The Federal Government has revealed its newest skills financial investment program, JobTrainer, with a concentrate on training or re-skilling those searching for a task in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic in areas of high need.
Bottom line:
- The program will create around 340,000 training places
- Courses available will be in growth areas like health care, manufacturing and trade
- The Federal government is putting an extra $1.5 billion towards its apprenticeship wage aid scheme
The billion-dollar scheme will be partially moneyed by the Federal government, which will chip in $500 million, with the other half matched by split contributions in between states and areas that sign up.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged the plan with leaders at last week’s National Cabinet conference and it is comprehended the concept has early support from most jurisdictions.
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