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CCN Live 2018
Taking on the trade’s biggest challenges at
MORE THAN 100 participants attended last month’s event in Melbourne which featured a panel discussion with Western Sydney TAFE teacher, Stephen Smith, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (RACCA) president, Kevin O’Shea and Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA) general manager, Michael Bennett.
The discussion followed presentations by all three panellists with Smith providing an inform- ative overview of trade training in Australia.
He said the trade system has been completely devalued and drop-out rates for apprentices are still at record highs.
Employers have been struggling to source skilled tradies for many years which is why the federal government is undertaking a national training review for the HVACR industry.
CCN Live
THERE WAS PLENTY OF LIVELY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING THE HVACR INDUSTRY AT CCN LIVE 2018.
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