Jacinta Allan launches state-sponsored apprenticeships at Victoria’s Labor conference ahead of election
Victoria's Labor conference will feature a plan to create 2,000 state-sponsored apprenticeships at the revived State Electricity Commission. Premier Jacinta Allan aims to address workforce shortages in the electrical sector while also proposing the decriminalisation of cannabis. The conference will serve as a platform for Labor's election campaign, highlighting various social reforms.
- ▪Jacinta Allan will announce a plan for 2,000 apprenticeships at the State Electricity Commission.
- ▪The SEC will be hiring apprentices for the first time since its privatisation 30 years ago.
- ▪The conference will also discuss proposals to decriminalise cannabis and consider a reduced workweek.
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The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, says the former state-owned energy provider was a training ground for ‘thousands of apprentices’ before it was shut down. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAPView image in fullscreenThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, says the former state-owned energy provider was a training ground for ‘thousands of apprentices’ before it was shut down. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAPJacinta AllanState-sponsored apprenticeships and decriminalising cannabis on the bill at Victoria’s Labor conferenceJacinta Allan will announce a plan to offer 2,000 apprenticeships at the revived State Electricity Commission, as part of a pre-election push Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent Fri 22 May 2026 15.00 EDTLast…
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