GirlPower is a support group of women with intellectual and learning disabilities. They encourage and support women with disabilities to access information on health, foster supportive relationships, and enable participation in community events.
While Queensland’s Environmental Mining Technologies and Services employs over 12,500 people, the CSG to LNG industry is expected to create 6000 new jobs through future projects. How companies will meet the growing demand for qualified staff will be challenging through these industry developments.
Congratulations to Mali Talefenua, local Ipswicharian, on his success as a contestant on the X-Factor 2011. At just 18 Mali has been building his music career for over 10 years.
No one single Apprenticeship Centre is able to provide services across Australia which often makes it frustrating for businesses that run on a national scale. The Australian Apprenticeship Alliance was formed as a solution to this problem. With the joining of Australian Apprenticeship Centres in each state and territory the Alliance provides employers with an Australia wide service.
While disparity in the workplace between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian’s is on the decline, statistics indicate significant inequalities continue to exist in both the workforce and society. In “Positive Dreaming, Solid Futures” by the Queensland Government, the unemployment rate for Indigenous Australians was found to be nearly three times higher than the rest of the population.
