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Training Ombudsman to review apprentice experience
Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development The Honourable Di Farmer
The Queensland Training Ombudsman will examine the support available for the state’s apprentices and trainees, with a special focus on removing barriers for women in traditionally male-dominated trades.
Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer has asked the Queensland Training Ombudsman to review the support measures available to apprentices and trainees across the state.
“Apprentices and trainees are the skilled workers our businesses and economy will rely on in the future, which is why we made investing in skills a key focus in our COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan,” Minister Farmer said.
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