Vocational education and training
Sheena WATT (Northern Metropolitan) (09:51): This month I had the honour of standing alongside some of the fiercest advocates for working people, Minister D’Ambrosio and Minister Giles, as we marked a bold new chapter for skills, jobs and clean energy in our state. At the Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre in Brunswick, alongside Master Plumbers and the Plumbing and Pipe Trades Employees Union, we celebrated the announcement of a national training centre in new energy skills, alongside a cutting-edge facility that will train the workforce driving Victoria’s energy transition. At Kangan’s Automotive Centre of Excellence in Docklands, I saw firsthand the passion of students preparing for the jobs of tomorrow. These achievements are not by accident; they are the result of determined leadership. I pay tribute to Minister D’Ambrosio for her unwavering commitment to climate action and the revival of the SEC, with the SEC, from 1 July, powering schools, hospitals, trains and much more across our state, and to Minister Andrew Giles, who is breaking down barriers to education and empowering working people through fee-free TAFE. This is Labor at its best, creating opportunities for working people, preparing young people for the jobs of the future and building a fairer, cleaner state for us all. Labor is getting on with the job, and the north is leading the way.