April 14, 2016
The South Burnett Regional Council received more than 283 applications for the eight traineeships it had available this year.
Mayor Keith Campbell congratulated the successful trainees on Tuesday.
He said the Council applied for funding last year to employ the trainees under the State Government’s First Start Program.
This focuses on developing skills and providing help for people who need support to enter and stay in the workforce.
The Council partnered with South Burnett CTC, the Local Government Association of Queensland and the State Government to fund, recruit and select the trainees.
Mayor Campbell praised everyone involved.
“I was particularly impressed with South Burnett CTC’s selection process in screening the 283 applications and the seemingly endless interviews,” he said.
“They presented Council with a pool of applicants who could then be further interviewed to determine the successful applicants.”
Training for the recruits will be supervised by TAFE Queensland and MEGT Australia to ensure they meet the requirements of their traineeships.
The trainees will have roles in water treatment, construction, administration, civil construction, warehousing or horticulture.
The trainees will complete a Certificate in their relevant field during the next year.
