ONE STOP TO MULTISKILLING MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIANS
Published Friday, 24 August, 2007 at 10:41 AM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
A Fortitude Valley based project will give migrants and refugees from across the globe a fair go at finding work, thanks to a $306,360 Skilling Queenslanders for Work grant.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the Multicultural Community Centre’s One Stop Shop project offered 220 people job preparation assistance or accredited training in child care and aged care.
“Ethnic jobseekers in Queensland are among the most marginalised and disadvantaged,” Mr Mickel said.
“Participants will learn skills and knowledge that will help them gain and retain meaningful work so they can establish their new lives in Brisbane.
“Child care and aged care workers are in demand so qualified graduates have an excellent chance of getting jobs and fulfilling vital roles in the community.
“Unemployment is at a 30-year-low of 3.5 per cent but the reality is we need all the people we can get contributing to our workforce.
“The key is to help people build skills needed by employers and industry.”
Multicultural Community Centre director Jeannie Mok said there was a range of reasons migrants and refugees had difficulty finding work.
“Many have qualifications that aren’t recognised in Australia and even those who do, sometimes have trouble finding suitable work,” she said.
“This will give participants an opportunity to be trained with Australian qualifications in an Australian environment which will open up career pathways.
“One hundred participants will receive job preparation training in resume writing, interview skills, addressing selection criteria and goal setting, and assisted and placed into jobs.
“English language tutoring will form part of the program and a mentoring process will assist with self-esteem and confidence.”
The Centre has contributed in kind $151,732 in rent, administration and director’s supervision.
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: Multicultural Community Centre director Jeannie Mok on 3257 1868 or info@mcommunitycentre.org
Media Contacts: Chris Brown on 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion on 3224 6784
August 24, 2007
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the Multicultural Community Centre’s One Stop Shop project offered 220 people job preparation assistance or accredited training in child care and aged care.
“Ethnic jobseekers in Queensland are among the most marginalised and disadvantaged,” Mr Mickel said.
“Participants will learn skills and knowledge that will help them gain and retain meaningful work so they can establish their new lives in Brisbane.
“Child care and aged care workers are in demand so qualified graduates have an excellent chance of getting jobs and fulfilling vital roles in the community.
“Unemployment is at a 30-year-low of 3.5 per cent but the reality is we need all the people we can get contributing to our workforce.
“The key is to help people build skills needed by employers and industry.”
Multicultural Community Centre director Jeannie Mok said there was a range of reasons migrants and refugees had difficulty finding work.
“Many have qualifications that aren’t recognised in Australia and even those who do, sometimes have trouble finding suitable work,” she said.
“This will give participants an opportunity to be trained with Australian qualifications in an Australian environment which will open up career pathways.
“One hundred participants will receive job preparation training in resume writing, interview skills, addressing selection criteria and goal setting, and assisted and placed into jobs.
“English language tutoring will form part of the program and a mentoring process will assist with self-esteem and confidence.”
The Centre has contributed in kind $151,732 in rent, administration and director’s supervision.
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: Multicultural Community Centre director Jeannie Mok on 3257 1868 or info@mcommunitycentre.org
Media Contacts: Chris Brown on 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion on 3224 6784
August 24, 2007