Upfront costs for some training courses will be scrapped for young Tasmanians hoping to study project management, civil construction and engineering, under a $17 million federal government funding boost.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the plan applies to priority subjects and will ensure Tasmanians get the vocational education and training they need for the Battery of the Nation project.
"More than 28 per cent of Tasmanians don't have qualifications beyond year 10," he said in a statement on Tuesday.
"So we want to broaden that skill set to help more Tasmanians get into work and help local businesses get the workers they need."
The Energising Tasmania initiative will help boost the local economy, he added.
Skills and Vocational Education Minister Michaelia Cash says the state needs skilled workers to develop pumped hydro capabilities and energy infrastructure.
"Energising Tasmania will focus on occupations in priority skills areas such as project management, civil construction, electro-technology, resource management, building and construction, water industry operations and engineering," Senator Cash said.
Students will also be able to get up to $1000 to help cover education costs such as textbooks.
Tasmania is spending $30 million on feasibility studies to investigate three pumped hydro storage sites as part of the Battery of the Nation project.
