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PM says migration is part of the solution to address national skills shortage

ANTHONY ALBANESE SYDNEY VISIT

NSW Minister for Skills and Training, Brendan O’Connor (middle) and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) speak to employees and view jewellery during a tour of Cerrone Jewellers in Sydney, Monday, August 22, 2022. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / BIANCA DE MARCHI/AAPIMAGE

The construction sector is forecast to be facing a shortfall of 100,000 workers next year alone. The health and childcare sector will need an injection of a quarter of a million new workers by 2025, while the IT sector is also struggling for qualified work.



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