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Media ReleaseRURAL SCHOOL STUDENTS GET ON THE JOB TRAINING K0402 3 February 1999 School students in rural Australia will have the opportunity to learn valuable work skills from local employers while still at school, through a new initiative launched today by the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Dr David Kemp. The year long rural industry Schools-Industry Links Outreach (SILO) project commenced in November 1998 at a cost of $305,000 and will make it easier for school students to gain valuable training with potential employers by better integrating industry based training into the school curriculum. School students taking part in the SILO project are actively involved in the normal work of the business as part of their structured training programme. The student is still a school student and not an employee, however the training they undertake is officially recognised as training that can lead to a qualification. The total period of work placement will vary from around 2 to 4 weeks. All costs associated with the placement, such as accident insurance and indemnity, are covered by the school. "School-industry programs play an important role in opening up real job opportunities in a community through providing young people with locally relevant skills and by building better relationships between schools and industry, " said Dr Kemp. The SILO project aims to raise the profile and participation rate of school-based rural industry work placement programs with primary producers in regional, rural and remote locations and is expected to help around 200 students in rural Australia. SILO, which has been funded by the Australian Student Traineeship Foundation (ASTF), is one of several partnerships involving the ASTF and other bodies such as the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Group Training Australia, the Australian Industry Group and the National Farmers Federation. These partnerships support a range of Commonwealth funded schemes to improve the skills base of Australian students including those in regional Australia. "Along with the recent announcement of Rural and Regional New Apprenticeships, this initiative clearly shows the Government's continuing commitment to tackling the difficulties youth in regional areas experience such as unemployment and the continuing drift of young people to the capital cities in search of jobs," said Dr Kemp.
Media contact: Samantha Herron or Peta Lane 0412 639 754 or 02 6277 7460 Website: www.rsa.farmwide.com.au/ruralsilo/ For further information contact Gary Clark, National Coordinator Rural Industry SILO Project at Rural Skills Australia, Ph (02) 6273 2308 Fcs (02) 6273 7364 email: gclark.rsa@netspeed.com.au
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