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The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, former Minister for Defence, recently announced two of the Western Australian recipients of the inaugural 2009 Defence Technical Scholarships (DTS).
“This is a prestigious award and I would like to congratulate these students on this great achievement." Scholarship recipients will receive $2,000 for Year 11 students or $3,000 for Year 12 students.
“As we know, Australia is experiencing a critical shortage of skilled technical tradespeople across all areas of industry and this is impacting on meeting recruitment targets for the ADF.
“The Government has recognised this shortage and has designed this initiative to increase the numbers of skilled tradespeople in the Australian Defence Force in the medium term. This is particularly important in supporting those leading-edge technologies included in the Government’s recently released White Paper. Our focus on the technical trades is critical to our future submarine force.
“Indeed, as part of the DTS selection process, students had to successfully demonstrate their interest in pursuing an ADF trade career, however, they remain under no obligation to join the ADF on completion of their Scholarship,” he said.
More detailed information on the Scholarships can be found on the Defence Jobs home page www.defencejobs.gov.au/DTS. | 
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