Ellsie is a young Australian going places. She’s a fourth year carpentry apprentice in Northern Tasmania and loves being on the tools. Ellsie is one of the record 220,000 Australian trade apprentices we currently have in training, the highest it’s ever been since 1963. Skilling up Australians and getting people into apprenticeships is part of our plan for a strong economy and a stronger future. Budget 2022 continues to invest in more apprenticeships, supporting an additional 800,000 training pla