Author: Chamber Of Minerals And Energy Wa

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced that the Rudd Government will co-fund up to 11,000 additional training places for small and medium business in a $25 million program designed to address skills shortages as the economy improves.

The Enterprise Based Productivity Places Program (EBPPP) will provide up to 90 per cent of the cost of training from Certificate III to Advanced Diploma level. It is designed to increase the skills of existing workers especially in occupations on the priority occupations list.

The Government’s contribution will depend on the size of the business, with organisations with less than 100 employees receiving 90 per cent of their training costs, those with between 100 and 199 receiving 75 percent, and those with 200 or more employees receiving 50 per cent of their training costs.

The program which is part of the larger Productivity Places Program will deliver training and skills needs, create training pathways, recognise existing skills of workers and provide training places. It follows a successful trial due to finish in December where more than 1200 workers have received training.

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According to CME, the unprecedented growth experienced by Western Australia up until late 2008 resulted in increased pressure on many aspects of the State, including labour. With this growth set to return across the resources sector there is a need to build, attract and retain a skilled workforce in Western Australia to meet the requirements of industry.

CME Chief Executive Mr Reg Howard-Smith said: “The approach by the State Government to prepare WA’s Workforce Development Plan to maximise workforce participation and utilisation of skills, and to promote the seamless transition from training into the workforce is to be congratulated.

“The greatest threat to sustained development in Western Australia is the absence of a vision for growth. The Minister for Training, the Hon Peter Collier MLC has given a clear commitment to the importance of training and workforce development in this State,” Mr Howard-Smith said.

“Up-skilling, training and workforce planning are key inputs into the State’s economic prosperity and the creation of a Department solely committed to this will ensure a focus on these matters,” he said.

CME looks forward to working closely with the new Department of Training and Workforce Development to ensure an enhanced training system exists in Western Australia which assists the sector to address its skills needs.

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