Nursing, teaching, midwifery and social work students will be eligible for a $320 a week payment in a bid to ease the burden of unpaid placements.
Students enrolled in critical university courses will have access to a brand new payment to help them with their studies.
“This will give people who have signed up to do some of the most important jobs in this country a bit of extra help to get the qualifications they need,” he said. The Universities Accord said “onerous hours” required by mandatory placements can financially disadvantage students who are unable to participate in paid work while on placement.
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