Council Offers 10 Traineeships

January 18, 2023

South Burnett Regional Council is partnering with the Local Government Association of Queensland and the State Government to offer 10 one-year traineeships.

Information about how to apply is on Council’s website

This training is funded by the State Government through its First Start program under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.

First Start provides wage subsidies to local councils and community-based organisations to employ extra trainees.

The program offers opportunities to young people and disadvantaged job seekers to gain nationally recognised qualifications and 12 months employment by undertaking a traineeship.

Participants 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 disability
• Displaced workers
• Women re-entering the workforce
• Veterans, ex-ADF personnel and their families.

 Council if offering the traineeships in the following areas:

For more information contact Council’s People and Culture team on 1300-789-279.

  Council