More than 1,000 Western Australians have so far benefited from training opportunities and financial assistance to 'start something' and embark on a rewarding career in WA's defence industry, according to a new State Government report released today.
The Delivering a Skilled Workforce for Western Australia's Defence Industry report highlights the many positive outcomes to date of the State Government's targeted $35 million investment to grow the defence industry and bolster WA's trade, para-professional and professional workforce for the defence industry.
Defence projects including the consolidated Defence Precinct at Henderson, Submarine Rotational Force-West, and shipbuilding for the Australian Navy's future Surface Combatant Fleet and the Army's landing craft are set to create more than 10,000 highly-skilled, well-paid jobs in the State's defence industry over the next two decades.
To ensure WA has a growing pipeline of skilled workers to deliver these projects, the State Government has implemented a range of initiatives from the Western Australian Defence Industry Workforce Development Plan 2022-27.
Read the Delivering a Skilled Workforce for Western Australia's Defence Industry report and learn more about the State's defence industry.