{"id":17169,"date":"2022-06-28T04:53:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T04:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=17169"},"modified":"2022-06-28T04:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T04:53:44","slug":"fee-free-training-sets-veterans-up-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/06\/28\/fee-free-training-sets-veterans-up-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Fee-free training sets veterans up for success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Veterans are taking up the opportunity to get the skills they need for in-demand jobs as part of the NSW Government\u2019s investment in fee-free training.
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Minister for Skills and Training Alister Henskens said the Veterans Skills Program enables veterans and their partners to upskill or retrain for job opportunities in industries like digital skills, community services and construction.
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\u201cWe want to allow veterans to add to their unique skills and attributes so they can get the jobs they want post-service, particularly in industries experiencing skills shortages,\u201d Mr Henskens said.
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\u201cThis program is about working with employers, industry and veterans groups to identify skills gaps and provide training to help people transition to civilian jobs.\u201d
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Minister for Transport and Veterans David Elliott said more than 550 people have already taken up the opportunity to get the skills they need for the jobs they want.
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\u201cFor those seeking a career change this program can help them learn new skills and obtain qualifications to complement their existing ADF attributes, while for those who want to work in civilian defence-related roles, this training provides them with the chance to develop additional skills and knowledge,\u201d Mr Elliott said.
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\u201cThese types of training programs are vital in helping our veterans have a smoother transition from military service to civilian life.\u201d
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Thales<\/a>\u00a0is one of the companies committed to providing training and development opportunities for veterans through the program. Thales Australia Vice President Above Water Systems Max Kufner said the training was helping veterans go from strength to strength in the workplace.
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\u201cThis program has provided an opportunity for teams across our Garden Island Defence Precinct, Rydalmere and HMAS Waterhen sites to participate in meaningful training opportunities that they may not otherwise have had access to,\u201d Mr Kufner said.
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\u201cThe outcomes from this training have been impressive and some of the team have changed roles and received promotions as a result.\u201d
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For more information, visit\u00a0https:\/\/education.nsw.gov.au\/skills-nsw\/veterans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Veterans are taking up the opportunity to get the skills they need for in-demand jobs as part of the NSW Government\u2019s investment in fee-free training.\u00a0Minister for Skills and Training Alister Henskens said the Veterans Skills Program enables veterans and their partners to upskill or retrain for job opportunities in industries like digital skills, community services … Continue reading “Fee-free training sets veterans up for success”<\/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":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17169","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=17169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17170,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17169\/revisions\/17170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}