Edition 78, May 2010

$660 million for skills and training

$660 million for skills and trainingThe Australian Government has announced that it will invest more than $660 million in training, apprenticeships and adult literacy and numeracy.

The four-year skills package will deliver:

  • up to 39,000 additional training places in sectors facing high skills demands through a $200 million investment in a new Critical Skills Investment fund
  • support for around 22,500 new apprenticeship commencements through an $79.4 million extension of the successful Apprentice Kickstart aimed at small to medium businesses
  • an offer to the States and Territories to provide a guaranteed entitlement to a training place for all Australians under the age of 25 years to ensure young people have every opportunity gain a qualification
  • numeracy, literacy and language courses for up to 140,000 Australians to improve their quality of life, career prospects and productivity
  • better training for the 1.7 million Australians studying in the vocational training system.

The Skills for Sustainable Growth package is designed to respond quickly to skills hot spots emerging through the growing economy, boost the capability of our workforce now and in the longer-term, and improve training in the vocational education sector.

For more details on some of the key components read the following articles in this edition of Licensing Line News:

For more information on the Federal Budget visit http://budget.australia.gov.au/

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