Apprenticeships for growth: how skills investment can drive Australia's economic recovery

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has created unprecedented economic upheaval. Millions of Australians are now unemployed or leaving the workforce, entire sectors of the economy have been shuttered and our leaders are warning us to prepare for an extended period of economic uncertainty. Apprenticeships and traineeships facilitate a uniquely adaptable skills development model. They give individuals employment certainty and a defined pathway to a qualification and a career. They also offer businesses the security of knowing their employees will receive workplace-relevant training to ... Show more

Authors: Wyman, Nicholas; Sezonov, Andrew; Whatmore, Simon

Published: Melbourne, Victoria, Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation, 2020

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 41 p.

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