Victoria offering digital training grants for manufacturers
The Victorian Government recently announced the Digital Jobs for Manufacturing Program, which is open to businesses with a manufacturing presence in Victoria that are on a growth trajectory and are seeking to utilise their existing workforce to apply digital technology to their operations.
Global manufacturing is becoming increasingly technology-driven, requiring highly skilled workers and a competitive edge in new techniques. Manufacturing technologies are constantly changing and manufacturers in Victoria need to continuously adapt to maintain their advantage.
The Digital Jobs for Manufacturing Program is designed to assist Victorian manufacturing businesses adapt to a digital operating environment by providing nominated employees with fully subsidised digital skills training.
Funding is available to manufacturing businesses to enrol their employees in a training course in a highly sought after digital skill. Businesses can select from a list of 12-week, online, part-time, industry-endorsed courses. Examples include (but are not limited to): data analytics; cloud computing; IT operations and support; web development; digital marketing; enterprise resource planning (ERP); customer relationship management (CRM); or robotic process automation.
Grants of up to $5000 are available per employee and require funded manufacturers to ensure their nominated employee is provided an opportunity to earn and learn. This includes incorporating a digital element into the employee’s position description upon completion of the training, and ensuring the employee is assigned relevant work activities and tasks to apply and embed their learning.
Eligible businesses can receive funding for up to five employees to undertake training under the program. Applications opened on Friday, 14 October 2022 and will close at 11:59 pm on 31 March 2024 (unless funds are allocated earlier).
On the Victorian state government site, there are links to FAQs, as well as a full block of program guidelines.
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