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Employer incentives may not be the most cost-effective or fair way of boosting apprenticeship numbers

  • Written by Gerald Burke, Adjunct Professor, Education, Monash University
Employer incentives may not be the most cost-effective or fair way of boosting apprenticeship numbersTrade apprenticeships are male-dominated and already have a high level of support.from shutterstock.com

The Coalition has promised to create 80,000 new apprenticeships in areas of skills shortages if it wins the election. Most skilled trades (such as motor mechanics, panel beaters, carpenters, automotive electricians, plumbers, hairdressers) have re...

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