Job seekers to benefit from new vocational education measures

THE Australian Retailers Association (ARA) today welcomed the re-elected Baird Government’s announcement of new vocational education and apprenticeship measures – making it easier for at least 240,000 young people to gain employment.

The plan is to make it free for 200,000 disadvantaged young people to go to TAFE and other vocational education and training providers.

ARA Executive Director Russell Zimmerman said the program will fit perfectly into the work retailers are already doing to skill staff into jobs.

“The ARA has been running a number of programs to assist job seekers with the assistance of the NSW and Federal Governments, with today's announcement an fitting addition to help young job seekers into known retail developments and new career pathways.

“Premier Baird is continuing to support retail in NSW as a corner stone of the state's growing economy and this initiative will see benefits for job seekers and employers alike,” Mr Zimmerman said.

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Since 1903, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has been the peak industry body representing Australia’s $265 billion retail sector, which employs over 1.2 million people. The ARA ensures retail success by informing, protecting, advocating, educating and saving money for its 5,000 independent and national retail members throughout Australia.

Visit www.retail.org.au or call 1300 368 041.

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