November Unemployment Figures Show a Recovery

Seasonally adjusted estimates for November 2021: Unemployment rate decreased to 4.6%. Participation rate increased to 66.1%. Employment increased to 13,177,300. Employment to population ratio increased to 63.0%. Underemployment rate decreased to 7.5%. Monthly hours worked increased by 77 million hours. Head of labour statistics at the ABS, Bjorn Jarvis said, “The latest data shows the extent […]

BUSY Partner with The Skill Xchange to Digitalise Trade Workforce

Eden Spencer, CEO and Founder of The Skill Xchange, started the digital platform to ‘digitise the trades industry’ and deliver quicker, easier, and more streamlined access to the skills that business and the wider community need.  His vision for the platform was so that businesses could thrive by having better access to the resources, jobs, […]

Participants Graduate from Skilling Queenslanders for Work Program

In addition to receiving their achievement certificates, each participant received a keepsake book filled with photos taken of them throughout the traineeship. Everyone present at the graduation ceremony enjoyed watching a video created of the participants in action during the program and seeing their finished work provided a real sense of accomplishment for all involved. […]