$910,000 FOR GOLD COAST/BRISBANE SOUTH COMMUNITY SKILLING PROJECTS
Published Friday, 21 September, 2007 at 09:08 AM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Gold Coast and Southside community organisations and disadvantaged jobseekers are both set to win on a new Skilling Queenslanders for Work project.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said $909,960 project would be run by the Beenleigh-based Police Citizens Youth Club.
The PCYC will be coordinating five projects which will give 65 participants paid work and experience in the skill-starved construction industry and the horticulture industry,” Mr Mickel said.
“Government funded skilling projects are dedicated to empowering our most disadvantaged jobseekers with the skills and support for work.
“Increased numbers of skilled workers can help limit skill the effects of skill shortages and keep a check on inflation.
“While unemployment in Queensland is at a 30-year low of 3.5 per cent, there are still people out there who are having difficulty finding work.
“Programs like this under our Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative are helping to give people the skills they need to participate meaningfully in the workforce.”
Beenleigh PCYC Project Manager Marie Barber said 65 participants would get valuable skills and paid work in construction and horticulture working on five community projects.
“Projects will benefit community organisations including the Runcorn-based Kyabra Community Association where participants will prepare houses to be used for support accommodation,” Ms Barber said. “The first will be at Sunnybank.”
“At the Hopewell Centre in Arundel participants will completely finish a new building that is part of the Centre by doing landscaping, deck constructing, building retaining walls, doing concreting and laying garden beds.
“Another project will give Miami, Merrimac and Broadbeach State Schools a much needed upgrade by constructing tables, chairs, retaining walls and garden beds and doing concreting and paving.
“The five projects will be run over a year with 13 participants in each.
“These projects are much anticipated by the community and participants’ newfound skills will be appreciated by local employers who are struggling to find skilled staff.”
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.
More information on the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative visit www.employment.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 925.
Contact: PCYC Project Manager Marie Barber on 3380 1703 or at m.barber@beenpcyc.org.au
Media Contacts: Chris Brown on 3237 1944 or Elouise Campion on 3237 1125
September 21, 2007
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said $909,960 project would be run by the Beenleigh-based Police Citizens Youth Club.
The PCYC will be coordinating five projects which will give 65 participants paid work and experience in the skill-starved construction industry and the horticulture industry,” Mr Mickel said.
“Government funded skilling projects are dedicated to empowering our most disadvantaged jobseekers with the skills and support for work.
“Increased numbers of skilled workers can help limit skill the effects of skill shortages and keep a check on inflation.
“While unemployment in Queensland is at a 30-year low of 3.5 per cent, there are still people out there who are having difficulty finding work.
“Programs like this under our Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative are helping to give people the skills they need to participate meaningfully in the workforce.”
Beenleigh PCYC Project Manager Marie Barber said 65 participants would get valuable skills and paid work in construction and horticulture working on five community projects.
“Projects will benefit community organisations including the Runcorn-based Kyabra Community Association where participants will prepare houses to be used for support accommodation,” Ms Barber said. “The first will be at Sunnybank.”
“At the Hopewell Centre in Arundel participants will completely finish a new building that is part of the Centre by doing landscaping, deck constructing, building retaining walls, doing concreting and laying garden beds.
“Another project will give Miami, Merrimac and Broadbeach State Schools a much needed upgrade by constructing tables, chairs, retaining walls and garden beds and doing concreting and paving.
“The five projects will be run over a year with 13 participants in each.
“These projects are much anticipated by the community and participants’ newfound skills will be appreciated by local employers who are struggling to find skilled staff.”
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.
More information on the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative visit www.employment.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 925.
Contact: PCYC Project Manager Marie Barber on 3380 1703 or at m.barber@beenpcyc.org.au
Media Contacts: Chris Brown on 3237 1944 or Elouise Campion on 3237 1125
September 21, 2007