“Industry warns of looming Aussie tradie shortage: ‘We can’t keep up’

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The rate at which mechanic apprentices are completing trainee programs is already at a worryingly low 49 per cent in Australia. (c) Joe Attanasio

Industry experts are warning that as cost-of-living pressures continue to cripple households, young Australian tradies are moving away from apprenticeships in record numbers, in favour of higher-paying labouring jobs which require little training.

According to ARU, cost-of-living pressure has resulted in a whopping 60 per cent of all automotive apprenticeships in Australia being cancelled.”

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