Training the workforce of the future

摘要

WHILE the federal Coalition government, in its 2019 budget, recognised the need for greater enrolment of young people - and, in particular, young women - into STEM courses, the industry is calling out for action to help bring the Australian workforce up to speed with the rapid transformations in the industrial sector. In delivering his budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenburg stated that the Coalition government would increase funding for programs encouraging the participation of women and girls in STEM.