住宅行业协会(Housing Industry Association)欢迎一项500万澳元的联邦试点计划,该计划将帮助经验丰富的技工成为职业教育教师。协会行业与政策事务首席执行官Simon Croft表示,只有拥有足够的合格培训师,培训才能取得成功。他说,这一挑战在澳大利亚偏远地区最为严峻,那里吸引技能培训师的难度正在加大。该计划将支持技工取得培训与评估四级证书(Certificate IV in Training and Assessment),并提供指导和实践教学经验。
西澳州政府鼓励原住民参加10月20日星期二在洛金厄姆举办的Deadly Jobs Expo。活动时间为上午9点至下午2点30分,地点在South Metropolitan TAFE(南大都会职业技术学院)洛金厄姆校区。预计将有约1000人参加,超过70家参展商提供工作岗位、学徒制、实习培训和培训课程。雇主将在当天现场招聘,求职者被建议携带最新的简历。西澳预计到2035年,重点行业将需要额外14.5万名工人。
南布内特地区议会与Golden West Apprenticeships(金西学徒培训机构)及TAFE Queensland(昆士兰TAFE职业技术学院)的金加罗伊校区合作,为当地求职者提供工作技能实习培训。11名学员将在10月中旬至3月中旬的26周内参与市议会项目,工作内容包括制作圣诞展示箱、修复公园长椅、安装停车柱和焊接捕猪笼。学员将学习建筑业一级证书课程。该项目由州政府的“为昆士兰人就业而培训”计划提供资金。
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has pledged to direct all mineral resource royalties raised in the state to its regions. The policy, modelled on a Western Australian scheme, is expected to generate $500 million over four years. Opposition Leader Jess Wilson responded with a plan for 10 new colleges training secondary students in trades such as plumbing, carpentry and electrics, costing $222 million over eight years. The mining industry welcomed the royalties move, while the election is less than 50 days away.
Industry leaders say migration policies from major parties miss an opportunity to address Australia's housing crisis by allowing construction apprenticeships for international students. Master Builders Australia's Denita Wawn and Housing Institute Australia's Geordan Murray argue that current visa settings prevent apprenticeships, despite high domestic dropout rates. They suggest linking student visas to trades to incentivise skills in critical areas, though cost barriers remain for overseas students.
澳洲建筑学徒数量预计下降10.2%,引发了对到2029年实现120万套新住房目标能否达成担忧。下降幅度从2022年的240,585人到2026年的216,000人,其中包括建筑行业工人数量下降15.5%。行业专家警告,若没有紧急行动来增加学徒数量,住房目标可能无法实现。 澳洲学徒公司 (Apprenticeships Are Us Ltd) 的 迈克尔·温特沃斯 (Dr Michael Wentworth) 博士强调,需要更多企业培训学徒,并需要政府激励措施来支持他们。