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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