Australia is behind the EU when it comes to properly remunerating interns despite employers valuing on-the-job experience.
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Some in government and industry aim to fill Australia’s skills shortages with migration policies. But VET numbers are up, suggesting many Australians are re-skilling. We could encourage more of this.
Around 45% of secondary students do VET for employment reasons, while 30% do it for further study.
The Australian government’s JobTrainer programs provides A$1.5 billion in wage support for apprentices and trainees.
Both major parties have promised more money to help boost apprenticeship numbers, including by providing incentives to employers. But history shows this isn’t the best way to spend public dollars.
The so-called ‘crisis’ has united both sides of politics, employers and trade unions, but wrongly conflates apprenticeships and traineeships to skew the picture.
Was Jacqui Lambie correct to say apprenticeships are going “wayside” and that there are more than one million 457 work visa holders in Australia?
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Former Senior Lecturer, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
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Senior Research Fellow in Youth, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Honorary Fellow in Education Policy, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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