Published Wednesday, 17 September, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Jobs project participants help Mary Valley community
Community facilities in Imbil, Kandanga, Dagun and Brooloo have benefited from the hard work of 10 jobseekers during the past 16 weeks.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said these 10 people will graduate tomorrow from a work placement as part of a broader $406,110 Skilling Queenslanders for Work project.
“Participants have been given paid work, accredited training in horticulture and first aid, along with experience in landscaping, maintenance and revegetation,” Mr Mickel said.
“One of the bigger project sites has been at the Imbil BMX Bike Track where the Skilling Queenslanders for Work team has undertaken the revegetation of a gully which runs through the middle of the BMX track. Another major project site has been at the Dagun railway station where the team installed new infrastructure as part of the Natural History Walk.
“A key project partner has been the Friends of Kandanga group which have made their facilities at Kandanga – the Information Centre - available to the team.
“In turn the Skilling Queenslanders for Work team have installed a new pedestrian crossing over the Mary Valley Heritage Railway track linking the Information Centre and Kandanga Bowls Club, and undertaken landscaping work.
“The Mary Valley State College has also been improved with landscaping adjacent to their new multi-purpose building and, in a fitting example of cross-collaboration, the team assisted Year 7 and 8 students from the College to undertake planting at the BMX track.
“NAMTEC is co-ordinating the overall year-long project which has assisted 60 jobseekers on the Sunshine Coast and in the Mary Valley.
“Giving job-search, vocational and personal skills mainly to disadvantaged youth sits at the heart of this project.
“Training assistance and practical on-the-job experience gained on this work placement gives these 10 people a much greater chance of finding gainful employment in the district.”
NAMTEC Trainer Paul Marshall said the graduates have built a great reputation within the community for the work they’ve put in, and the results are there for everyone to see.
“The focus of these participants has been largely on completing the work on the ground and getting their qualifications, but their teamwork skills have also been enhanced and some solid friendships established. Without doubt, they have gained a real sense of satisfaction from what they have accomplished,” Paul said.
“One of the participants, Gympie’s Samantha Backhouse, has secured a full-time job with one of our material suppliers and her new employer is very happy with her work.”
The team’s graduation will be held at Kandanga Information Centre, 47 Main St, Kandanga at 12pm on Friday 19 September, 2008.
This project has also been supported by the Community Futures Taskforce, the Friends of Kandanga Association, Gympie Regional Council, the Dagun Community Group, the Brooloo Hall Association, Mary Valley College and Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty Ltd.
During 2008/09 the Queensland Government will invest $80 million in the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, of which $750,000 has been allocated to give local people the chance to gain skills required to work on the proposed Traveston Crossing dam.
More than 120 jobs for long-term unemployed or under-employed people could be created in the Mary Valley and Gympie region as a result of training and employment associated with the dam project.
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: NAMTEC Training Manager Kylie Betts on 5441 1559 or training@namtec.org.au
Ministerial contact: Nathan Moir 323 54060
September 17, 2008
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said these 10 people will graduate tomorrow from a work placement as part of a broader $406,110 Skilling Queenslanders for Work project.
“Participants have been given paid work, accredited training in horticulture and first aid, along with experience in landscaping, maintenance and revegetation,” Mr Mickel said.
“One of the bigger project sites has been at the Imbil BMX Bike Track where the Skilling Queenslanders for Work team has undertaken the revegetation of a gully which runs through the middle of the BMX track. Another major project site has been at the Dagun railway station where the team installed new infrastructure as part of the Natural History Walk.
“A key project partner has been the Friends of Kandanga group which have made their facilities at Kandanga – the Information Centre - available to the team.
“In turn the Skilling Queenslanders for Work team have installed a new pedestrian crossing over the Mary Valley Heritage Railway track linking the Information Centre and Kandanga Bowls Club, and undertaken landscaping work.
“The Mary Valley State College has also been improved with landscaping adjacent to their new multi-purpose building and, in a fitting example of cross-collaboration, the team assisted Year 7 and 8 students from the College to undertake planting at the BMX track.
“NAMTEC is co-ordinating the overall year-long project which has assisted 60 jobseekers on the Sunshine Coast and in the Mary Valley.
“Giving job-search, vocational and personal skills mainly to disadvantaged youth sits at the heart of this project.
“Training assistance and practical on-the-job experience gained on this work placement gives these 10 people a much greater chance of finding gainful employment in the district.”
NAMTEC Trainer Paul Marshall said the graduates have built a great reputation within the community for the work they’ve put in, and the results are there for everyone to see.
“The focus of these participants has been largely on completing the work on the ground and getting their qualifications, but their teamwork skills have also been enhanced and some solid friendships established. Without doubt, they have gained a real sense of satisfaction from what they have accomplished,” Paul said.
“One of the participants, Gympie’s Samantha Backhouse, has secured a full-time job with one of our material suppliers and her new employer is very happy with her work.”
The team’s graduation will be held at Kandanga Information Centre, 47 Main St, Kandanga at 12pm on Friday 19 September, 2008.
This project has also been supported by the Community Futures Taskforce, the Friends of Kandanga Association, Gympie Regional Council, the Dagun Community Group, the Brooloo Hall Association, Mary Valley College and Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty Ltd.
During 2008/09 the Queensland Government will invest $80 million in the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, of which $750,000 has been allocated to give local people the chance to gain skills required to work on the proposed Traveston Crossing dam.
More than 120 jobs for long-term unemployed or under-employed people could be created in the Mary Valley and Gympie region as a result of training and employment associated with the dam project.
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: NAMTEC Training Manager Kylie Betts on 5441 1559 or training@namtec.org.au
Ministerial contact: Nathan Moir 323 54060
September 17, 2008