Rural apprentices left to fend for themselves
“The North-East will lose out despite Labor’s continued rhetoric about investing in trade training places, because two important training incentive programmes are heading for the chopping block as a result of the Rudd razor gang,” Sophie Mirabella, the Federal Member for Indi, said today.
The two programmes to be gutted include the Apprenticeship Incentives for Agriculture and Horticulture programme and the extension of the Living Away from Home Allowance to Australian School-based Apprentices, both announced last year by the Coalition Government.
“While the Labor Government talk about their plans to increase trade training places, are at the same time they are taking away the support needed for people to complete their training,” Mrs Mirabella said.
“The Labor Government should be judged by their actions, not their words, and their actions are cutting support for training in rural communities.”
“While Julia Gillard claims to produce plans to increase training places, Lindsay Tanner is cutting support for apprentices to complete their training.”
“It seems that Labor doesn’t understand the importance of supporting rural apprentices throughout their training.”
The Apprenticeship Incentives for Agriculture and Horticulture programme, released in August last year, was a $47.7 million assistance scheme designed to encourage workers back into the agriculture and horticulture industries.
The incentives included $800 grants for tool kits and up to $1000 to help with training fees.
“Last year, approximately 50,000 people left the agricultural and horticultural industry as the drought crippled rural areas. However, when the drought eases, it is important that the industry is not left with a skills shortage.”
“It seems that from these developments, Labor does not care about the agriculture and horticulture industries. It also seems that supporting secondary school students that move away from home to undertake an apprenticeship is not important to Labor either.”
The two programmes to be gutted include the Apprenticeship Incentives for Agriculture and Horticulture programme and the extension of the Living Away from Home Allowance to Australian School-based Apprentices, both announced last year by the Coalition Government.
“While the Labor Government talk about their plans to increase trade training places, are at the same time they are taking away the support needed for people to complete their training,” Mrs Mirabella said.
“The Labor Government should be judged by their actions, not their words, and their actions are cutting support for training in rural communities.”
“While Julia Gillard claims to produce plans to increase training places, Lindsay Tanner is cutting support for apprentices to complete their training.”
“It seems that Labor doesn’t understand the importance of supporting rural apprentices throughout their training.”
The Apprenticeship Incentives for Agriculture and Horticulture programme, released in August last year, was a $47.7 million assistance scheme designed to encourage workers back into the agriculture and horticulture industries.
The incentives included $800 grants for tool kits and up to $1000 to help with training fees.
“Last year, approximately 50,000 people left the agricultural and horticultural industry as the drought crippled rural areas. However, when the drought eases, it is important that the industry is not left with a skills shortage.”
“It seems that from these developments, Labor does not care about the agriculture and horticulture industries. It also seems that supporting secondary school students that move away from home to undertake an apprenticeship is not important to Labor either.”
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