Date Time
Mining apprenticeships and traineeships receive significant boost
The Australian Government’s announcement that the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements program will be extended for 12 months is a significant boost for skills across Australia and great news for Australia’s mining regions.
Mining is already supporting jobs and regional economies in their time of need – including the employment of 8,836 apprentices and trainees – and more apprentices are needed to help create the future minerals workforce to meet growing demand for Australia’s world-class commodities.
Recent National Centre for Vocational Education Research figures show that while apprenticeships across all industries were down 11 per cent, the mining industry only experienced a 1.41 per cent decrease.
New strategy to drive Australian jobs in resources sector miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new trial promises to help more workers get faster access to qualifications for employment in Australia’s mining industry.
The Federal Government says the trial will explore how qualifications can be simplified through a less prescriptive approach and how better advice can be provided to training providers.
The Minerals Council of Australia and partners across the mining industry will deliver the Mining Skills Organisation Pilot with support from the government.
Dawson MP George Christensen said the initiative was about better meeting the current and future training needs of both workers and businesses in the mining sector.
“Technology is changing traditional occupations and demanding new skills,” Mr Christensen said.
The mining sector will benefit from improved qualifications to help address existing and future workforce challenges. A qualification design trial is now.