Thousands of Apprentices Gain New Benefits
Source: Australia. Minister for Vocational Education and Training. Media Release
"Thousands more Australians have become eligible for a wide range of incentives to encourage the take up of apprenticeships in areas of skills shortages. Backdated to 1 July 2007, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, Binders and Finishers, Butchers, Flat Glass Trades, Furniture Finishers, Locksmiths, Optical Mechanics, Painters and Decorators, Picture Framers, Printing Machinists, Screen Printers, Shearers, Signwriters, Tree Surgeons, Vehicle Trimmers and Wood Machinists, will now join 38 trades previously eligible to access a range of Australian Government apprenticeship incentives."