The Victorian government today announced $4.75 million in funding for the second round of its Skills Solutions Partnerships Program to address skills gaps in priority sectors.
The Skills Solutions Partnerships Program supports TAFEs and dual sector universities to partner with industry to co-design and pilot innovative short courses.
The second round of the program will target priority sectors including advanced manufacturing, defence, the circular economy, agribusiness, digital technologies, health technologies and medical research.
Minister for Industry and Advanced Manufacturing Colin Brooks said the funding will ensure “more Victorian workers can access innovative training to build the skills needed in our modern economy.”
The minister referred to “fantastic results from the first round”, with one example helping industry reduce emissions through the partnership between Bendigo Kangan Institute’s Automotive Centre of Excellence and Foton Mobility Distribution, which will train workers to safely service hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Another pilot led by the Australian Association of Medical Research Institutes, in partnership with Swinburne University and MTPConnect, has delivered a 12-week MedTech commercialisation course, already upskilling 45 early-career researchers.
Successful applicants for this round will be invited to co-design new training and on-the-job learning models and then apply for up to $500,000 in matched funding to pilot their solution.
Minister for Skills and TAFE Gayle Tierney said “this funding supports Victoria’s TAFEs and dual sector universities to remain closely aligned with the needs of industry and our dynamic economy.”
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