NATIONAL SKILLS WEEK 2025: THE ART OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING ON SHOW IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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National Skills Week: 25–31 August 2025
18 August 2025 – National Skills Week 2025 will be officially launched in Western Australia on Wednesday, August 20, at John Curtin College of the Arts in Fremantle.
Jodie Hanns, Parliamentary Secretary to Amber-Jade Sanderson, Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation, Manufacturing, Skills and TAFE, Pilbara, will present the keynote address at the event, which will be a celebration of the power of vocational education and training (VET) to transform careers, communities and the WA economy.
In the past year, the WA Government has made a significant investment in vocational education and training, including $100 million in funding VET in this year’s Budget. Fee settings across fee-free and low-free courses remain the same in 2026 as 2025, which will help boost course enrolments to record highs and meet the workforce needs of the state’s booming economy. Other initiatives the WA Government is funding include the TAFE Modern Equipment Program expansion, with $33.9 million budgeted; the Adult Apprentice Incentive program, to help employers meet the wage gap when employing an apprentice or trainee over the age of 21, with 100 places a year for four years starting in 2025-26; and more than $17 million for the expansion of the Munster Campus of South Metropolitan TAFE.
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