The CEPU have met again with Telstra to discuss how its $100 million government grant for NBN-related training will be used.
The CEPU has been concerned to ensure that it had a role in oversighting the training programme. The union wants to make sure that any of its members affected by the NBN project have the best possible opportunities for retraining.
The union also wants that training to provide long-term work opportunities for members, not only the shorter-term ones associated with the NBN build.
The details of the agreement between Telstra and the government have not yet been finalised. However, it is likely to include recognition of the CEPU as a key stakeholder in the training programme and provide for regular consultation between Telstra, the CEPU and other unions about its implementation.
The programme will be rolled out over three years, with the greater part of the training being based on nationally endorsed training packages and related qualifications.
Further meetings will be held once the training agreement is finalised and the overarching agreement between Telstra and NBN Co has been put in place.
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