Published Monday, 12 November, 2007 at 05:18 PM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN BUNDABERG
More than 120 Bundaberg jobseekers are set to benefit from a skills boost through the Skilling for the Bundaberg Workforce project run by IMPACT Make Your Mark.
The project has been made possible thanks to a $452,700 grant under the State Government’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the project will assist long-term unemployed and parents and carers in the region create a pathway to sustainable employment or further education.
“Unemployment may be at a 30-year low of 3.8 percent, but there are still many people in the Bundaberg region who struggle to find work.
“Projects like this help give disadvantaged jobseekers, such as the long-term unemployed and parents and carers entering or re-entering the workforce, the skills and confidence to participate in the workforce and their community, in a meaningful way,” said Mr Mickel.
IMPACT’s Business Development Manager Judi Heard said the project delivers quality accredited training in a supportive learning environment catering for individual participants’ needs.
“With this project, participants receive customised assistance through a combination of job preparation skills, accredited training and paid work placements,” said Ms Heard.
“Forty Bundaberg parents and carers will receive job preparation and accredited training with 28 of these participants progressing onto paid work placements.
“Childcare and transport assistance will ensure parents are able to take full advantage of the services available,” said Ms Heard.
“In addition, 30 long-term unemployed jobseekers will have access to job preparation and 14 more will get accredited training in aged care. Participants will receive a Certificate III in Aged Care Work which involves a two week industry placement in local organisations.
“A further 54 long-term unemployed people will receive accredited training through hospitality and business administration courses.”
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.
For more information on the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative visit www.employment.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 925
Contact: Bundaberg Skills Centre Joan Graham-Jones on 4153 4233 or jgraham-jones@impact.org.au
Ministerial contact: Chris Brown 3237 1944 or Nathan Moir on 3235 4060
November 12, 2007
The project has been made possible thanks to a $452,700 grant under the State Government’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the project will assist long-term unemployed and parents and carers in the region create a pathway to sustainable employment or further education.
“Unemployment may be at a 30-year low of 3.8 percent, but there are still many people in the Bundaberg region who struggle to find work.
“Projects like this help give disadvantaged jobseekers, such as the long-term unemployed and parents and carers entering or re-entering the workforce, the skills and confidence to participate in the workforce and their community, in a meaningful way,” said Mr Mickel.
IMPACT’s Business Development Manager Judi Heard said the project delivers quality accredited training in a supportive learning environment catering for individual participants’ needs.
“With this project, participants receive customised assistance through a combination of job preparation skills, accredited training and paid work placements,” said Ms Heard.
“Forty Bundaberg parents and carers will receive job preparation and accredited training with 28 of these participants progressing onto paid work placements.
“Childcare and transport assistance will ensure parents are able to take full advantage of the services available,” said Ms Heard.
“In addition, 30 long-term unemployed jobseekers will have access to job preparation and 14 more will get accredited training in aged care. Participants will receive a Certificate III in Aged Care Work which involves a two week industry placement in local organisations.
“A further 54 long-term unemployed people will receive accredited training through hospitality and business administration courses.”
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.
For more information on the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative visit www.employment.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 925
Contact: Bundaberg Skills Centre Joan Graham-Jones on 4153 4233 or jgraham-jones@impact.org.au
Ministerial contact: Chris Brown 3237 1944 or Nathan Moir on 3235 4060
November 12, 2007