COOLOOLA BOOM TIMES SPINOFF JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Published Tuesday, 21 August, 2007 at 10:31 AM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Tree changers and sea changers have created a demand for workers skilled in land management and construction in Cooloola and disadvantaged jobseekers are set to make the most of it.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said Gympie & District Landcare Group will train 35 long-term unemployed locals, thanks to a $233,510 Skilling Queenslanders for Work grant.
“The construction boom and influx of people moving to the Cooloola region mean there is an endless stream of opportunities arising in construction and land management,” Mr Mickel said.
“Twenty eight participants will do Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management which includes two days field experience a week, and 12 will do 19-week paid work placements in a construction team.
“Parts of Queensland are going through an unprecedented boom and projects like this ensure we are giving people skills that are in demand from industry and employers.”
Gympie Landcare operations manager Paul Marshall said the project’s focus was vegetation management, landscaping and the construction of community assets.
“We will give participants the skills they need to become more successful in whatever career they choose,” Mr Marshall said.
“By empowering them with confidence and a valuable skills base they will become more competitive in the jobs market.”
The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative together with its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative have helped create more than
124,000 jobs for Queenslanders since 1998.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work is part of the State Government’s $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan which aims to provide individuals and industry with the skills and workforce for the 21st Century.
For more information on the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative visit www.employment.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 925
Contact: Gympie Landcare operations manager Paul Marshall on 5483 8866 or at admin@gympielandcare.org.au
Media Contacts: Chris Brown on 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion on 3224 6784
August 21, 2007
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said Gympie & District Landcare Group will train 35 long-term unemployed locals, thanks to a $233,510 Skilling Queenslanders for Work grant.
“The construction boom and influx of people moving to the Cooloola region mean there is an endless stream of opportunities arising in construction and land management,” Mr Mickel said.
“Twenty eight participants will do Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management which includes two days field experience a week, and 12 will do 19-week paid work placements in a construction team.
“Parts of Queensland are going through an unprecedented boom and projects like this ensure we are giving people skills that are in demand from industry and employers.”
Gympie Landcare operations manager Paul Marshall said the project’s focus was vegetation management, landscaping and the construction of community assets.
“We will give participants the skills they need to become more successful in whatever career they choose,” Mr Marshall said.
“By empowering them with confidence and a valuable skills base they will become more competitive in the jobs market.”
The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative together with its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative have helped create more than
124,000 jobs for Queenslanders since 1998.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work is part of the State Government’s $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan which aims to provide individuals and industry with the skills and workforce for the 21st Century.
For more information on the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative visit www.employment.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 925
Contact: Gympie Landcare operations manager Paul Marshall on 5483 8866 or at admin@gympielandcare.org.au
Media Contacts: Chris Brown on 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion on 3224 6784
August 21, 2007