Cyber centre gets less money than Perth Blockchain Academy.
Should it win the May 18 election, the Australian Labor Party has said it would spend AU$2 million on a cyber security training centre at the Kangan Institute, Broadmeadows TAFE.
Retiring Shadow Minister For Skills, Tafe And Apprenticeships Doug Cameron said Victoria had around 85,000 people working in the IT industry, and the money would go towards new hardware and upgrading teaching labs.
«Cyber security has been identified as having a critical skills shortage,» Cameron said. «At present, TAFE’s offering the Certificate IV are at capacity and unable to take additional enrolments.»
Cameron added the money was part of his party’s AU$200 million Building TAFE for the Future fund.
Yesterday, Labor had announced a commitment to spend AU$3 million on the creation of Australia’s first Blockchain Academy in Perth.
Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy Ed Husic said the western capital was already «flourishing» with blockchain startups and the academy would provide a focal point.
«The Liberal government has failed to tackle major tech skills shortages that are holding back Australian businesses,» Husic said.
