The NSW Government will recruit and train young people to work on the Snowy 2.0 project under a landmark partnership between TAFE NSW and the project’s principal contractor, Future Generation Joint Venture.
TAFE NSW will train young people through pre-vocational courses, school-based apprenticeships, diploma-level courses and micro-skill short courses, as part of the partnership.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said Snowy 2.0 needs skilled workers ready to roll up their sleeves and get involved.
“I encourage young people across the state’s south who are looking for an exciting opportunity to consider a future working on this project,” he said.
Deputy Premier and Regional NSW Minister Paul Toole said the program prepares young people for work by providing them with practical skills and job-specific, while future-proofing regional communities by allowing them to upskill close to home
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Skills and Training Minister Alister Henskens said TAFE NSW will train hundreds of people in manufacturing and civil construction over the life of the project, including high school students who split their time between school and on-site work.
“Monaro High School has seven school-based apprentices who are studying a Certificate III in Process Manufacturing as part of the program – a big win for the community because it means local kids receive training close to home,” Henskens said.
“TAFE NSW has already trained more than 170 workers for Snowy 2.0. This program will help students get the skills they need to transition smoothly into the workforce and will link what they learn at school to what is needed in the workplace.”
Snowy Hydro CEO Paul Broad said Snowy 2.0 would provide an enduring legacy of delivering jobs and training for hundreds of workers in the region.
“The TAFE NSW partnership goes a long way towards ensuring Snowy Hydro and the Snowy 2.0 project can attract and skill new workers while boosting the local economy and creating critical jobs in the Monaro region,” Broad said.
TAFE NSW intends to expand the Monaro region’s skills program to include a Certificate III in Civil Construction and several new Aboriginal Pre-Vocational Programs.