Labor has promised $4 million to upgrade a specialist cyber security training centre at the Canberra Institute of Technology's Reid campus, as part of a $1 billion investment in TAFE.
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Labor ACT Senate candidate Katy Gallagher said that, if elected, a Labor government would work with the ACT government and CIT to design and develop an appropriate facility to deliver specialist cyber security training.
Labor candidate for Canberra Alicia Payne said cyber security training at CIT had already changed Canberra's workforce.
"As more and more government services move online, it's really important that we keep that data safe," she said.
"It's great that this facility in Canberra will get students the skills they need."
The centre has had 350 students since it opened in March and the funding would help provide an appropriate space, Ms Gallagher said.
Sally Whyte
I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.
I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.
Jasper Lindell
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
