$810.000 FOR CABOOLTURE UNEMPLOYED TO GET TRAINING AND JOBS
Published Thursday, 19 October, 2006 at 01:18 PM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
State Government grants of more than $810 000 will fund a range of innovative jobs projects which will skill 128 long-term unemployed Caboolture jobseekers and reduce local unemployment, Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said today.
Mr Mickel said the Skilling Queenslanders for Work program grants of $452 260 to Caboolture Area Youth Service and $395 950 to Caboolture Shire Council would enable them to continue working to develop job skills for local unemployed people.
“The projects funded also will be targeted at providing skills in local industries tackling skills shortages,” Mr Mickel said.
“The year-long Career Support 18+ Integrated Project follows on from a pilot program run by Caboolture Area Youth Service and the Council which finished recently,” Mr Mickel said.
“The pilot program ran for a year and helped 158 jobseekers. Seventy-six have already found jobs or gone on to further training,” Mr Mickel said.
Member for Glass House Carolyn Male said the new projects would use a case-managed approach to address barriers faced by jobseekers in gaining and sustaining employment.
“They will target the long-term unemployed including those with low skills, mature-aged people, migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds, Indigenous people and people with a disability,” she said
“The participants will receive paid work and develop a range of skills on projects which directly benefit the whole community,” Ms Male said.
Caboolture Shire Mayor Cr Joy Leishman said the Council and Caboolture Area Youth Service would work together to give participants the support needed to successfully find work.
“Participants will develop the skills to gain work placements on council projects they may have otherwise have missed out on through open recruitment,” Cr Leishman said.
Executive Director of Caboolture Area Youth Service Dr Bob Wenn said participants would be offered a mix of assistance rather than a one-size-fits-all model.
“This will include employment assistance with individual work readiness plans, literacy and numeracy assessment and post-placement support,” Dr Wenn said.
“Seventy people will receive accredited training and work experience in skill-shortage industries including boat building, automotive, aged care, retail with a hospitality focus, and sheet metal manufacturing.
“Brisbane North TAFE will deliver the training.
“Twenty-four participants will receive paid work with either Caboolture Area Youth Service or local non-profit organisations, and 30 participants will be paid to work on projects with Caboolture Shire Council.”
The five work placements involve:
• 12 women working on the Community Health Services/Healthy Lifestyle project organising and managing an expo to promote healthier living and develop a resource booklet;
• 10 participants working on the Council’s Wallace St Caboolture East project upgrading Wallace St Park by creating pathways, picnic and seating areas and landscaping;
• 12 people working on projects with local community organisations;
• 10 participants working on the Beach Retention Bribie Island project addressing erosion at three beaches, constructing formal access, relocating affected park furniture and installing additional picnic facilities; and
• 10 participants working on the Council’s Bribie Southern Tip/Buckley’s Hole project addressing degradation of vegetation and helping develop a community education program.
The remaining participants will be placed directly into jobs.
Mr Mickel said Skilling Queenslanders for Work was a key component of the $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan which is aimed at providing a skilled workforce for the state’s booming economy.
“With its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative it has helped to create more than 111 000 jobs across Queensland since October 1998,” Mr Mickel said.
Ministerial contacts: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784
Glasshouse electorate media contact: Jo Barrett 5495 2666 glasshouse@parliament.qld.gov.au
Caboolture Area Youth Service: Dr Bob Wenn 5495 2585 or bob@cays.org.au
October 19, 2006
Mr Mickel said the Skilling Queenslanders for Work program grants of $452 260 to Caboolture Area Youth Service and $395 950 to Caboolture Shire Council would enable them to continue working to develop job skills for local unemployed people.
“The projects funded also will be targeted at providing skills in local industries tackling skills shortages,” Mr Mickel said.
“The year-long Career Support 18+ Integrated Project follows on from a pilot program run by Caboolture Area Youth Service and the Council which finished recently,” Mr Mickel said.
“The pilot program ran for a year and helped 158 jobseekers. Seventy-six have already found jobs or gone on to further training,” Mr Mickel said.
Member for Glass House Carolyn Male said the new projects would use a case-managed approach to address barriers faced by jobseekers in gaining and sustaining employment.
“They will target the long-term unemployed including those with low skills, mature-aged people, migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds, Indigenous people and people with a disability,” she said
“The participants will receive paid work and develop a range of skills on projects which directly benefit the whole community,” Ms Male said.
Caboolture Shire Mayor Cr Joy Leishman said the Council and Caboolture Area Youth Service would work together to give participants the support needed to successfully find work.
“Participants will develop the skills to gain work placements on council projects they may have otherwise have missed out on through open recruitment,” Cr Leishman said.
Executive Director of Caboolture Area Youth Service Dr Bob Wenn said participants would be offered a mix of assistance rather than a one-size-fits-all model.
“This will include employment assistance with individual work readiness plans, literacy and numeracy assessment and post-placement support,” Dr Wenn said.
“Seventy people will receive accredited training and work experience in skill-shortage industries including boat building, automotive, aged care, retail with a hospitality focus, and sheet metal manufacturing.
“Brisbane North TAFE will deliver the training.
“Twenty-four participants will receive paid work with either Caboolture Area Youth Service or local non-profit organisations, and 30 participants will be paid to work on projects with Caboolture Shire Council.”
The five work placements involve:
• 12 women working on the Community Health Services/Healthy Lifestyle project organising and managing an expo to promote healthier living and develop a resource booklet;
• 10 participants working on the Council’s Wallace St Caboolture East project upgrading Wallace St Park by creating pathways, picnic and seating areas and landscaping;
• 12 people working on projects with local community organisations;
• 10 participants working on the Beach Retention Bribie Island project addressing erosion at three beaches, constructing formal access, relocating affected park furniture and installing additional picnic facilities; and
• 10 participants working on the Council’s Bribie Southern Tip/Buckley’s Hole project addressing degradation of vegetation and helping develop a community education program.
The remaining participants will be placed directly into jobs.
Mr Mickel said Skilling Queenslanders for Work was a key component of the $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan which is aimed at providing a skilled workforce for the state’s booming economy.
“With its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative it has helped to create more than 111 000 jobs across Queensland since October 1998,” Mr Mickel said.
Ministerial contacts: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784
Glasshouse electorate media contact: Jo Barrett 5495 2666 glasshouse@parliament.qld.gov.au
Caboolture Area Youth Service: Dr Bob Wenn 5495 2585 or bob@cays.org.au
October 19, 2006