CoAct BUSY At Work jobactive arm helps Adam secure his future
Finding yourself out of work all of a sudden can be a traumatic experience for most people but for Cairns based resident Adam Pocock it
22 December 2016
Hayden keen to continue the carpentry tradition
Having just completed Year 10 at St Patrick’s College in Gympie, Hayden is ready to continue in the family tradition having signed up as a fourth generation apprentice carpenter in his dad’s home building and renovation business.
22 December 2016
BUSY helps Shane connect with a full time job
Local Atherton resident Shane Graham knows what it’s like not to have regular work and what it can do for your self-confidence. Shane has now secured fulltime casual work which has given him a new lease on life and helped him secure his future.
22 December 2016
Cathy enjoys a bright start to her career
Since starting her Certificate III in Business in July this year Cathy Coulthard is revelling in the responsibilities that come with her school-based Traineeship with Morris Corporation.
22 December 2016
Small rise in unemployment despite the creation of nearly 40,000 extra full-time jobs
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday revealed the unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.7 per cent, up from 5.6 percent last month. Despite this there was some good news with the Bureau’s results indicating that 39,300 full time jobs were created in November, with only 200 part time jobs lost.
16 December 2016
Shift in part-time employment continues
Despite full-time employment increasing 41,500 to 8,126,900 and part-time employment decreased 31,700 to 3,812,000 the Bureau Program Manager says the trend was still firmly towards part-time instead of full-time employment.
17 November 2016
Gold Coast Employers asked to employ 101 School Leavers and Youth in Six Weeks
In one of the most ambitious youth employment campaigns ever undertaken on the Gold Coast, BUSY At Work has set itself a target of placing 101 Gold Coast Year 12 school leavers and youth into apprenticeships and traineeships in six weeks.
The GC101 Apprenticeship campaign was launched today by Federal Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Federal Member for McPherson, the Hon Karen Andrews MP.
14 November 2016
Ben takes gold in WorldSkills Competition and Australian Training Awards
Following on from Ben’s WorldSkills success, he has had the opportunity to apply for scholarships to work internationally. He is also an Australian Apprenticeship Ambassador and a spokesperson for young people who are prepared to work hard and reach their goals.
11 November 2016
Unemployment falls but shift to part-time employment continues
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed the Australian unemployment rate had a slight decrease (by less than 0.1 percentage points)
20 October 2016
Nicholas takes gold at the WorldSkills Australia National Competition
Twenty three year old Bundaberg local, Nicholas Lennox now has the world at his feet after taking out gold in the Electrical Installation section at
20 October 2016
