Government and Industry Partnerships to Train Workers
Source: Australia. Minister for Education. Media Release
"The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today (15/11/08) announced a new partnership between the Rudd Government and industry to pilot training for the existing workforce through a series of National Enterprise Productivity Places Program trials.
The trials will begin over the next six months and will be a joint venture between the national Industry Skills Council network and large national enterprises to offer more than 1250 training places to increase the skills of existing workers."