Solutions to address skills shortages in South Australia
The South Australian Government has invested $8.8m over 4 years to develop solutions to skills shortages and open new opportunities to connect South Australians to training and future jobs.
2023-24 Skill Shortage Solutions
In 2023-24, 9 projects were awarded to tackle current and emerging skills shortages in key sectors including women and first nations people in defence and other trades, commercial cookery and bricklaying.
Further details of the projects will be announced soon.
2022-23 Skill Shortage Solutions
In 2022-23, the following 8 projects were awarded to tackle current and emerging skills shortages in key sectors including defence trades, cookery, bricklaying and concreting.
Brick and blocklaying
Commercial cookery
Concreting
Electrician
Electrician (dual trade)
Heavy industry
Women in civil
Women in Civil
The Women in Civil project is an example of a solution that sought to remove barriers and open opportunities to women entering the civil construction industry. Watch their story.