MATURE-AGE BAYSIDE JOBSEEKERS GET SET FOR SKILLS
Published Wednesday, 07 November, 2007 at 09:44 AM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Sixty Bayside jobseekers are being trained to help alleviate pressure on local industries that are struggling to find skilled staff.
A further 70 are receiving personal case management to help them find work.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel and Member for Cleveland Phillip Weightman said the $176,030 Into Work project would be run by the Redland Employment Placement Service (REPS) until August 2008.
“The project targets mature-age people and those wanting to return to the workforce but are finding their skill sets need a boost,” Mr Mickel said.
“At a time when the State Government is encouraging employers to rethink the way they recruit, retrain and retain mature-age workers through the Experience Pays campaign, this project will support that message on a local level helping to increase the profile and employability of older workers in the region.”
Mr Weightman said the project is building on the success of the Mature Employment – New Directions and Mature Aged Retail Industry Training projects run by REPS in 2006.
“Together, these projects gave 125 locals training and personal support and
76 went on to find work – an excellent result,” he said.
REPS Executive Officer John Conley said this year’s project would offer participants a mix of case management, accredited and non-accredited training to help them meet their employment goals.
“Participants will be able to take advantage of training designed to meet their personal needs and ambitions,” Mr Conley said.
“Training offerings include retail, tourism, hospitality, warehousing, computer usage, MYOB software training, aged care and horticulture both at REPS premises and through local Metropolitan South TAFE campuses,” he said.
“Non-accredited training will include resume and application letter writing, interview preparation, recruitment procedures, workplace practices and effectiveness, internet usage, job searching, job preparation, personal development and workplace health and safety.”
Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE has a long standing affiliation with the successful initiative that is based on responding to the needs of the REPS clients in a flexible and relevant manner.
The project is jointly financed by the State Government’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative and the federally-funded Queenslanders Working Together.
Accredited training costs will be met by a $93,832 direct grant from the Department of Education, Training and the Arts.
Queenslanders Working Together is a federally funded program, administered under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
During 2007/08 the Queensland Government will invest $80 million in the
Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to give an estimated 17,000 long-term unemployed and underemployed people job related assistance and skills training
to maximise labour force participation and increase Queensland's prosperity.
Twelve months after receiving employment and training assistance 67 per cent of participants are in employment.
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: REPS Executive Officer John Conley on 32864855 or conley@reps.com.au
Member for Cleveland contact: 3286 2726
Ministerial Contacts: Chris Brown on 3237 1944 or Nathan Moir on 3235 4060
November 07, 2007
A further 70 are receiving personal case management to help them find work.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel and Member for Cleveland Phillip Weightman said the $176,030 Into Work project would be run by the Redland Employment Placement Service (REPS) until August 2008.
“The project targets mature-age people and those wanting to return to the workforce but are finding their skill sets need a boost,” Mr Mickel said.
“At a time when the State Government is encouraging employers to rethink the way they recruit, retrain and retain mature-age workers through the Experience Pays campaign, this project will support that message on a local level helping to increase the profile and employability of older workers in the region.”
Mr Weightman said the project is building on the success of the Mature Employment – New Directions and Mature Aged Retail Industry Training projects run by REPS in 2006.
“Together, these projects gave 125 locals training and personal support and
76 went on to find work – an excellent result,” he said.
REPS Executive Officer John Conley said this year’s project would offer participants a mix of case management, accredited and non-accredited training to help them meet their employment goals.
“Participants will be able to take advantage of training designed to meet their personal needs and ambitions,” Mr Conley said.
“Training offerings include retail, tourism, hospitality, warehousing, computer usage, MYOB software training, aged care and horticulture both at REPS premises and through local Metropolitan South TAFE campuses,” he said.
“Non-accredited training will include resume and application letter writing, interview preparation, recruitment procedures, workplace practices and effectiveness, internet usage, job searching, job preparation, personal development and workplace health and safety.”
Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE has a long standing affiliation with the successful initiative that is based on responding to the needs of the REPS clients in a flexible and relevant manner.
The project is jointly financed by the State Government’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative and the federally-funded Queenslanders Working Together.
Accredited training costs will be met by a $93,832 direct grant from the Department of Education, Training and the Arts.
Queenslanders Working Together is a federally funded program, administered under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
During 2007/08 the Queensland Government will invest $80 million in the
Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to give an estimated 17,000 long-term unemployed and underemployed people job related assistance and skills training
to maximise labour force participation and increase Queensland's prosperity.
Twelve months after receiving employment and training assistance 67 per cent of participants are in employment.
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: REPS Executive Officer John Conley on 32864855 or conley@reps.com.au
Member for Cleveland contact: 3286 2726
Ministerial Contacts: Chris Brown on 3237 1944 or Nathan Moir on 3235 4060
November 07, 2007