10 March 2010
The Australian Government has announced that it will provide structural adjustment places to assist insulation workers affected by changes to the Home Insulation Program.
3 February 2010
Due to a high level of demand for NEIS-PPP training places in which 75 per cent of the full year allocation has already been committed, the model used to allocate funds for training places has been changed to better manage the demand for NEIS-PPP for the remainder of 2009-10. In February 2010, a final block of 1900 training places will be directly distributed amongst NEIS Panel Members.
18 December 2009
A report released by NCVER has highlighted the success of the PPP in helping job seekers find employment.
5 November 2009
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has announced that up to $25 million will be provided to fund Enterprise Based Productivity Places Program (EBPPP) training for existing workers.
17 July 2009
The Council of Australian Governments agreed with state and territory governments to deliver a Compact with Retrenched Workers on 2 July 2009. This Compact allows retrenched workers to access state and territory delivered government subsidised Vocational Education and Training qualifications, such as those available through PPP.
Productivity Places provides new training places in skills and occupations employers are seeking and is designed to help you secure long term employment and is part of the Australian Government’s Skilling Australia for the future initiative.