New program to retain water industry workers
Source: South Australia. Minister for Training and Further Education. Media Release.
"Training and Further Education Minister, Michael O’Brien today announced a new program aimed at keeping 40 mature age workers in the state’s water industry. “The $198,800 South Australia Works Water Industry Partnership Program is a joint State Government and industry initiative, which will help to retain and re-skill these workers as qualified trainers, mentors and workplace assessors,” Mr O’Brien said. “A national survey by the Water Services Association of Australia identified a shortfall of about 8,700 workers in the industry by 2017 if attraction, retention and measures to increase skills are not put in place,” Mr O’Brien said."