August 21, 2016
Another 10 trainees have graduated from South Burnett CTC’s Community Work Skills Project working on the South Burnett Rail Trail project.
The 10 graduates were presented with their certificates in Kingaroy on Friday by Beverley Litster, from the Department of Education and Training, and Arthur Nettelfield, from the South Burnett Regional Council.
The trainees have earned a Certificate I in Construction, a Chemical Licence, First Aid Certificate, General Safety Induction White Card and Chainsaw Ticket over their 18 weeks of work.
The skills project, the second run by CTC on the Kingaroy to Murgon rail trail, was run in conjunction with the South Burnett Regional Council.
Supervisor Col Walker, from CTC, said the trainees in the two projects had worked on bridges and planted 8500 trees.
As well, “trailer-loads” of old rail spikes had been removed.
The trainees are now eligible for the State Government’s “Work Start initiative”, a $2000 one-off incentive payment for employers who commit to providing an apprenticeship or traineeship position for a Skilling Queenslanders for Work participant a position within their organisation.
CTC Service Manager Barb O’Hanlon said some of the trainees already have employment leads.
She said CTC had been succesful in gaining funding for another Community Work Skills Project, funded by the State Government, again in Construction Certificate I.
The project, “Expansion to Create Employment for People with Disabilities”, will be based in Murgon at Gumnut Place and will involve the expansion of the commercial laundry facility at this Australian Disability Enterprise.
This new project will begin later in the year.
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