More than $6.1 million to assist 1134 people from the Southeast

The Queensland Government has committed more than $6.1 million from its Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to assist 1134 people from Ipswich, Logan, Scenic Rim and Redland. 

Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer said this was part of more than $31 million committed to assist 5,247 people across the state.

“More than 46,600 people in the state have found jobs thanks to Skilling Queenslanders for Work and it’s great to see how these projects will help even more people,” Minister Farmer said.

"We know this initiative is life changing because 76 per cent of participants find work or take on further training around 12 months after exiting a Skilling Queenslanders for Work program.

“The initiative funds community-based organisations who tailor their programs to suit local conditions, understand where opportunities and local employer needs are.

“Tailored, local community-based support is offered to young people, mature-age job seekers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women re-entering the workforce, Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans, recently released prisoners; and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.”

Minister Farmer said projects to be funded include:

• Challenge Employment & Training’s Placemaking for the Community - Vedanta Springfield project, which will assist 30 people thanks to $595,100. 
• Impact Care Services’ Next Steps project in Slacks Creek, which will assist 30 people thanks to $589,700. 
• Horizon Foundation’s Pathways to Industry (NDIS Workforce) project in the Redland region, which will assist 32 people thanks to $144,800. 
• Youth Enterprise Trust’s IN-TENT FOR CHANGE prevention program in the Scenic Rim, which will assist 36 people thanks to $132,200.

Member for Waterford, Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman, Member for Jordan, Charis Mullen, and Member for Capalaba, Don Brown, are excited to see funding for projects in the Southeast Queensland Region in the latest round.

“This funding will mean that more than 200 people across the Waterford electorate will be assisted with training and finding work,” Ms Fentiman said.

“It will have a life-changing impact for so many individuals and families across our community, and I’m so proud to be a part of a government that is getting on with the job of helping more Queenslanders into work.”

Ms Mullen said Challenge Employment and Training’s project will create excellent pathways towards entering the construction industry for the jobseekers of the Jordan electorate.

Mr Brown said he is thrilled the Horizon Foundation’s Pathways to Industry will provide opportunities for people to upskill in Community Services.

Skilling Queenslanders for Work funds skills development, training and job opportunities for unemployed, disengaged or disadvantaged Queenslanders through a suite of targeted skills and training programs.  

Minister Farmer said the initiative is another way of giving people the jobs, training and skills they need while helping them stay in their communities.

“The initiative supports many focus areas from Good people. Good jobs: Queensland Workforce Strategy 2022-2032, which aims to attract, connect and educate a thriving workforce to set our state up for success now and into the future.”

For further information visit www.qld.gov.au/skillingqueenslanders or call 1300 369 935. 

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Ministerial media contact: Nicola Field 0497 940 285