Aussie tech sector receives $10.7M for digital cadetships
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Organisations within the booming tech sector will be receiving $10.7 million in digital cadetships as the Australian Government continues to deliver its commitment to making Australia a top ten data and digital economy by 2030.
The announcement is the next step in the Digital Skills Cadetship Trial, which will blend work placements and on-the-job learning with formal training to help cadets put classroom lessons into practice and match employers with the brightest tech talent.
The trial is expected to focus on growing fields including cybersecurity, cloud computing and data analytics, and will target those who have been displaced as a result of COVID-19 or are returning to the workforce.
The trial will also have a strong focus on supporting women in the tech workforce by including women who are considering a mid-career change or are re-entering the workforce after a break.
Each cadetship will span four to six months and may include vocational or higher education units, plus industry training.
Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business Stuart Robert said the trial is part of building a pipeline of digitally-capable workers that will deliver Australian businesses the skills they need to innovate.
“We’re investing more than $100 million in digital talent to future-proof Australia’s economy and cadetships are just one measure — we’re funding cyber projects and scholarships in emerging technologies, including AI, across Australia as part of our national Digital Economy Strategy,” he said.
“Whether it is digital cadetships or free cyber skills through JobTrainer when it comes to building Australia’s tech workforce we are getting on with it.”
Minister Robert stated that the trial was a clear plan in contrast to Labor’s recent tech workforce announcement, which included no new skill funding commitments.
“The Australian skills system is firing under the Australian Government we can’t risk Aussie skills with Labor who want to rip hundreds of millions of dollars out of the very training organisations we need to build a world-leading tech workforce,” he said.
Source: Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business Media Release
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