With Mandurah’s employment rate at 16.5 per cent, it is more important than ever to ensure local youth gain the skills they need to access to career opportunities.
Today the federal government started to seek expressions of interest from organisations to deliver training in stage one of the three-stage Youth Jobs PaTH program, to help young people into jobs.
Employment minister Michaelia Cash today launched the tender process for the delivery of pre-employment training for young, unemployed Australians.
“This is an exciting development in the implementation of the Turnbull Government’s PaTH program, which will get young Australians ready, give them a go, and get them a job," Ms Cash said.
"Giving young Australians the skills they need is crucial in helping them find their way into a rewarding working life.
“The training to be delivered by those providers selected for the panel will be designed to help young people develop their employability skills to make them ready to step into the workplace.”
She said the coalition is determined to prevent Australia’s youth from entering a cycle of welfare dependency.
The Department of Employment will hold information sessions for potential applicants for the Employability Skills Training Panel via webinar on November 3, 4 and 7.
Applications close at 2pm on Tuesday, November 29.
For more information and how to apply call 1300 733 514 or visit: www.employment.gov.au/procurement
