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The government has announced details of a $42 million skills package aimed at providing training for people to help with the rebuilding of Canterbury.
It includes up to 3000 more construction related training places in polytechnics from existing funding.
Tertiary education minister Steven Joyce made the announcement in Christchurch today, saying the construction trades are going to be very important over the next several years.
"It is important that people who are interested in learning a trade, brushing up their skills, returning to complete trades qualifications, or taking up supervisory roles, look at the options that are available."
Prime Minister John Key said the package was "a shot in the arm" to make sure the city has the skills needed to rebuild.
"We're going to see literally thousands more young people trained right across the country. That's going to see them launch careers - they'll be very busy for the next decade or so," said Key who was at the launch today.
Accelerated training programmes will be put in place at CPIT to help training be completed quicker.
Work and Income will also set aside $1.5 million to subsidise 650 people into work and training by the end of June and additional support will be provided to Maori trainees.
An extra $5 million in Budget 2011 will be used for the Ministry of Social Development to buy industry partnership placements to help unemployed people take up job opportunities from the rebuild.
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