Vocational education and training sector welcomes JobTrainer, braces for influx of students

Sarah Lansdown
Updated July 16 2020 - 5:48pm, first published 11:43am
Current apprentices will continue receiving a wage subsidy while 340,700 new training places will become available under the JobTrainer package. Picture: Karleen Minney
Current apprentices will continue receiving a wage subsidy while 340,700 new training places will become available under the JobTrainer package. Picture: Karleen Minney

The vocational education and training sector has welcomed a new $1 billion JobTrainer program as it prepares to deal with a significant spike in demand for training.

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Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au

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