Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

Our record investment as a government, the almost $7 billion that we are investing in skills and training across Australia, includes our $1 billion JobTrainer Fund. This is a partnership with the states and territories across Australia to provide free or low-cost training in areas of skills demand. JobTrainer is based on labour market modelling from the National Skills Commission and is providing over 300,000 training places in areas of skills demand across the economy. Senator Brockman, in our home state of Western Australia we now have over 16,000 training places available—that is, free or low-cost training places available in area of demand. That includes courses like cybersecurity, horticulture and disability support. Again, the $1 billion JobTrainer Fund is helping Australians to upskill or reskill and ensure they are equipped to get a job. (Time expired)