Skills training program 'to save lost generation'

16 Mar 2009, 6:38 am   -   Source: AAP
0 Comments
Share This
+ Comment
0

 Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard is planning a massive program of skills training and Year 12 retention targeting hundreds of thousands of young people unable to find their first job.

RELATED

Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard is planning a massive program of skills training and Year 12 retention targeting hundreds of thousands of young people unable to find their first job.

She told The Australian she plans in the next two years to offer young people incentives to either stay at school and complete Year 12 or to undertake skills training.

Ms Gillard fears that the global recession could create a lost generation of young people stuck on dole queues for so long that they become unemployable.

She will also aim assistance at people in their 40s who are made redundant to prevent them from spiralling into long-term unemployment and poverty.

The paper said Ms Gillard refused to outline the details but said she would propose sweeping reform at the next meeting of the Council of Australian Governments, not yet scheduled but due within weeks.

COAG would consider "reform that will engage more young people in education and training for longer to help prevent them drifting into unemployment in the next two years", she said.

  • Follow us: 
  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on Youtube

Join the Discussion

Name
City / Suburb E.g. Artarmon, Sydney
Title
Comment
You have characters remaining.
Validation
What's this?
This is a captcha-picture. It is used to prevent mass-access by robots.
All submitted comments become the property of SBS. They are moderated, so we reserve the right to edit comments and remove HTML tags. Not all submitted comments will be published. Publication does not mean we endorse the opinions expressed. Please read our terms and conditions for more information.