Senior Constable Rob Grogan, from Kingaroy Police, was sharing information about a career in policing with Paige and Mackenzie Argent, from Nanango
July 25, 2024
Students from local high schools – as well as some interested older residents – explored the many career options available in the South Burnett on Thursday.
TAFE’s Kingaroy campus hosted the 2024 South Burnett Careers Market, an annual event which aims to put local employers in touch with potential future employees.
Students from Kingaroy and Nanango State High Schools, Proston P-10, St John’s Lutheran School and Silver Lining were invited to wander around the campus and check out the hands-on activities available.
There were 53 stalls with information about everything from a career in the Defence Force to hairdressing.
TAFE teachers were on-hand to explain what each course entailed.
Major local employers included Swickers Bacon Factory, Stanwell, BUMA, Darling Downs Health, the South Burnett Regional Council, Queensland Police, Queensland Fire Department and the Queensland Ambulance Service.
There were also representatives from tertiary education providers, including the University of Southern Queensland and the University of Queensland, and many employment services.
Students could also find out about Fee-Free TAFE courses which are available in high-priority employment areas such as health, business and information technology.
CROW-FM was broadcasting live from the event and Bunnings provided a free sausage sizzle.
TAFE teacher Mick Scott with Certificate 1 construction students Jackson Anderson (Kingaroy SHS), Riley Hermann (Nanango SHS), Jayden Prendergast (Kingaroy SHS) and Charli Whitbread (Kingaroy SHS)Rachel Stone, Perlena Wesener, Char-lee Greenslade, Brittany McDougall, Rebekah Stone and Jacob Stone, 9, were talking training opportunities in podiatry and other allied health servicesTAFE hospitality teacher Jason Ford with Bob Felsman, from Employment Matters … Jason was running a “spice challenge” where students had to guess ground up spicesChantelle List, from Sunpork / Swickers was serving up shredded pork and other pork-based treats to taste-testSouth Burnett Regional Council’s Matt McMurdy (Parks & Gardens), and Alicia Cabo and Addisen Hawks (People and Culture) were promoting traineeships at CouncilKingaroy senior firefighter Cameron Fiedler and firefighters Michael Cavill, Byron Hawley and Damien Hankinson were explaining full-time and part-time careers available in the Queensland Fire DepartmentAnother part-time job (with tax-free pay) is the Army Reserve … Corporal Ricky McKean, Private Lachlan Moody and Sergeant Andrew SampsonYear 10 Kingaroy State High School student Jackson Anderson with TAFE construction teacher Mick Scott … Jackson is studying a Certificate 1 in Construction; currently students are repairing wooden window frames from the historic Kumbia Memorial HallCr Jane Erkens, left, and Deputy Mayor Danita Potter, right, with Rosie Schulz, from JobmatchStanwell trainer Scott Young with apprentice fitter Matt Weier, electrotechnology instrumentation and control apprentice Violet Black and business trainee Macey RobertsAPM disability employment service’s Jamie-Lee Hayes was offering students to “strike a pose” in work gear to show what they could becomeArlene Byrne and “Ted” … Arlene was explaining TAFE opportunities in individual support and aged care
