A podcast discussion featuring Alan McDonald of the Employers and Manufacturers' Association highlights the government's focus in Budget 2026 on expanding trades education, supporting industry skills boards, and addressing youth workplace readiness through targeted training and移民
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Yeah, definitely. Um, you know, AI can't uh build houses and it's uh there's a few other things that it's physically incapable of doing. It can't do manufacturing. Well, it can do a lot of manufacturing, but not all of it. So that you know, definitely. And and it's just really good to see that focus because so many um young people now are coming into the workplace and they're just not ready. No, exactly.
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recognition of labour market gaps
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