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GTTC partners with Australian social enterprise
The Government Tool & Training Centre (GTTC) in India has teamed up with an Australian company called Workinitiatives.
They signed an agreement to help people from Karnataka, India, find jobs in Australia.
Australia needs more workers in areas like building houses, taking care of elderly people, and working with computers.
The agreement will help people from Karnataka get jobs in these areas.
The leaders from both organizations and the Skill Development Minister were present when the agreement was signed.
This partnership will help both India and Australia by matching skilled workers with jobs that need to be filled.
GTTC and Workinitiatives signed an MoU to boost global career opportunities for Karnataka's skilled workforce.
The partnership focuses on sectors like construction, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and technology.
Australia faces significant shortages in construction trades, healthcare, aged care, cybersecurity, AI, and software development.
The MoU aims to ethically place Karnataka's skilled talent in Australian industries and collaborate with Australian industry and training providers.
The agreement was signed in Bengaluru on January 22, 2024, in the presence of the Skill Development Minister.
- Who
- Government Tool & Training Centre (GTTC) and Workinitiatives, an Australian social enterprise
- What
- Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost global career opportunities for Karnataka's skilled workforce
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- When
- January 22, 2024
- Why
- To address Australia's critical skills shortages and create global career pathways for Karnataka's professionals, tradespeople, and community workers
Key facts
- Organizations Involved
- Government Tool & Training Centre (GTTC), Workinitiatives
- Key Figures
- Siddalingappa Pujari (GTTC MD), Chris Carman (Workinitiatives CEO), Sharan Prakash Patil (Skill Development Minister)
- Sectors Focused
- Construction, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, technology
- Date of Agreement
- January 22, 2024
- Location of Agreement
- Bengaluru, India
- Benefits of MoU
- Ethical placement of Karnataka's skilled talent in Australian industries, collaboration with Australian industry and training providers
- Australia's Skill Shortages
- Construction trades, healthcare and aged care, cybersecurity, AI and software development
Quotes
Chris Carman
Founder and CEO of Workinitiatives, an Australian social enterprise
“We’re impressed with Karnataka’s proactive approach. Australia has huge shortages in every industry, and Karnataka’s skills can fill critical gaps”
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Sources
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