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The [New South Wales] NSW government is strongly committed to creating training opportunities and overcoming skills shortages. The effort to promote skill formation in NSW is multi-faceted, and includes wide-scale training activities in TAFE, and in schools and other training providers. The Skills Centre Program is cooperatively managed by the Commonwealth and NSW government to add to the menu of training opportunities and choices in NSW. This program supports innovative training solutions at an industry, school and indigenous community level, and reaches into areas in the state that have previously had limited training choices. The Skills Centre has had a high level of achievement. Through the Skills Centre Program, more than 183,000 people have been trained in 70 new training centres. This report outlines the key activities and the effectiveness of the program.