Published Wednesday, 15 November, 2006 at 09:08 AM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
SOARING JOB PROSPECTS FOR SUNSHINE COAST WOMEN
Eleven female jobseekers from Maroochydore will today graduate from a State Government Skilling Queenslanders for Work project with increased job prospects and a better outlook on the future.
The women are the first group to graduate from the $69 880 Community Minded Employment Training project which is being run by Sunshine Coast Cooloola Outreach, Prevention and Education on behalf of the Centacare Family and Community Services.
The Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations, the Honourable John Mickel said the program would provide training in information technology and jobsearch skills for up to 36 unemployed women who are survivors of domestic and family violence.
“This project reaches out to women who want to develop their work readiness and computing skills and move out of a cycle of welfare dependency,” Mr Mickel said.
“In working alongside welfare programs and providing practical employment training we can help these jobseekers towards social and economic independence.
“The project is run in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE, which will be providing the training for the participants.”
Centacare Family and Community Services Director, Christine Hodge said the second stage of the program would be delivered in Maroochydore in late November 2006 with a third to start in Gympie in February next year.
“We welcome women who have overcome domestic or family violence and want to establish career paths in a supportive, encouraging environment,” Ms Hodge said.
“A key part of the project involves building the confidence of the participants and taking the fear out of returning to the workforce.
“The confidence of the women has increased dramatically over the course of the project, and we expect most of the women to go on to jobs or into further training.”
The training will be delivered through the Queensland Government’s Training in Communities program which provides training and related assistance to those who are most marginalised in the labour market.
Training in Communities 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 in 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
Centacare Family and Community Services contact: Coordinator on (07) 5479 5911 or email: msayer@centacarebrisbane.net.au
November 15, 2006
The women are the first group to graduate from the $69 880 Community Minded Employment Training project which is being run by Sunshine Coast Cooloola Outreach, Prevention and Education on behalf of the Centacare Family and Community Services.
The Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations, the Honourable John Mickel said the program would provide training in information technology and jobsearch skills for up to 36 unemployed women who are survivors of domestic and family violence.
“This project reaches out to women who want to develop their work readiness and computing skills and move out of a cycle of welfare dependency,” Mr Mickel said.
“In working alongside welfare programs and providing practical employment training we can help these jobseekers towards social and economic independence.
“The project is run in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE, which will be providing the training for the participants.”
Centacare Family and Community Services Director, Christine Hodge said the second stage of the program would be delivered in Maroochydore in late November 2006 with a third to start in Gympie in February next year.
“We welcome women who have overcome domestic or family violence and want to establish career paths in a supportive, encouraging environment,” Ms Hodge said.
“A key part of the project involves building the confidence of the participants and taking the fear out of returning to the workforce.
“The confidence of the women has increased dramatically over the course of the project, and we expect most of the women to go on to jobs or into further training.”
The training will be delivered through the Queensland Government’s Training in Communities program which provides training and related assistance to those who are most marginalised in the labour market.
Training in Communities 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 in 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
Centacare Family and Community Services contact: Coordinator on (07) 5479 5911 or email: msayer@centacarebrisbane.net.au
November 15, 2006