Government targets 50,000 apprentices 9 Nov 2016
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Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Tertiary Education,
Skills and Employment
9 November 2016
Government targets 50,000 apprentices
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has today announced $183 million in funding for work-based training in 2017, as the Government announces a new target to have 50,000 people to be training in apprenticeships by 2020.
“This funding is an additional $10 million on 2016 and more funding for industry training than in any of the previous five years. At the moment we have 42,000 people in apprenticeships and apprenticeship type training, this funding will add around 1,400 places next year and get us well on our way to our goal of 50,000.’’
The target has been set as part of the release of the Skilled and Safe Workplace Chapter today.
“In a strong economy more employers have the confidence to hire and train apprentices to meet their future skill needs. This 50,000 target signals that we will back employers and industry training organisations as they grow their apprenticeship and trainee numbers.”
We have the capacity to add further places again during the year next year if required. The Tertiary Education Commission’s new flexible funding mechanisms allows it to direct funding to the areas of training with greatest industry demand.
“The increasing demand for apprentices reflects strengthening economic conditions, business confidence and a push to meet skill shortages in a range of industries such as construction, engineering and aged care,” says Mr Joyce.
“We’re in the middle of our biggest ever building boom and we have an unemployment rate which is the lowest since December 2008. We have more people moving into employment and on the job training, which is a great way to get people into a life-long career.
“This funding is part of our ongoing commitment to lowering the rate of those not in employment, education or training (NEET). There are currently 22,000 15-19-year-old NEETs and we’ve never had fewer than 21,000. However with the growth in apprenticeships along with lead-in schemes like Maori and Pasifika Trades Training, Trades Academies, Skills Hubs, Youth Services and Youth Guarantee, we’re committed to getting the numbers even lower.
“Funding for industry training was boosted in this year’s budget by $14.4 million over four years, along with a further $9.6 million for Maori and Pasifika Trades Training. I am confident businesses will be well supported by their Industry Training Organisations in recruiting and upskilling their staff.”
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