A range of immediate initiatives have been announced to support Western Australia’s skilled worker needs as Premier Mark McGowan announced the state’s Skills Summit would be postponed.
The event was postponed late last month due to WA’s four-day circuit breaker COVD-19 lockdown and will now take place on Friday, July 30.
In the interim, the Premier announced new measures to immediately assist Western Australian businesses:
- $5.2 million incentive for businesses to employ 200 new mature age apprentices
- $4 million for 12-month extension to Apprentice and Traineeship Re-engagement Incentive
- Pathways to attract onshore skilled migrants and interstate workers expanded
- New partnership to grow tourism and hospitality workforce
- Rents frozen on public sector housing in regional WA, supporting worker retention
- Western Australia’s Skills Summit rescheduled to Friday, July 30, 2021
Click here to to read the Premier’s statement and for more information.
