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Jacinta Allan launches state-sponsored apprenticeships at Victoria’s Labor conference ahead of election

The Guardian World Saturday 23 May 2026, 05:18 UTC By Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent 1 min read
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Jacinta Allan announced a plan at the Victorian Labor conference to offer 2,000 apprenticeships through the revived State Electricity Commission. This initiative is intended to address significant workforce shortages and job insecurity within the government-owned electricity body. The announcement comes as part of a pre-election campaign push.

The premier is offering 2,000 apprenticeships at the revived State Electricity Commission as part of a pre-election push

Jacinta Allan has used Labor’s final state conference before the election to announce a plan for a government-owned electricity body to hire apprentices to address significant workforce shortages and job insecurity.

The Victorian premier announced the plan in a speech that drew on her father’s experience as a linesman at the State Electricity Commission (SEC), which was revived by Daniel Andrews in 2023 after being privatised by former premier Jeff Kennett in the 1990s.

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