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$109 MILLION IN TAILORED SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE JOB SEEKERS AND REDUNDANT WORKERS
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, announced continued support for vulnerable job seekers and redundant workers by awarding new contracts worth $109m to 12 organisations to deliver the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program. The program provides vulnerable job seekers facing barriers to skilled employment with individualised pre-vocational training, job search and post-placement support services to help them gain and retain an Australian Apprenticeship. The announcement provides for the delivery of over 25,000 places for vulnerable job seekers between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2012.
The new contracts include places for redundant workers aged 25 years and over and vulnerable young job seekers aged 19-24.
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, announced continued support for vulnerable job seekers and redundant workers by awarding new contracts worth $109m to 12 organisations to deliver the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program. The program provides vulnerable job seekers facing barriers to skilled employment with individualised pre-vocational training, job search and post-placement support services to help them gain and retain an Australian Apprenticeship. The announcement provides for the delivery of over 25,000 places for vulnerable job seekers between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2012.
The new contracts include places for redundant workers aged 25 years and over and vulnerable young job seekers aged 19-24.
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