From Brendan Nelson's website a media release about the new getatrade.gov.au website
The media release says "The new Strategy will take an industry approach to skill needs and tackle many of the significant disincentives which can turn young people away from choosing trades as a career."
Links to (pdf) fact sheets about:
1. innovative skills shortages projects
2. regional skills shortages
3. transitions and student to work arrangements ‘adopt a school’ –
4. industry engagement in
5. new apprentices roundtable
6. labour market projections to support industry
7. building on the success of the national industry
8. science and emerging technology careers
9. report of the senate inquiry into current and future skills needs
are located at http://www.getatrade.gov.au/fact_sheets/fact.htm