
Jump in mining apprentices and trainees by 19%
New data shows the number of apprentices and trainees in the Australian mining industry increased 19% in 2022, according to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The figures, released yesterday, confirmed 7,689 apprentices and trainees joined the mining workforce in 2022, which included a 14% increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a 26% jump for women compared to 2021. Minerals Council of Australia chief executive Tania Constable says apprenticeships and traineeships are an important pathway into the minerals industry, with high demand for qualified tradespeople in highly paid and secure jobs. “The mining industry has for decades invested in collaborative partnerships such as developing tailored work readiness, apprenticeship and traineeship, cadetship and recruitment pathways,” she...
