The Hon Andrew Giles MP
- Minister for Skills and Training
The Hon Andrew Giles MP was sworn in as Minister for Skills and Training on 13 May 2025.
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More opportunities, more skills, more jobs for northern Tasmania through clean energy training
More Tasmanians will have the opportunity to train for the jobs of the future thanks to a $2.6 million investment by the Albanese Labor Government to upgrade clean energy training facilities at…
Albanese and Crisafulli Governments powering Queensland's future battery workforce
Free training is rolling out for Queensland electricians to design and install battery storage systems, with enrolments open now for free, face-to-face training at TAFE Queensland’s Acacia Ridge…
Over 26,000 New Energy Apprenticeships for Australia's growing clean energy industries
Australia’s clean energy industries are benefitting from a skilled workforce boost, with Australians showing strong interest in the Albanese Labor Government’s $10,000 incentives for new…
Homes of the future delivered through TAFE
Labor is backing TAFE to train workers needed to build homes faster and cheaper.
Investment delivers state-of-the-art technology for TAFE students in Dandenong
TAFE students in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs are benefiting from cutting-edge manufacturing equipment and facilities closer to home, thanks to upgrades at Chisholm Institute’s Dandenong…
Podcast interview with Sacha Barbour - The Briefing
SUBJECTS: Free TAFE; Key Apprenticeship Program; Apprenticeships; Artificial intelligence; Vocational pathways.
Doorstop interview, Melbourne
SUBJECTS: Free TAFE; apprenticeships; Key Apprenticeship Program; Royal Commission; Polling.
Over 800,000 Free TAFE enrolments delivering the skills Australians want, for the jobs we need
The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening skills and training for Australians – with Free TAFE enrolments surging past 800,000.
32,000 new apprentice tradies get their start building more homes, backed by $10K incentives
More than 32,000 apprentices have been backed by the Albanese Government’s Key Apprenticeship Program, as the housing construction stream of the Program marks its first full year.
First Remote Training Hub in Central Australia delivering skills training On-Country
The Remote Training Hub in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) has opened its doors to students, the first of seven Hubs being established by the Albanese Labor Government across Central Australia.…
$24.8 million investment to build the NSW clean energy workforce
The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments are investing almost $25 million to expand clean energy training facilities and grow the vocational education and training workforce needed to support New…
Radio interview with Kim Napier - ABC Northern Tasmania Breakfast
SUBJECTS: Key Apprenticeship Program; TasTAFE; Free TAFE; Apprenticeships; Tasmanian workforce.