{"id":63778,"date":"2022-07-07T02:38:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T06:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=63778"},"modified":"2022-07-13T19:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T23:13:09","slug":"migration-offers-an-urgent-fix-for-the-skills-we-need-right-now-but-education-and-training-will-set-us-up-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/migration-offers-an-urgent-fix-for-the-skills-we-need-right-now-but-education-and-training-will-set-us-up-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Migration offers an urgent fix for the skills we need right now, but education and training will set us up for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australia is facing serious\u00a0labour<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0skills<\/a>\u00a0shortages both now and in the longer term. The immediate priority is to help employers fill current vacancies. In the longer term, the government needs to ensure its investments in education and training prepare Australia for future skill needs and opportunities arising from rapid technological change and other grand challenges like climate change.<\/p>\n

The new minister for skills and training in the Albanese government, Brendan O\u2019Connor, is faced with competing calls to increase the skilled migrant intake and to invest in education and training to meet the demand for skilled workers.
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Happening ATM at #NoFrills2022<\/a>: Minister for Skills & Training @BOConnorMP<\/a> discussing how #VocationalEducation<\/a> can enable Australians future-proof their livelihood, boost productivity & make the country competitive on the world stage. #auspol<\/a> #Apprenticeships<\/a> #SkillingAustralia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GAb159QHXB<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCVER (@NCVER) July 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n