The Perrottet Government has today committed to 103,000 additional free training places as part of a $100 million economic recovery package to turbocharge skills training and future-proof the workforce.
\nThe recovery package contains new funding to extend the successful JobTrainer program,\u00a0 hundreds of fully-funded school-based apprenticeships and traineeships for Aboriginal students and funding for new ICT traineeships in the public sector.
\nNSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the $100 million investment would support a pipeline of skilled workers and spearhead the State\u2019s recovery by providing businesses with a highly- trained workforce.
\n\u201cBy investing in a skills-led recovery, the NSW Government is not only futureproofing jobs but ensuring people have the right skills to plug current shortages as the economy emerges from the pandemic,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cNSW is leading the nation in free skills training in the joint Federal and State JobTrainer program with more than 136,000 people in NSW taking up a course since it was introduced last October.\u201d
\nNSW Treasurer Matt Kean said the investment, part of the Government\u2019s COVID-19 economic recovery package, will benefit critical industries including construction, health and IT to help NSW bounce back better.
\n\u201cThis is a significant investment to help the people of NSW get back to work, upskill or enter the workforce for the first time, particularly in critical industries like construction, IT, health and hospitality,\u201d Mr Kean said.
\n\u201cThese critical industries are vital to our economic growth and prosperity and the NSW Government will continue to invest in training initiatives to get more people into jobs.\u201d
\nMinister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee said apprenticeships and traineeships were critical to supporting the careers of tomorrow.
\n\u201cThe NSW Government has always been committed to making training accessible to everyone, and this $100 million recovery package continues this Government\u2019s unprecedented investment in skills training,\u201d Mr Lee said.
\nThe package includes additional Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grants and new ICT Traineeships, which will develop and support Aboriginal students and budding IT professionals across the State through the creation of training and employment opportunities in public sector agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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