support-tradies-in-the-jobs-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/05\/14\/labors-new-energy-apprenticeships-to-support-tradies-in-the-jobs-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor\u2019s New Energy Apprenticeships to Support Tradies in the Jobs of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world\u2019s climate emergency should be Australia\u2019s jobs opportunity.
\nBut after eight long years of energy policy chaos under the Liberals \u2013 it\u2019s an opportunity missed.
\nAn Albanese Labor Government will invest $100 million to support 10,000 New Energy Apprenticeships.
\nIt will encourage apprentices to train in the new energy jobs of the future.
\nExamples of eligible industries include rooftop solar installation and maintenance, large-scale renewable projects including emerging green hydrogen, energy efficiency upgrades to homes and businesses, renewable manufacturing, and relevant agricultural activities.
\nAustralia has some of the world\u2019s best natural assets – solar, wind and minerals that could power the globe\u2019s new energy economy.
\nAnd some of the smartest, hardest-working people on earth.
\nYet three in four solar companies say they have difficulty recruiting electricians because they can\u2019t find workers with specific experience in renewables.
\nInstead of securing new energy jobs for Australians, the Liberals have wasted 8 years worrying about their own jobs and bickering over more than 22 climate policies.
\nUnder Labor, new energy apprentices will receive $10,000 over the cycle of their apprenticeship in a new energy industry.
\nThis incentive payment will encourage today\u2019s apprentices to take on the occupations that we need for the new energy economy.
\nThe program cuts across multiple skillsets \u2013 sparkies, mechanics, fridgies, construction workers, and more – because the opportunities new energy presents are economy wide.
\nLabor will also invest $10 million in a New Energy Skills Program to tailor skills training to the specific needs of new energy industries.
\nThe New Energy Skills Program will work with the states, industry and unions to ensure workers have access to training pathways that are fit-for-purpose.
\nThis is a downpayment on the many measures to support employment security for existing energy workers as part of Labor\u2019s jobs-focussed climate policy.
\nThe skills and training sector can supercharge Australian ingenuity and spur on economic growth, but only a Labor Government understands the power of it.
\nA Prime Minister that can barely say the word solar can\u2019t deliver these jobs for Australian tradies.
\nYes, Australia is a lucky country \u2013 but it\u2019s our people that make it so.
\nWe need a Government that invests in them and their skills to turn that luck into gold.
\nAnd that\u2019s exactly what an Albanese Labor Government will do.
\nChris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy said:
\n\u201cThe world\u2019s climate emergency should be Australia\u2019s jobs opportunity \u2013 but under Scott Morrison it\u2019s an opportunity missed.\u201d<\/em>
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\nWe\u2019re directly supporting apprentices to train in the new energy industries that will boost our economy\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The world\u2019s climate emergency should be Australia\u2019s jobs opportunity. But after eight long years of energy policy chaos under the Liberals \u2013 it\u2019s an opportunity missed. An Albanese Labor Government will invest $100 million to support 10,000 New Energy Apprenticeships. It will encourage apprentices to train in the new energy jobs of the future. Examples … Continue reading “Labor\u2019s New Energy Apprenticeships to Support Tradies in the Jobs of the Future”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}