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The ambitious #GC101 campaign to get 101 young people into an apprenticeship on the Gold Coast in less than two months is on the verge of reaching its goal.
Finding yourself out of work all of a sudden can be a traumatic experience for most people but for Cairns based resident Adam Pocock it
Having just completed Year 10 at St Patrick’s College in Gympie, Hayden is ready to continue in the family tradition having signed up as a fourth generation apprentice carpenter in his dad’s home building and renovation business.
Local Atherton resident Shane Graham knows what it’s like not to have regular work and what it can do for your self-confidence. Shane has now secured fulltime casual work which has given him a new lease on life and helped him secure his future.
Since starting her Certificate III in Business in July this year Cathy Coulthard is revelling in the responsibilities that come with her school-based Traineeship with Morris Corporation.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday revealed the unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.7 per cent, up from 5.6 percent last month. Despite this there was some good news with the Bureau’s results indicating that 39,300 full time jobs were created in November, with only 200 part time jobs lost.
Despite full-time employment increasing 41,500 to 8,126,900 and part-time employment decreased 31,700 to 3,812,000 the Bureau Program Manager says the trend was still firmly towards part-time instead of full-time employment.
In one of the most ambitious youth employment campaigns ever undertaken on the Gold Coast, BUSY At Work has set itself a target of placing 101 Gold Coast Year 12 school leavers and youth into apprenticeships and traineeships in six weeks.
The GC101 Apprenticeship campaign was launched today by Federal Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Federal Member for McPherson, the Hon Karen Andrews MP.
Shayli Green is a motivated and dedicated young person who is achieving success in her new role as a part time hospitality trainee at Yard Apes Coomera Indoor Play Centre.
Despite having to overcome some obstacles in her life, that hasn’t stopped Shayli pursuing her lifelong goals to work with children.
The ambitious #GC101 campaign to get 101 young people into an apprenticeship on the Gold Coast in less than two months is on the verge of reaching its goal.
Finding yourself out of work all of a sudden can be a traumatic experience for most people but for Cairns based resident Adam Pocock it
Having just completed Year 10 at St Patrick’s College in Gympie, Hayden is ready to continue in the family tradition having signed up as a fourth generation apprentice carpenter in his dad’s home building and renovation business.
Local Atherton resident Shane Graham knows what it’s like not to have regular work and what it can do for your self-confidence. Shane has now secured fulltime casual work which has given him a new lease on life and helped him secure his future.
Since starting her Certificate III in Business in July this year Cathy Coulthard is revelling in the responsibilities that come with her school-based Traineeship with Morris Corporation.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday revealed the unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.7 per cent, up from 5.6 percent last month. Despite this there was some good news with the Bureau’s results indicating that 39,300 full time jobs were created in November, with only 200 part time jobs lost.
Despite full-time employment increasing 41,500 to 8,126,900 and part-time employment decreased 31,700 to 3,812,000 the Bureau Program Manager says the trend was still firmly towards part-time instead of full-time employment.
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* THE BUSY GROUP LTD trading as BUSY At Work is a service provider contracted by the Australian Government as represented by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to provide support services to prospective and current employers and Australian Apprentices. THE BUSY GROUP LTD is one of a number of Network Providers in Queensland and Western Australia. This website does not represent the Australian Government, if you wish to access information about the Australian Apprenticeships, from the Australian Government you should access the Australian Apprenticeships website.
