An expansion of fee-free Summer Skills training courses is now available for NSW school leavers in 2021 with more online short courses on offer, as part of the NSW Government’s Skilling for Recovery initiative.
Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman said the Summer Skills program, launched in November 2020, has expanded to include seven TAFE NSW online short courses targeting last year’s school leavers.
“In designing Summer Skills as part of Skilling for Recovery, the NSW Government has ensured the training on offer is aligned to local industry needs,” Mrs Tuckerman said.
“In addition to this, the expanded program will offer a number of new online courses starting right now through TAFE NSW. These courses include introductory training in business and digital skills.
“We need to provide the opportunities that help school leavers find their feet in these uncertain times. That’s why we’re delivering practical and fee-free training opportunities starting this summer rolling on in 2021.”
Mr Lee said all the courses come from the $320 million committed to delivering 100,000 fee-free training places as part of the NSW Government’s contribution to the JobTrainer initiative.
“There are more than 100,000 fee-free training places available through TAFE NSW and approved providers for people across NSW to reskill, retrain and redeploy to growth areas in a post COVID-19 economy.
“I encourage anyone impacted by the pandemic to see what training options are available in 2021.”
Enrolments are open for Summer Skills online training in:
- Cyber Concepts
- Introduction to working in the health industry
- Construction materials and Work Health and Safety
- Mental health
- Business administration skills
- Introductory to business skills and
- Digital security basics
Full details on all available fee-free courses on offer and their eligibility as part of the NSW Summer Skills program is here,
https://education.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/summer-skills
and more information on the JobTrainer initiative is here, https://www.myskills.gov.au/jobtrainer/NSW?js=8
