Naval shipbuilding to tap into workers displaced by COVID-19

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14 April 2020

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Naval shipbuilding to tap into workers displaced by COVID-19

The Australian government’s $90 billion Naval Shipbuilding enterprise could provide an employment lifeline for hundreds of skilled workers displaced by COVID-19 as skills training for the projects moves online.

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Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the Naval Shipbuilding College – which was set up by the federal government in 2018 to drive the growth of Australia’s shipbuilding industry – had moved quickly in response to the pandemic.