The Commonwealth Government and the WA State Government have launched the Western Australian JobTrainer Agreement.

An extra $103.4 million is being injected into Western Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector, with $51.7 million from the Commonwealth Government matched dollar-for-dollar by the WA Government.

This will fund free or low-fee training places in Western Australia, with a combination of short and long courses for job seekers, and young people, including school leavers.

It follows the Commonwealth Government working closely with jurisdictions to establish the $1 billion JobTrainer Fund, including a $500 million investment from the Australian Government to be matched by the state and territory governments.

It is hoped to fund up to 340,700 additional free or low-fee training places to help Australians upskill and reskill in areas of demand.