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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Training awards season is in full-swing this August with the North Coast winners for the regional final of the Queensland Training Awards announced on Saturday (August 3) in Caloundra.
Far North Queensland’s top apprentices and trainee talent have been honoured at the regional final of the 52nd Queensland Training Awards held in Cairns on August 3.
The long-awaited Moreton Bay Rail Link is a step closer to construction with the announcement that Thiess Contractors will take on one of south-east Queensland’s largest infrastructure projects.
The Sunshine Coast Council is calling for expressions of interest to design, construct and operate a utility scale solar farm which could help to meet 50 per cent of the region’s electricity needs.
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