December 7, 2020
South Burnett Regional Council will be offering 11 traineeships next year as part of a partnership with the State Government and the Local Government Association Queensland.
The 12-month traineeships are being funded by the State Government through its First Start program under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
First Start offers opportunities to young people and disadvantaged job seekers to gain nationally recognised qualifications and 12 months employment.
The 11 traineeships will be advertised on Council’s website on January 12:
- Cert III Workplace Health & Safety – People & Culture/Safety – Kingaroy
- Cert III Business Administration – Social & Corporate Performance – Kingaroy
- Cert III Business Administration – NRM & Parks – Murgon
- Cert III Business Administration – Environment & Waste – Kingaroy
- Cert III Business Administration – Infrastructure Support – Nanango
- Cert III Business Administration – Information Communication Technology – Kingaroy
- Cert II Horticulture – NRM & Parks – Kingaroy
- Cert II Horticulture – NRM & Parks – Nanango
- Cert II Horticulture – NRM & Parks – Murgon
- Cert IV Library – Library Services – Kingaroy
- Cert II Civil Construction – Infrastructure (Works) – Location to be advised
Applicants must be:
- Queensland residents
- Aged 15 years or older and no longer attending school
- Able to meet citizen, residency and visa requirements to undertake a traineeship
Key target groups are:
- Young people (aged 15-24 ), including those in and transitioned from out-of-home care
- Long-term unemployed job seekers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Mature-age job seekers (45 years or older)
- Migrants and refugees from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- People with a disability
- Displaced workers
- Women re-entering the workforce
- Veterans, ex-ADF personnel and their families.
