Inaugural She’s Got Skills Trade Showcase Event a Huge Success!

Four female school students holding trade tools

Paige, Amira, Georgia and Mackenzie (Year 10 and 11 students from SCOTS PGC College in Warwick) attended and expressed their interest in a range of non-traditional careers including electrician, agriculture, and business for trades. The girls learnt there are many pathways within these chosen trades and enjoyed the interactivity on the day.   Inspiring women […]

Chloe finds her career path, thanks to Skilling Queenslanders for Work!

Attractive young woman standing in front of a workplace banner.

Struggling with chronic pain issues and out of work for some time, Chloe was feeling disheartened with her job search efforts. That all changed though when the opportunity to be part of a Skilling Queenslanders for Work program at the Wacol RSPCA facility came up. Chloe, jumped at the opportunity! The Skilling Queenslanders for Work […]

Looking for construction apprentices? Jacob and Joshua are ready to go!

Two participants of a Skilling Queenslanders for Work program, Jacob and Joshua, have excelled during the paid traineeship opportunity while undertaking their Certificate I in Construction and are now looking for employers to sign them into a trade apprenticeship. The 20-week Skilling Queenslanders for Work program has seen both Joshua Blackman and Jacob Brady undertake […]

Cairns Council Trainees Get Kudos!

At the recent BLA Careers Expo, a major annual jobs expo in Cairns (held this year on the 29th August), Cairns Regional Council staff were impressed with skills shown by their business trainee cohort who took on the job of organising and managing the Cairns Regional Council stand. The trainees are all undertaking their Business […]

‘Building Bundaberg’ project to support trade careers and much needed housing

Group of professional and trades people standing on park land

From L-R: Jamie Hughes (President of BATSIHAAS), Margaret-Ann Goy (CEO of Skill360), Minister Lance McCallum, Keegan (Past SQW participant), Mark Thompson (SQW Mentor), Tom Smith MP (Member for Bundaberg). Skill360 is proud to announce an upcoming Skilling Queenslanders for Work program that will support 24 young people to gain skills for a career in construction, […]

National Skills Week 2024 – where will your skills take you?

Two Construction Project Managers on building site

After undertaking a mature-age apprenticeship and carpentry qualification through Skill360 (RTO:1607), Stephen has now progressed to Project Management and General Management of a construction company. (Stock photo) The 14th Annual National Skills Week launched this week and will again focus on the talents, skills, career pathways and value of apprentices and trainees across Australia. Building […]

Skilling Queenslanders for Work Ignites Joseph’s Passion for Hospitality

Joseph (L) (pictured with his SQW mentors Steve and Hayley) has completed the Hospitality Rising Stars program and is now working as a Kitchen Steward at the Hilton. Joseph was tired of being unemployed. He had been out of work and receiving Centrelink payments for a number of years and decided it was time to […]

Let’s Fly the Flag for Mates in Construction

R U Okay? Day is an annual campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues and suicide prevention. It provides educational tools to assist individuals to recognise when someone is not their best self, and to start a conversation with them. This year’s campaign day is the 14th of September and The BUSY Group, strong […]

BUSY Skills ‘saw’ the power of giving this Xmas!

From L-R:  Noel Slade; Cabinet Making trainer from Skill360 receiving the saw from Angelo and Ross from Rosscos Shop and Office Fitters. When Ross Mangano, owner of Rosscos Shop and Office Fitters, ordered a new panel saw for his business, his first thoughts on what to do with his old Griggio panel saw was to […]

Supporting More Job Seekers into Careers through Skilling Queenslanders for Work

If you’re a Queensland job seeker, either new to the workforce or returning after a break, there’s some real opportunities to gain skills, make connections and enter a career path in 2024! Do you have a love of animals? Want to start a construction trade? Is warehousing or business admin more your jam? Or are […]

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