The NSW Liberals & Nationals will deliver an additional 100,000 free TAFE and VET courses over the next four years and build a new $80 million state of the art TAFE campus for Western Sydney to train the next generation of tradies in carpentry, construction, electrical and plumbing.
\nNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the 100,000 additional places and new TAFE campus would help young job seekers launch careers and also benefit those looking to retrain, upskill or return to the workforce.
\n\u201cThere is an unprecedented demand for more skilled workers in NSW thanks to our booming economy, record low unemployment rate of 3.9 percent, and unprecedented $90 billion investment in new infrastructure,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cThis brings the total number of free TAFE and VET courses we are offering over the next four years to nearly 700,000 places.
\n\u201cWe know the costs associated with further education and training can be prohibitive, so these additional free courses will ensure people who wish to access training to start their career or secure another job have the best opportunity.\u201d
\nThe 100,000 additional courses will be made up of 70,000 new fee-free courses for young job-seekers taking on traineeships and 30,000 free TAFE places for matureaged workers seeking to retrain or re-enter the workforce.
\nThe new Western Sydney TAFE will produce 700 new tradies each year and deliver specialised training in construction trades with key skills shortages, such as carpentry, construction, electrical and plumbing.
\nDeputy Premier and Minister for Skills John Barilaro said the new places were on top of the almost 150,000 free apprenticeship, TAFE and VET courses already offered each year.
\n\u201cAs a former tradie I know first-hand just how rewarding a career in a trade can be, and how important it is to give people a chance to get a start in life,\u201d Mr Barilaro said.
\n\u201cThese courses will help the next generation of job seekers to join the workforce. \u201cWe are going to deliver around 700,000 free TAFE and VET courses over the next four years to people right across NSW with a focus on those who need it most.\u201d
\nMinister responsible for TAFE NSW Adam Marshall said the new TAFE campus in Western Sydney would boost TAFE\u2019s ability to train the State\u2019s future tradies. \u201cAlready we\u2019re seeing soaring demand for construction trade enrolments at TAFE thanks to our infrastructure boom and with these additional free courses you can be assured we\u2019ll see even more demand,\u201d Mr Marshall said.
\n\u201cThis commitment to TAFE and VET will ensure there is a pipeline of skilled workers to keep driving the NSW economy forward and get the job done.\u201d Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said being able to invest in more fee-free training and better TAFE facilities was a direct result of a strong NSW economy with near record low unemployment.
\n\u201cThe NSW economy is booming, we have added more than 420,000 jobs in the past four years, and set an ambitious target of 250,000 new jobs,\u201d Mr Perrottet said. \u201cMany of those jobs will be working on projects which result directly from our infrastructure projects right across NSW.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s only through our strong financial management that we are able to not only deliver free courses for hundreds of thousands of people, but ensure there are jobs for people when they complete their training.\u201d The location of the new Western Sydney TAFE is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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