00:02At 16, Hugo Pedder is embarking on his first year as an apprentice.
00:08Yeah, I'm pretty happy with it. Like, pretty proud.
00:12It really sets you up for life, because even if you don't enjoy the trade after you've
00:17already gone through it, you've always got something to fall back on.
00:19But Hugo is one of a declining number of Australians taking on an apprenticeship.
00:25In the 12 months to June last year, trade apprenticeship contracts fell by 7.3% and non-trade by
00:3320.2%.
00:35It's led to concerns that skill shortages are only likely to worsen.
00:41The Government have set a target of 1.2 million homes and we estimate that we need 83,000 construction
00:48workers right now if we are going to meet that target.
00:51We look forward to seeing you then.
00:54Hairdressers are also in short supply across the country.
00:57Yes, we've got you in for a full head medium colour tomorrow.
01:00Salon owner Mark Truman has been put off hiring apprentices.
01:05You've spent a lot of time and effort in trying to train someone, only to find that they'll
01:10leave afterwards and there's no compensation whatsoever or anything back for the time that
01:15you've spent with them.
01:16Federal Government incentives for some apprentices and their employers have recently been cut.
01:22Which was a real blow to our industry and when we're dealing with less incentive instead
01:28of more incentive, what do they look for?
01:32They start looking for other alternatives.
01:34Support payments for apprentices in housing construction, clean energy and some automotive jobs will remain
01:41the same.
01:42A spokesperson for the Department of Employment says the Federal Government is investing in
01:47priority occupations.
01:49But turning apprenticeship numbers around could also involve a change in community attitudes.
01:55There needs to be a lot more support and promotion in schools and a lot more support for women in
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