Australian Apprentices will be trained in modern technologies at a new $75 million, purposed-built training centre opened in Sydney today. The Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans said the impressive Ausgrid Learning Centre at Silverwater combines the best of industry training with the best of sustainable design; with the building achieving a 6 Star Green Star environmental rating. The Centre, funded under the Australian Government's Education Investment Fund (EIF), will enable around 400 students to be trained in an area of critical skill shortage within the electricity supply industry.
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