GRADUATES READY TO SHOW BRISBANE NORTH EMPLOYERS EXPERIENCE PAYS
Published Friday, 17 November, 2006 at 11:20 AM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Seventeen Brisbane North mature-age jobseekers will today graduate from a State Government Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative employment assistance project designed to prepare them to re-enter the workforce or further training.
The Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the 17 graduates represented the first of two intakes in the Hornery Institute’s $64 610 Mature Age Pathways program.
“This is the first group to graduate from the project’s intensive six week training and development program and already there have been some very positive results with all graduates gaining employment or committing to further training,” Mr Mickel said.
“The graduates will continue to receive employment advice and support for the next 3 months which will assist them with their transition into the workforce.”
Hornery Institute’s Operations Manager Ed McShea said the project involved a number of workshops to increase the participants’ awareness of current recruitment methods and training options.
“The main aim of the project has been to build on the past experiences and skills of the participants,” Mr McShea said.
“Most of the participants initially lacked confidence and the project focussed on building up their self-esteem to a point where they were comfortable with themselves and confident in their skills and abilities.
“Some of the feedback we have had has been fantastic with one graduate describing the course as ‘a short journey to a better life’.”
The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, together with its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative, has helped create more than 113 000 jobs for Queenslanders since October 1998.
The initiative is part of the $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan, which aims to meet the skills need of the booming Queensland economy into the future.
Media contact: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784
Hornery Institute contact: Operations Manager Ed McShea on 3886 1911 or ed.mcshea@horneryinstitute.com
The Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the 17 graduates represented the first of two intakes in the Hornery Institute’s $64 610 Mature Age Pathways program.
“This is the first group to graduate from the project’s intensive six week training and development program and already there have been some very positive results with all graduates gaining employment or committing to further training,” Mr Mickel said.
“The graduates will continue to receive employment advice and support for the next 3 months which will assist them with their transition into the workforce.”
Hornery Institute’s Operations Manager Ed McShea said the project involved a number of workshops to increase the participants’ awareness of current recruitment methods and training options.
“The main aim of the project has been to build on the past experiences and skills of the participants,” Mr McShea said.
“Most of the participants initially lacked confidence and the project focussed on building up their self-esteem to a point where they were comfortable with themselves and confident in their skills and abilities.
“Some of the feedback we have had has been fantastic with one graduate describing the course as ‘a short journey to a better life’.”
The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, together with its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative, has helped create more than 113 000 jobs for Queenslanders since October 1998.
The initiative is part of the $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan, which aims to meet the skills need of the booming Queensland economy into the future.
Media contact: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784
Hornery Institute contact: Operations Manager Ed McShea on 3886 1911 or ed.mcshea@horneryinstitute.com