Government continues Defence skilling support
Greg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, announced recently that another four companies have entered Agreements under the Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry (SADI) program.
“These Australian companies, three with workforces of around 150 people and one which employs less than thirty people, all provide critical support to the defence industry supply chain and Australian Defence capability,” said Mr Combet.
“Nova Defence, GKN Aerospace, Levett Engineering and Cablex are the most recent companies to participate, with a total of 273 new training opportunities to be realised over the next three years”.
“Defence firms face stiff competition for skills that are in strong demand in highly profitable sectors such as mining and energy.
“The new Agreements represent a joint commitment on the part of Defence and industry to spend almost $1.6 million in the next three years on training activities”.
“Under the SADI scheme, the Commonwealth contributes to the direct costs of training which, in this instance accounts for just under one third of the total commitment”.
“The SADI initiative shares the responsibility for skills growth and development between industry and government and represents a win-win solution to both the defence of Australia and Australian defence industry,” said Mr Combet.
“There are currently 40 companies (including 15 Small to Medium Enterprises) and two universities with SADI Agreements. These agreements commit a total of $24.4 million from program funds”.
Mr Combet said the government remains strongly committed to supporting defence industry and that the SADI program provides a meaningful response to their specific training needs.
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