Usap Tayo: Paano mo naitawid ang iyong work placement hours at OJT?

Ang mga Australians na nag-aaral sa mga kurso ng teaching, nursing, midwifery or social work ay maaring makatanggap ng $320 per week habang nasa work placements, ito ang ayuda ng federal government sa gitna ng lumalalang cost-of-living pressures.

As part of their degrees, teaching students are required to undertake about 600 hours of placement, while aspiring nurses have to do about 800 hours, forcing many to give up part-time jobs for unpaid labour. Source: Getty / Getty Images

Key Points

• Mula July 2025, nasa 68,000 university students and 5000 vocational education and training students ang maaring makakuha ng $319.50 weekly payment na karagdagan sa income support na kanilang natatanggap.
• Maraming estudyante ang napipilitan na iwan ang mga part time na trabahao kapalit ng unpaid labour.
• Sinabi ni Education Minister Jason Clare na ang layunin ng paid placements na matugunan ang malaking workforce shortages sa care and education sectors.