Media Release - More job seekers employed after PPP training
Date published :
18
December
2009
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today welcomed a
report by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research
(NCVER) shows that nearly three-quarters of job seekers who have
joined the Australian Government's $2 billion investment in
training through the Productivity Places Program (PPP) have gained
employment or have continued with their studies. The Outcomes from
the Productivity Places Program report shows that of 23,000 job
seekers, trained under the PPP in 2008, including some highly
disadvantaged jobseekers, 47 per cent have moved into employment
after completing their training while a further 26 per cent have
continued their training.
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