With Australia’s population becoming increasingly older, research shows that some businesses will begin struggling with staffing shortages. To fill these troubling gaps, employers are encouraged to think outside the box and consider hiring those not previously considered.
Arrow Energy’s $15 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant is now one step closer to being approved after its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) received support from Queensland Coordinator-General Barry Boe.
A timber bridge near Grantham will receive $2.6 million in renovation funding to protect it from floods in the future.
Ergon Energy has announced that it is making 72 apprenticeships in Queensland available as part of its strategy for the future.
Employers have mainly positive experiences with mature age apprenticeships, according to a new survey by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). They say these individuals are easy to train and immediately productive, but many older adults aren’t aware that such programs are available to them.
The company at the helm of Gladstone’s Curtis Island Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects has taken top honours at the Queensland Training Awards.
A team from Central Queensland has demolished New South Wales’ 22-year-long reign and taken out the national bricklaying competition.
In a move that might boost apprenticeships in Queensland, the Newman Government recently released an action plan for uranium mining.
Queensland Coordinator-General Barry Broe has given the green light to Arrow CSG’s plans for a $15 billion LNG plant on Curtis Island, near Gladstone.
There may be more opportunities for apprenticeships in Queensland in the near future with Thiess Australia awarded a “landmark” $1.8 billion contract for the construction of gas compression facilities for the Surat Basin’s Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project.
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