- Tender awarded to BADGE Constructions (WA) Pty Ltd to deliver Munster TAFE clean energy facility
- Work underway to deliver Midland Clean Energy Skills Hub with interconnected regional campuses
- Cook Labor Government preparing for future workforce demands with 22,000 workers needed in clean energy sector by 2035
The Cook Labor Government is powering ahead to deliver the workforce needed for Western Australia’s energy transition, today awarding a tender for a specialist facility to be delivered at South Metropolitan TAFE’s Munster campus.
BADGE Constructions (WA) Pty Ltd has been engaged to deliver the expansion, which will train the skilled workers needed to support Western Australia’s growing clean energy sector and major project pipeline.
A key election commitment, the facility will provide state-of-the-art facilities to deliver training for the renewables industry, including wind energy, battery technology, green hydrogen, electrification, automation, and robotics.
The two-storey building will include classrooms, computer laboratories, automation laboratories, instrumentation laboratories, battery laboratories, and a control room. Once opened, it is expected to support an additional 840 course enrolments annually.
About 22,000 extra workers will be needed in the clean energy sector by 2035, and the Cook Labor Government is focused on training Western Australians to take up these roles.
Work is now also underway to deliver the $32 million Clean Energy Skills Hub at North Metropolitan TAFE’s Midland campus, which will facilitate training across clean energy sectors including solar and wind and battery energy storage systems.
The Midland campus will serve as a hub and will connect with up to four interconnected specialist spokes in regional WA, including Central Regional TAFE’s Kalgoorlie campus.
The Cook Labor Government has made a number of TAFE courses in the clean energy sector fee free or low fee including the Electrotechnology pre-apprenticeship, Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician, and Certificate III in Laboratory Skills.
As stated by Energy and Decarbonisation and Skills and TAFE Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson:
“The Cook Labor Government is preparing WA workers for the jobs of the future.
“We will need about 22,000 workers in our clean energy sector by 2035 and we want Western Australians to seize these opportunities.
“That’s why we are constructing a new state-of-the-art training facility at Munster, while continuing to deliver fee free and low fee TAFE courses.”
As stated by Cockburn MLA David Scaife:
“With thousands of jobs coming to the Western Trade Coast in renewable energy and green manufacturing, my focus is making sure locals are front of the queue to benefit.
“This investment in Munster TAFE will make Cockburn one of the best places in WA to start a career in clean energy.”
