Date Time
Queensland Government backing state’s students
Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development The Honourable Di Farmer
One year after introducing tough new measures to ensure Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) contracted by the Palaszczuk Government are delivering courses to a high standard, 12 have had their agreements terminated and 43 have faced sanctions.
Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer said the government’s message to Skills Assure RTOs was clear.
“Make no mistake: if you’re an RTO refusing to meet the high standards we expect of our training providers, we will throw the book at you and I make no apologies for that,” Minister Farmer said.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work program opening soon miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Premium Content
Subscriber only
A $6 million investment will create 400 more jobs for council apprentices and trainees across regional Queensland through Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW).
Minister Training and Skills Development Di Farmer met with Winton Shire Councilâs current First Start trainees and two former First Start trainees who have secured permanent jobs with the councilâs child care centre.
âSince 2015-16 the State Government has invested $165,000 in the First Start program with Winton Shire Council,â Ms Farmer said.
Mayor of Winton Shire Council Gavin Baskett said that the investment went a long way in supporting the Winton community.
âThis funding has helped the Council put on 10 apprentices and trainees over the last six years,â Mr Baskett said.
Date Time
Hundreds of local apprentices and trainees get their First Start
Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development The Honourable Di Farmer
The Palaszczuk Government is helping to get 400 more council apprentices and trainees across Queensland their first start in a job, thanks to a $6 million investment through Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW).
Visiting Winton Shire Council, Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer said SQW’s First Start program was part of an ongoing commitment to support training pathways and employment opportunities in local communities.
“This next phase supports 60 local councils and a statutory authority to employ the extra apprentices and trainees,” Ms Farmer said.
Women leading charge at TAFE miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.