Barilaro announces subsidised VET courses to head off NSW skills shortage

Alex Druce
Updated December 13 2017 - 11:59am, first published November 29 2017 - 10:00am
The new VET list was unveiled at the Department of Primary Industries’ research center at Griffith, and, appropriately, several agriculture-related courses are part of the future-proofing push, which will be reviewed twice a year to ensure subsidised training is available where it is needed most. Photo by Angela Wylie.
The new VET list was unveiled at the Department of Primary Industries’ research center at Griffith, and, appropriately, several agriculture-related courses are part of the future-proofing push, which will be reviewed twice a year to ensure subsidised training is available where it is needed most. Photo by Angela Wylie.

IT’S going to be cheaper to learn how to shear sheep, handle livestock, grow fruit or fix cars and planes with a new subsidised list of 17 skills courses, announced this morning to help plug gaps in the state’s workforce.

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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