The New South Wales Government’s TAFE (technical and further education) sector has introduced eight new micro-skills.
In an effort to assist the state reach its net-zero goals, the new micro-skills are short, self-directed online courses that aim to develop a specific skill related to renewables.
The courses to be rolled out over the next six months include:
- emergency responder electric vehicle incident and emergency response
- introduction to fuel-cell electric vehicles
- contextualised fuel-cell electric vehicles
- hydrogen energy fundamentals
- electric vehicle charging station baseline knowledge
- refuelling fuel-cell electric vehicles
- prepare to work in the renewable energy sector
- introduction to wind farms
The courses are designed to ensure existing workers in the automotive industry will be equipped with the required skills in maintenance, repair and charging of electric vehicles, as well as the overall global energy transition.
The new micro-skills will aid emergency responders such as police, paramedics, fire and rescue workers in learning how to manage electric vehicle accidents and related challenges.
“The National Skills Agreement means vital funding is secured to accelerate skills training in NSW, keeping TAFE NSW at the forefront of the sector. These eight new micro-skills are just the first step,” NSW Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education Steve Whan said.
“I’m particularly excited about how these micro-skills will benefit our regional areas, school leavers and existing tradespeople by introducing them to skills and opportunities in wind and solar power generation particularly those within renewable energy zones.”
Last week, the Federal Government introduced the National Skills Agreement. Through this, the Commonwealth is expected to invest up to $3.81 billion into the NSW skills and training sector.
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