A new community TAFE learning centre at Yarrabilba will cut down on travel for local students learning the skills of the future, the government says.
More students will be able to learn remotely via centres like the one to be built opposite Yarrabilba State Secondary College.
It means less travel for local students when face-to-face lessons happen, with the nearest TAFE at Loganlea.
The government has promised $1.5 million for a learning centre pilot if elected this month.
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Training and Skills Development Minister Shannon Fentiman visited the Yarrabilba site with Logan MP Linus Power last week.
It is part of the Equipping TAFE for Our Future plan which aims to train kids in areas like cyber security, robotics, manufacturing, agriculture and nursing.
"The government is committed to maintaining and expanding our world-class training system, and this initiative is another new way of doing that," Mr Power said.
Ms Fentiman said the government was committed to training students.
"We need to provide Queenslanders with the skills demanded by emerging industries" Ms Fentiman said.
"That's why it is crucial we continue to invest in our TAFE campuses."
"Campbell Newman and Deb Frecklington closed TAFE campuses, sacked 2100 TAFE teachers and cut training programs such as Skilling Queenslanders for Work.
"The LNP can't be trusted with our TAFE system, or Queensland's plan for economic recovery."
The nearby state secondary college opened its doors earlier this year.
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