Apprenticeships 'give people a head start in skills industries'
21/08/2008(15:32)
Student who complete a school-based apprenticeship are given a "head start" in careers, according to the education minister.
Jane Lomax-Smith has said that a student who undertakes a school-based apprenticeship would be expected to "complete 30 per cent of a Certificate 111 qualification in two years", reports The Recorder.
According to the minister, this will leave youngsters "better prepared" for a future career in the manufacturing, engineering, automotive industries or other areas of "skills demand".
She told the newspaper: "Our trade schools enable students to study for their South Australian Certificate Education while gaining a 'head start' towards high-level qualifications that will take them into rewarding careers."
Peter Taylor, the chief executive of Engineering Australia, recently said that the country has a shortfall of 28,000 engineers which "looks set to get worse", the Herald Sun reported.
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