speech on vocational education
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Thank you for inviting me to speak today. It is always a pleasure to have the opportunity to talk about the Coalition’s policies to support business – and today, it is an opportunity for me to explain how backing business supports the vocational education and training system.
As well as outlining the Turnbull Coalition Government’s ongoing plans to strengthen vocational education, I am keen to hear from you here today and look forward to the Q&A and discussion.
There is never a blank slate in politics, even when you come into Government or come to a new ministry.
I would like to start today by setting the scene of what the Coalition Government inherited in 2013, and how we have worked hard to address substantial legacy issues.
I know it is particularly important to hear about our support for apprentices, and the employers who hire them. So I will also talk to you about our policies, and how Labor’s recent announcements compare.