👶 AU$3B for Australian Daycare. >8% of German Auto Workers Have EV Skills. Customer Service Tops AI Use.

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Industry‑led net‑zero skills initiative aims to train the UK workforce for the sustainable building sector. The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York allocates $500,000 to tackle healthcare workforce shortages across the region. Huawei reaffirms AI commitment to South Africa, pledges to train 50,000 ICT professionals by 2028. Alstom Secures $2.3B Contract to Supply 316 Modern Rail Cars and Create 300 Jobs in New York.

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👶 Preschool. >AU$3B in subsidies for centre-based day care in Australia
🍃 Green Skills. >8% German and Swedish auto workers possess EV skills
🤖 Artificial Intelligence. Customer service is the top AI use case among companies 

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👶 >AU$3B in Subsidies for Centre-based Day Care in Australia

Australian early childhood education spending continued to increase as the government allocated over AUD 3B in subsidies in Q1 2025 for centre-based day care. The Australian government is expanding eligibility, allowing three days of subsidized childcare for eligible students and revising income thresholds to ease financial burdens. The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is the primary policy instrument, implemented by the Australian Department of Education, aimed at making childcare more affordable and accessible.

🍃 >8% German and Swedish Auto Workers Possess EV skills

Sweden and Germany lead globally in 2024, with 9.3% and 8.9% of automotive professionals possessing at least one EV skill, respectively. These skills are essential for a smoother workforce transition and remaining competitive among fears of automation and disruption. Automakers across the world are actively reskilling their workforce to meet these rising demands, especially in Europe. Rising volumes of EVs from makers like China have created new jobs in the EV market, posing threats to traditional automotive jobs.

🤖 Customer Service is the Top AI Use Case Among Companies

Businesses are increasingly adopting AI for their business functions as customer service leads AI adoption at 56%, followed by cybersecurity and fraud prevention at 51%, and digital assistants at 47%. This highlights widespread AI integration to optimise business functions while raising concerns of job replacement. The integration has given rise to functionally specialised AI tools in fields like customer relationship management. To address the evolving job market, organizations are focusing on reskilling initiatives to prepare employees for AI-driven roles. 

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