{"id":7319,"date":"2026-04-14T10:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillset.ap.applyflow.com\/?page_id=7319"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:15:47","slug":"pre-employmentcourses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skillset.com.au\/candidates\/pre-employmentcourses\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Employment Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Popup Form Start -->\n    <h5>Popup Form &#8211; ID <\/h5>\n          <p><em>Trigger Class: afc-form-candidateleadgen-trigger<\/em><\/p>\n        <p>Click here to edit the &#8220;Popup Form&#8221; settings. This text will not be visible on frontend. <\/p>\n    <hr \/>\n                                  <h2>We&#039;re Here to Help<\/h2>\n                                                  Ready to take the next step in your career? 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