WIDE BAY LITERACY PROJECT FOR UNEMPLOYED
Published Thursday, 01 November, 2007 at 03:00 PM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
A State Government funded employment project will assist 218 people in the Wide Bay region who are struggling to find work because of their poor literacy and numeracy skills.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel and Member for Hervey Bay Andrew McNamara said these skills are fundamental to finding and holding onto a job.
“With a booming economy and unemployment at 3.6 per cent in Queensland we need to develop the skills of any person who is willing to work but can’t get a start,” Mr Mickel said.
“The Maisie Kaufmann Learning Centre received $189,460 from the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to manage the Literacy in the Community project.
“The Learning Centre operates in Maryborough and Hervey Bay but they will also be working with other organisations to assist people throughout the region.
“These skills will put people on track to find employment or access further training.”
Member for Hervey Bay Andrew McNamara said the project provides a valuable service for the whole Wide Bay community.
“Poor literacy and numeracy affects what people do socially as well as professionally,” Mr McNamara said.
“The project will help people get more out of their day-to-day life because they will be better equipped to engage within the community and finding a job is a big part of that.”
Maisie Kaufmann Learning Centre Coordinator Sylvia Collins said the project has three strategies to improve literacy in the region.
“The course will train more volunteer adult literacy tutors in the region who will be able to assist more people to develop their skills,” Ms Collins said.
“We will also be delivering eight classes of the course in Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Hervey Bay and Maryborough.
“The final strategy provides a coordinator and mentor for the volunteers working with people with low literacy and numeracy to help ensure everyone gets the support and assistance they need.”
The Maisie Kaufmann Learning Centre will be working with Glendyne Education and Training Centre, Childer’s Neighbourhood Centre, Bundaberg Neighbourhood Centre, Women’s Health Centre, Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre and Maryborough Neighbourhood Centre.
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: Maisie Kaufmann Learning Centre Coordinator Sylvia Collins on
4121 3364 or sylvia@maisiek.com.au
Member for Hervey Bay contact: hervey.bay@parliament.qld.gov.au or 4124 1386
Ministerial contact: Chris Brown 3237 1944 or Elouise Campion 3237 1125
November 1, 2007
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel and Member for Hervey Bay Andrew McNamara said these skills are fundamental to finding and holding onto a job.
“With a booming economy and unemployment at 3.6 per cent in Queensland we need to develop the skills of any person who is willing to work but can’t get a start,” Mr Mickel said.
“The Maisie Kaufmann Learning Centre received $189,460 from the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to manage the Literacy in the Community project.
“The Learning Centre operates in Maryborough and Hervey Bay but they will also be working with other organisations to assist people throughout the region.
“These skills will put people on track to find employment or access further training.”
Member for Hervey Bay Andrew McNamara said the project provides a valuable service for the whole Wide Bay community.
“Poor literacy and numeracy affects what people do socially as well as professionally,” Mr McNamara said.
“The project will help people get more out of their day-to-day life because they will be better equipped to engage within the community and finding a job is a big part of that.”
Maisie Kaufmann Learning Centre Coordinator Sylvia Collins said the project has three strategies to improve literacy in the region.
“The course will train more volunteer adult literacy tutors in the region who will be able to assist more people to develop their skills,” Ms Collins said.
“We will also be delivering eight classes of the course in Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Hervey Bay and Maryborough.
“The final strategy provides a coordinator and mentor for the volunteers working with people with low literacy and numeracy to help ensure everyone gets the support and assistance they need.”
The Maisie Kaufmann Learning Centre will be working with Glendyne Education and Training Centre, Childer’s Neighbourhood Centre, Bundaberg Neighbourhood Centre, Women’s Health Centre, Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre and Maryborough Neighbourhood Centre.
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: Maisie Kaufmann Learning Centre Coordinator Sylvia Collins on
4121 3364 or sylvia@maisiek.com.au
Member for Hervey Bay contact: hervey.bay@parliament.qld.gov.au or 4124 1386
Ministerial contact: Chris Brown 3237 1944 or Elouise Campion 3237 1125
November 1, 2007