Boost for young tradies as government pledges to pay for ALL of their training costs – with 60,000 workers set to benefit
- Young Queensland apprentices will have their training costs paid by government
- The $32million job creating program will apply to 140 high-demand occupations
- Move expected to progress around 60,000 young people into a trade in 4 years
Young Queensland apprentices in nearly 140 high-demand jobs will have their training costs paid by the state government under a $32million job creation program.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will urge businesses to take on more apprentices and trainees, with a promise to cover the cost of workers aged under 21, the Courier Mail reports.
The move is expected to progress around 60,000 young people into a trade in the next four years in occupations suffering skills shortages.
Young Queensland apprentices in nearly 140 high-demand jobs will have their training costs paid by the state government under a $32 million job creation program (file picture)
The program covers apprenticeships in electrical work, plumbing, engineering, health care, hospitality, early childhood education, baking, commercial cookery and hairdressing.
It will fund courses at TAFE as well as ones run by private training companies.
The government is expected to announce the program on Monday.
Ms Palaszczuk said: ‘This Government is about jobs.
‘Jobs in our regions, jobs in our cities, jobs in existing industries and jobs in the industries of the future.’
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will urge businesses to take on more apprentices and trainees, with a promise to cover the cost of workers aged under 21