BRISBANE MULTICULTURAL JOBSEEKERS TRAINED TO FILL LABOUR SHORTAGES
Published Friday, 10 November, 2006 at 11:39 AM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
The State Government is helping tackle skills shortages in the aged-care and child-care industries with a $232,720 Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative grant to train multicultural jobseekers in children’s and community services.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the Multicultural Community Centre in Fortitude Valley had received the grant to train 140 jobseekers from non-English speaking backgrounds to become carers in a year-long project.
“As Queensland’s migrant population grows, there is a greater need for qualified workers in the aged-care and child-care industries who are able to identify with people from a non-English speaking background,” Mr Mickel said.
“The participants in this excellent project will undertake Certificate III level training in either aged-care or child-care, which will significantly increase their chances of gaining sustainable employment.
“Industry will provide hands-on work experience which will ensure the training is relevant and suits the current needs of employers.
“The project is great news for employers calling out for skilled staff to meet community demand and great news for the community in general.”
Multicultural Community Centre director Jeannie Mok said there is a real need for training that focuses on the specific needs of culturally and linguistically diverse members of the community.
“Participants will receive training in English language, literacy and lifeskills to overcome specific employment barriers faced by the multicultural community,” Ms Mok said.
“This can help deliver a smoother transition into the workforce.
“Work experience places have been arranged for participants with local organisations that recognise the value of multicultural workers.”
The training will be delivered through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative’s Training in Communities program which provides training and related assistance to those who are most marginalised in the labour market.
It is part of the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative which together with its predecessor Breaking the Unemployment Cycle has helped create more than 113 000 jobs for Queensland since October 1998.
The initiative is part of the $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan, which aims to meet the skill needs of the booming Queensland economy into the future.
Media contact: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784
Multicultural Community Centre: Director Jeannie Mok on (07) 3257 1868 or info@mccommunitycentre.org
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the Multicultural Community Centre in Fortitude Valley had received the grant to train 140 jobseekers from non-English speaking backgrounds to become carers in a year-long project.
“As Queensland’s migrant population grows, there is a greater need for qualified workers in the aged-care and child-care industries who are able to identify with people from a non-English speaking background,” Mr Mickel said.
“The participants in this excellent project will undertake Certificate III level training in either aged-care or child-care, which will significantly increase their chances of gaining sustainable employment.
“Industry will provide hands-on work experience which will ensure the training is relevant and suits the current needs of employers.
“The project is great news for employers calling out for skilled staff to meet community demand and great news for the community in general.”
Multicultural Community Centre director Jeannie Mok said there is a real need for training that focuses on the specific needs of culturally and linguistically diverse members of the community.
“Participants will receive training in English language, literacy and lifeskills to overcome specific employment barriers faced by the multicultural community,” Ms Mok said.
“This can help deliver a smoother transition into the workforce.
“Work experience places have been arranged for participants with local organisations that recognise the value of multicultural workers.”
The training will be delivered through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative’s Training in Communities program which provides training and related assistance to those who are most marginalised in the labour market.
It is part of the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative which together with its predecessor Breaking the Unemployment Cycle has helped create more than 113 000 jobs for Queensland since October 1998.
The initiative is part of the $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan, which aims to meet the skill needs of the booming Queensland economy into the future.
Media contact: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784
Multicultural Community Centre: Director Jeannie Mok on (07) 3257 1868 or info@mccommunitycentre.org