SCHOLARSHIPS worth up to $5,000 a year are available for Shepparton 15-24-year olds looking to get the qualifications they need for in-demand trade jobs.
As part of a Federal Government program targeting 10 regional areas with high youth unemployment, and Shepparton being the only Victorian location, recipients will be awarded up to $5,000 a year to attain a vocational education and training qualification, plus an additional $3,000 to complete an internship.
Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, said the 10 locations targeted under the Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians matched those that will see Industry Training Hubs established as part of a Federal Government $50.6M investment.
Shepparton’s Industry Training Hub is expected to be up and running by January 2021.
The scholarships program forms part of the Federal Government’s Delivering Skills for Today and Tomorrow package.
Applications are sought from people who are not in full-time work, who are aged 15 to 24 years or people who have left the Australian Defence Force in the past two years.
Priority will also be given to Indigenous young Australians, young Australians living with disability, and young Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Applications close December 4. For questions about the application process, call 13 28 79 or email scholarships@busyatwork.com.au. Scholarship winners can choose to study part-time or full-time.
