Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

We have wonderful support from local employers in both Geelong and Ballarat to give students opportunities to participate in their workplaces and for their staff to participate in the school environment to provide this job-ready training. In Geelong, Sky Software, Barwon Health and Bendigo Bank are all supporting the initiative as part of a consortia put together by the Committee for Geelong. In Ballarat, IBM, who have championed the advancement of P-TECH globally, will be the local partner. IBM will be providing support across both sides and indeed are providing significant financial support that complements the government's own financial support. We are grateful and indebted to these employers for being willing to step forward and provide their time and commitment—