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Seasonally adjusted figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today revealed a rise in the unemployment rate, from 5.7 per cent in November 2016 to 5.8 per cent this month.
It is not all negative news however as we saw the participation rate continue to climb, rising from 64.6 per cent last month to 64.7 per cent in January 2017.
After more than 15 years working in the retail sector, Lisa Grossett is relishing the opportunity to learn new skills and apply herself to a new work role.
Lisa was recently signed up through BUSY At Work’s Gladstone office and is now working as an Administration Trainee with Lee Crane Hire in Gladstone.
A recent graduate of the five week program which targets job seekers aged between 15 and 24, and Indigenous and disadvantaged job seekers, Joshua has proved to be an excellent student and his determination to succeed is now paying dividends.
Before entering the program Joshua had not been able to secure employment and despite not having been employed for over a year, nothing could hold him back.
Lachlan only has to look to his boss, Jeremy Scanlan for inspiration on where his carpentry apprenticeship might take him. Jeremy commenced his own school-based apprenticeship in 2008 and is now a Director of Toowoomba based Golding Homes.
After undertaking the Skilling Queenslanders for Work program Jacko has been able to land himself a regular casual job as a delivery driver in Brisbane.
Shayli Green is a motivated and dedicated young person who is achieving success in her new role as a part time hospitality trainee at Yard Apes Coomera Indoor Play Centre.
Despite having to overcome some obstacles in her life, that hasn’t stopped Shayli pursuing her lifelong goals to work with children.
The ambitious #GC101 campaign to get 101 young people into an apprenticeship on the Gold Coast in less than two months is on the verge of reaching its goal.
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
Local Gladstone resident Parker Petersen knows what it’s like not to have a job and what it can do for your self esteem. Parker was unemployed for two years but was unsure how to get the experience he needed to enter the community services field.
Seasonally adjusted figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today revealed a rise in the unemployment rate, from 5.7 per cent in November 2016 to 5.8 per cent this month.
It is not all negative news however as we saw the participation rate continue to climb, rising from 64.6 per cent last month to 64.7 per cent in January 2017.
After more than 15 years working in the retail sector, Lisa Grossett is relishing the opportunity to learn new skills and apply herself to a new work role.
Lisa was recently signed up through BUSY At Work’s Gladstone office and is now working as an Administration Trainee with Lee Crane Hire in Gladstone.
A recent graduate of the five week program which targets job seekers aged between 15 and 24, and Indigenous and disadvantaged job seekers, Joshua has proved to be an excellent student and his determination to succeed is now paying dividends.
Before entering the program Joshua had not been able to secure employment and despite not having been employed for over a year, nothing could hold him back.
Lachlan only has to look to his boss, Jeremy Scanlan for inspiration on where his carpentry apprenticeship might take him. Jeremy commenced his own school-based apprenticeship in 2008 and is now a Director of Toowoomba based Golding Homes.
After undertaking the Skilling Queenslanders for Work program Jacko has been able to land himself a regular casual job as a delivery driver in Brisbane.
Shayli Green is a motivated and dedicated young person who is achieving success in her new role as a part time hospitality trainee at Yard Apes Coomera Indoor Play Centre.
Despite having to overcome some obstacles in her life, that hasn’t stopped Shayli pursuing her lifelong goals to work with children.
The ambitious #GC101 campaign to get 101 young people into an apprenticeship on the Gold Coast in less than two months is on the verge of reaching its goal.
