Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer recently visited Twin Rivers Community Care’s Going Forwards project in Eagleby to announce a new round of Skilling Queenslanders for Work funding was now open.
“Twin Rivers Community Care has secured funding for 14 projects since Skilling Queenslanders for Work was reintroduced in July 2015 and I know it is keen to do more to assist other jobseekers in their community.
“I’ve had the privilege of visiting lots of different Skilling Queenslanders for Work projects and I am so excited to see what the next round of funding helps to create.
“Interested organisations can check their eligibility and review the program guidelines online now and have until 5pm on Thursday 19 August to submit their applications.
Twin Rivers Community Care Manager Annelise Hellberg said the Going Forwards project aimed to assist people from a variety of backgrounds and had already assisted 12 people who found new jobs.
“Through this project participants gain real hands-on experience, complete a certificate I level qualification in their field and we also work on a range of job readiness skills to ensure their resumes are looking good and they can feel confident when they go for a job interview or start in a new workplace,” Ms Hellberg said.
“We’ve worked with young people looking for their first job through to older people who are getting back into the workforce after caring for family members or who need to switch to a new career path.
“The extra support and guidance we can offer through our Skilling Queenslanders for Work projects is a big help to people who are nervous or unsure about getting back into a classroom.”
Skilling Queenslanders for Work aims to offer targeted support for young people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, mature-age jobseekers, women re-entering the workforce, people from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds, recently released prisoners and veterans or ex-service personnel.
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.
The Department of Employment, Small Business and Training will hold online and in-person information sessions that will cover each program and the application process.
For further information, including program guidelines, eligibility criteria and the application portal visit www.qld.gov.au/skillingqueenslanders or call 1300 369 935.
