More Kids Nedeed in Trade
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Wales needs more school students taking up a career in trades and training if
the nation is to tackle current skills shortages, with only one in 200 (0.5%)
students aged 15 to 19 undertaking a school-based apprenticeship.
Federal
Assistant Minister for Education Sussan Ley, a NSW MP whose portfolio includes
vocational education and training in schools (VETiS), said the problem was not
unique to NSW, with the national average just 1.5%.
"It's
no secret we need more tradies in this country. Yet the current national VETiS
framework, which is meant to be delivering the next generation of skilled
labour, hasn't been updated in over a decade," she said.
"Our
kids need the freedom and support at school to choose a career in the trades
without feeling like they're playing on the B team for not deciding to go to
uni.
"Unfortunately
Labor was so preoccupied with promises of flashy new buildings they failed to
see that the real focus needs to be on the quality of career advice, training
and real-life work experience being offered to our kids."
Ms Ley said
the return of a national approach was needed and welcomed the recent agreement
from the states and territories to work with the Federal Government to update
the national VETiS framework for the first time since 2001.
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