INTERNATIONAL Australia: Two state ‘job co-ordinators’ for Queensland resource boom
11 July 2012
National and state government will fund two ‘job co-ordinators’ to connect workers with job opportunities in Queensland’s booming mining and resources industry.
Wed, 11 Jul 2012
National and state government will fund two ‘job co-ordinators’ to connect workers with job opportunities in Queensland’s booming mining and resources industry.
The announcement comes from Chris Evans, the state of Queensland’s minister for education, training and employment, and the local MP for Surfers Paradise, John-Paul Langbroek.One of the Industry Workforce Connect workers will be based in the city of Gold Coast and the other in the Wide Bay-Burnett region.
The project has seen funding of AUS$400k (£264m) apiece from state and national government over two years.
Evans says: "The co-ordinators will attract, train and connect suitable workers to jobs on mining, construction and infrastructure projects, and this will include working with airlines to help workers commute to remote locations.”
Langbroek adds that the state government is "committed to growing a four-pillar economy in Queensland by focusing on tourism, construction, resources and agriculture in order to reach our target of 4% unemployment in six years”.
Tasmania has Australia’s highest unemployment rate at 6.6%, and in second place Queensland’s unemployment rate currently stands at 5.7%, with the national rate having dipped below 5% in April.
National and state government will fund two ‘job co-ordinators’ to connect workers with job opportunities in Queensland’s booming mining and resources industry.
The announcement comes from Chris Evans, the state of Queensland’s minister for education, training and employment, and the local MP for Surfers Paradise, John-Paul Langbroek.One of the Industry Workforce Connect workers will be based in the city of Gold Coast and the other in the Wide Bay-Burnett region.
The project has seen funding of AUS$400k (£264m) apiece from state and national government over two years.
Evans says: "The co-ordinators will attract, train and connect suitable workers to jobs on mining, construction and infrastructure projects, and this will include working with airlines to help workers commute to remote locations.”
Langbroek adds that the state government is "committed to growing a four-pillar economy in Queensland by focusing on tourism, construction, resources and agriculture in order to reach our target of 4% unemployment in six years”.
Tasmania has Australia’s highest unemployment rate at 6.6%, and in second place Queensland’s unemployment rate currently stands at 5.7%, with the national rate having dipped below 5% in April.
