Chapter 1012: Chapter 760: Job Grading System
Minister Kailo was naturally also aware of the issues Arthur was worried about.
Although there have not been many instances of capital oppressing the people in Australasia, it’s mostly due to the results of governnt policy efforts.
In areas beyond the reach of governnt policy, capitalist exploitation of the people certainly exists, just not as prominent and serious.
Compulsory education, universities, and technical schools are practically the three pillars of Australasia’s education sector.
But it must be admitted that these three aspects have been very helpful in improving education and are an important reason for the success of Australasia’s education policy.
Since the policy for universities and free education has been established, what remains to be determined is actually just the construction of technical schools.
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After the implentation of free education at the high school level, policies regarding technical schools also need certain changes.
Given the choice, most people would definitely prefer to go to high school rather than technical schools.
Even when free education extends to high school, the number of university students will also increase a lot.
This ans that technical schools will not be as popular, and accordingly, the number of skilled workers trained each year will be much less.
To maintain the number of skilled workers, it’s necessary to appropriately raise their pay and social status.
Doing so, however, will be complex, not sothing the Ministry of Education alone can resolve. To properly address the issues of technical schools and skilled workers, a relevant Cabinet eting is essential.
July 24, Cabinet eting.
At Arthur’s signal, Minister of Education Kailo reported the issues concerning technical schools to the Cabinet Governnt, sparking heated debate among the cabinet ministers.
After all, technical schools are still very important for Australasia at present.
It’s often said how crucial high academic talent is, but the technical talent trained in technical schools is just as important, if not more so.
Industry needs skilled workers, the Transportation Departnt needs railway workers, the Ministry of Agriculture needs trained agricultural talents, dical care and education also require a large number of industry enlighteners.
The fact that most of these positions are filled by graduates of technical schools is enough to prove the importance of technical schools for the national industries.
Is it not true that Australasia’s industries have developed so smoothly because technical schools have trained enough workers to ensure operations run effortlessly?
Industry Secretary Joy lo was the first to put forward his suggestion, “If we increase the salaries and benefits for skilled workers and provide subsidies to those earning below the average skilled worker inco, could we raise the percentage of the public entering technical schools?”
Before anyone else could give their opinion, Minister of Finance Hunter quickly said, “That’s not possible, Minister Joey. The governnt cannot bear such high financial costs, and there is no precedent for this in the world.
In my view, our concerns about the supply of students for technical schools are unnecessary. As long as the economy grows rapidly and the social status and salary of skilled workers are not reduced, the public will not shy away from becoming skilled workers.
Moreover, we still have a large number of immigrants arriving each year. These immigrants are the main recruits trained by technical schools, so there won’t be a shortage of skilled workers in the short term.”
Hearing Minister Hunter’s words, many cabinet mbers expressed their agreent.
But at the sa ti, quite a few cabinet ministers also supported improving the treatnt of skilled workers to attract more people into technical schools.
Seeing both parties at a standstill, Pri Minister Raul looked toward Minister of Education Kailo and asked, “Minister Kailo, do you have any good suggestions?”
Seeing that the crowd turned their attention to himself, who had raised the issue, Minister Kailo could only stand up and express his opinion, ”
Your Excellency the Pri Minister, ladies and gentlen. In my view, both viewpoints have their rits. Why don’t we compromise and, considering the state Finances, appropriately raise the salary and social status of skilled workers?”
Seeing everyone’s attention on him, Minister Kailo continued, “Regarding this, I have two preliminary suggestions.
First, we should establish a more comprehensive system for skilled workers. Take our steelworkers, for example. For students graduating from technical schools or ordinary workers passing related technical assessnts, they could receive a corresponding steelworker technical certificate.
Technical certificates are divided into four levels, corresponding to first-class technicians, second-class technicians, third-class technicians, and fourth-class technicians.
The Ministry of Finance can establish more detailed minimum wage guarantees for these four different levels of skilled workers.
By grading skilled workers, we can possibly prevent inexperienced individuals from taking on certain positions and enhance job safety.”
Secondly, by assessing different levels of technical certificates, workers can also boost their inco, which amounts to a form of indirect subsidy.
The second suggestion is to offer tax reductions and exemptions based on the different levels of skilled workers.
I trust that you all understand the significant role that outstanding skilled workers play in our nation and that they are one of the groups we must focus on nurturing.
Once the assessnt system is established, we can employ asures such as tax reliefs, subsidies, benefits, and a sufficient amount of publicity to enhance skilled workers’ motivation to advance their technical levels.
We can even adjust tax reductions for enterprises and factories according to the level and number of skilled workers they employ, thereby strengthening society’s overall regard and developnt efforts for skilled workers.
With such policies in place, the public’s enthusiasm for becoming skilled workers won’t wane, and the impact on the national finances would not be significant.”
Pri Minister Raul nodded his head, expressing satisfaction with Minister Kailo’s proposal.
Actually, thinking back, as Minister Kailo was the one to raise this issue, he had inevitably spent more ti pondering it.
From what we can see now, Minister Kailo’s proposals indeed seem to be more effective and reasonable. By classifying skilled workers into different levels and issuing certificates, not only can enterprises accurately recognize the abilities of skilled workers, but they can also offer higher wages to those who truly possess the skills.
However, a critical aspect that needs attention is the control over technical assessnts.
While the system is good, it is not without flaws. First and foremost, we must strictly control technical assessnts to ensure there is no room for cheating or bribery.
After all, the technical certificates issued by the governnt are to so extent quite persuasive. But if many people have certificates without the corresponding abilities, it undermines the credibility of the governnt.
“Minister Kailo, the classification and assessnt of skilled workers’ levels will be tasked to the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Industry.
I hope there will be no cheating in the technical assessnts. Our goal is to cultivate more exceptional technical talents for the country, not to allow so to exploit policy loopholes. Do you understand?” Pri Minister Raul said, looking sternly at Minister Kailo.
“I understand, Your Excellency,” Minister Kailo replied seriously, turning his gaze to Minister of Industry Joey, who also nodded.
Although technical schools are also overseen by the Ministry of Education, the majority of skilled workers they produce are in the industrial sector.
Naturally, all departnts employ a certain number of skilled workers, which ans the classification and assessnt of skilled workers’ levels require the joint supervision and effort of all departnts.
“Therefore, the assessnt of skilled workers will temporarily be set as either conducted by governnt-recognized technical schools or at governnt-established technical assessnt sites.
For the ti being, the assessnts will be free of charge, but limited to twice per year. If soone wishes to retake the assessnt for a third ti, they must pay an additional fee.” Pri Minister Raul summarized, “This will effectively control the number of people taking the technical assessnts and will not impact governnt operations for the ti being.”
After a brief discussion by the Cabinet Governnt, the plan regarding the classification and assessnt system for skilled workers was promptly submitted to Arthur’s desk.
After a quick scan, Arthur was quite satisfied with the plan deliberated by the Cabinet.
In fact, such an assessnt system was already very similar to those of later generations. Each level of skilled worker would enjoy different minimum wage protections and tax reductions, encouraging those at lower levels to strive towards becoming higher-level skilled workers.
Under the influence of such a system, it’s believed that Australasia will soon have a surplus of high-level skilled workers, which will be greatly beneficial to the nation’s developnt and construction.
Once approved by Arthur, the policy on the classification and assessnt system for skilled workers was soon made public and initially implented in Sydney and lbourne.
Even the lowest level workers, that is, level one skilled workers, could enjoy a minimum wage above the average inco level (143 Australian Dollars) and a 2% tax reduction.
Moving up, level two skilled workers would have a minimum wage guarantee of 178 Australian Dollars and a 3% tax reduction.
Level three skilled workers could enjoy a minimum wage guarantee of 225 Australian Dollars and a 3.5% tax reduction.
The highest-level, level four workers, could get a minimum wage guarantee of 275 Australian Dollars and a 5% tax reduction.
This four-tier system of skilled workers would also beco the standard for assessing all workers. Workers who did not pass the technical assessnt would be considered ordinary workers, and their minimum wage would follow Australasia’s labor law.
At present, the inco for the highest level, level four skilled workers, equates to around double the average inco, making it not so excessively high.
But in reality, the minimum inco does not represent the actual inco of skilled workers. Factories and enterprises would also negotiate wages according to the abilities of skilled workers.
The so-called minimum wage protection is just to ensure that skilled workers receive a minimal sum of money, but most people’s incos would vastly exceed the minimum wage.
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