Daily Mail reports: Labor's plan to give free trades training

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In this article, the Daily Mail reports on Labor's plan in New South Wales to offer free training for over 600,000 tradies over a 10-year period. The initiative aims to address skill shortages in trades like plumbing, electrical work, and childcare.

• Labor proposes a 10-year plan to offer free training for over 600,000 tradies in New South Wales.
• Plumbing, electrical trades, disability, aged care, and childcare are among the courses initially included.
• The plan aims to address skill shortages and allow tradespeople to gain necessary skills without paying fees.
• NSW Labor leader criticizes the government for neglecting TAFE and vows to rescue it with free training opportunities.
• Each student can access only one fee-free course.
• The plan is estimated to cost $65 million for the first four years, but the number of places covered is not specified.
• Private providers will be limited to 30% of the funding pool and will be subject to oversight.
• The policy will replace the government's Smart and Skilled subsidy for apprenticeships.
• Trades such as property maintenance contracting, painting, handyman work, electrical work, and construction can lead to six-figure salaries.
• Deputy Liberal Leader claims the government is already providing almost 80,000 fee-free TAFE places annually.
• Research from ServiceSeeking.com.au indicates that over a quarter of Australian tradespeople earn upwards of $100,000 per year.
  
  Read the full article here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6689341/Labors-plan-600-000-tradies-training-free-setting-six-figure-salary.html