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Well, one option is to look at the skill set of your existing staff and consider how they might be up-skilled to meet the challenges facing your business, through re-skilling programmes like apprenticeships.
According to the latest study from Manpower Group, employment intentions were up across the country for the third quarter of 2014.
In May, the unemployment rate among young people reached 13.1 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is the highest rate for youth unemployment since 2002.
However, the focus on attending university may not be having the desired effect when graduates attempt to enter the labour force. While higher education provides people with the theoretical knowledge of their industry, employers are growing concerned about a lack of practical experience and work-relevant skills.
Underpinning this economic backbone is the state’s network of ports which enable the movement of large volumes of goods in and out of Queensland.
The city centre of Brisbane will soon be home to one of Australia’s largest urban rejuvenation projects, as the Queen’s wharf redevelopment moves into the next stage of planning.
These travel problems are especially bad in the wet season, when heavy rains can make it more difficult to move around the state.
One of Queensland’s leading specialists in apprenticeships and traineeships and AITC Corporate Alliance Partner, BUSY At Work, welcomes the introduction of the Trade Support Loans Bill.
As a result, much of the region’s potential has not been realised, despite having plentiful resources and land for development.
Well, one option is to look at the skill set of your existing staff and consider how they might be up-skilled to meet the challenges facing your business, through re-skilling programmes like apprenticeships.
According to the latest study from Manpower Group, employment intentions were up across the country for the third quarter of 2014.
In May, the unemployment rate among young people reached 13.1 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is the highest rate for youth unemployment since 2002.
However, the focus on attending university may not be having the desired effect when graduates attempt to enter the labour force. While higher education provides people with the theoretical knowledge of their industry, employers are growing concerned about a lack of practical experience and work-relevant skills.
Underpinning this economic backbone is the state’s network of ports which enable the movement of large volumes of goods in and out of Queensland.
The city centre of Brisbane will soon be home to one of Australia’s largest urban rejuvenation projects, as the Queen’s wharf redevelopment moves into the next stage of planning.
These travel problems are especially bad in the wet season, when heavy rains can make it more difficult to move around the state.
The BUSY Group acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and their Elders past and present.
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* THE BUSY GROUP LTD trading as BUSY At Work is a service provider contracted by the Australian Government as represented by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to provide support services to prospective and current employers and Australian Apprentices. THE BUSY GROUP LTD is one of a number of Providers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and Western Australia. This website does not represent the Australian Government, if you wish to access information about Australian Apprenticeships from the Australian Government you should access the Australian Apprenticeships website.
