A Shorten government would provide $1m for a welding school in Adelaide
STATE Labor will rebuild TAFE SA with a pledge from its federal counterpart for a $1 million welding school in Adelaide.
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LABOR says it will make local jobs and training the focus of the next six days, starting on Sunday with some help from its federal colleagues.
Opposition skills, TAFE and apprenticeships spokesman Doug Cameron will on Sunday promise that a Bill Shorten-led Federal Government will invest $1 million to establish a state-of-the-art welding facility at Regency TAFE in Adelaide’s inner northwest.
The promise is part of federal Labor’s $100 million plan aimed at building TAFE’s capacity to meet the skills needs of local communities and industries.
The TAFE-owned-and-operated facility will train students in high technical skills required for welding in the defence industries and shipbuilding.
“This opens up excellent opportunities for them in the defence industries – particularly in the construction of submarines,” Senator Cameron said on Saturday.
“This state-of-the-art technology will ensure that South Australia and its workers have access to the highest level of training to guarantee our skill base domestically and internationally. This will improve our global competitiveness.”
Premier Jay Weatherill has also promised that a Labor government would invest a further $100 million into the state’s skill development system.
The Regency Park facility will include 10 augmented reality simulators and five welding training systems for upskilling and training trade qualified welder and workers in transition – including automotive workers.
In December, TAFE was put on notice that enrolments would be suspended in 14 courses, including qualifications for plumbing, mechanics, and construction, after a national auditor found courses were not up to scratch.
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