General News
15 July, 2022
$3.5M For Cairns And Far North Work Skills Program
THE state government has committed $3.499 million from its Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to assist 550 people from Cairns and Far North Queensland.
The money is from a $41.1 million statewide funding round.
“The 23 funded projects in Cairns and Far North Queensland will deliver tailored support for local unemployed and underemployed people, to prepare them for new opportunities with businesses in key sectors for the local economy,” Minister for Training and Skills Development, Di Farmer said.
Member for Cairns, Michael Healy said the announcement would be a welcome boost for employers as well as jobseekers.
“Skilling Queenslanders for Work prepares people to enter or re-join the workforce or to find more meaningful jobs, which assists local businesses which want to find more job ready people,” Mr Healy said.
“By supporting young people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, mature age people, people with disability and others who face barriers when they apply for jobs to build up general workplace understanding and specific knowledge and skills will help fill vital roles in key industries for our economy.”
Among the latest projects to be funded are:
- Community Owned Enterprises’ Kaureg-Muralugal and An Island Pathway to Construction projects, which will assist a total of 22 Torres Strait Islanders with $688,200
- AFL Cairns Juniors’ SUNS Regional Graduate Program and Northern Pride Rugby League’s Northern Pride Graduate Program will assist a total of 40 Cairns locals with each project receiving $96,100.
