Kickstart your future career with a school-based apprenticeship
If you’re approaching your final years of education, you’ve probably started giving some thought to what career you want to pursue.
16 August 2013
Creative Kick-off launch at SBIT for National Skills Week
If you’re one of the many people who have considered pursuing apprenticeships in Brisbane, then head on over to the Creative Kick-off launch at the Southbank Institute of Technology to assess your career options as part of National Skills Week (August 26-September 1).
16 August 2013
Gladstone Pound refurbishment advances to next stage
The expansion and refurbishment of the Gladstone Pound estimated to cost $1.43 million has moved onto the next stage with Tomkins Commercial and Industrial Builders announced as the tenders for the project.
14 August 2013
Electrical industry survey identifies top three skill shortages
Hundreds of residents take up apprenticeships in Queensland each year, with upskilling as an electrician one of the many trades pursued.
14 August 2013
$6.4b mine and rail components of Galilee Coal Project takes another step toward approval
The development of a new coal mine and related infrastructure near Alpha in the Galilee Basin, and a rail line between the mine and the Abbot Point State Development Area (APSDA) was approved by the Queensland Coordinator-General Barry Broe on August 9.
12 August 2013
Second round for Supporting Women Scholarships open
Queensland women interested in pursuing non-traditional fields and skills shortage areas such as engineering, architecture and building, earth sciences, and agricultural and environmental studies can apply for extra support in the second round of the $10 million Supporting Women Scholarships.
12 August 2013
State finalists to battle it out at Queensland Training Awards
The winners of Queensland’s seven regional training awards have all been announced, with the state’s top apprentices to face-off for the title of the apprentice of the year at the Queensland Training Awards in Brisbane on September 13.
12 August 2013
Gearing up for National Skills Week – August 26-September 1
The third National Skills Week is drawing ever-closer, and the event is set to highlight the skills, career pathways and values of those who pursue apprenticeships in Queensland and beyond.
8 August 2013
$70m Emerald Lakes residential development to go ahead
There will be more employment opportunities for job seekers and those interested in Gold Coast apprenticeships with a multi-million dollar residential development for Emerald Lakes in Carrara given the green light.
8 August 2013
Remote communities to benefit from $4.6 million federal government investment
The Queensland communities of Palm Island and Wellesley are set to benefit from a $4.6 million federal government investment in the Community Development Fund, which will go towards projects supporting Indigenous employment and community development in remote areas.
6 August 2013
