Queensland Natural Disasters Jobs and Skills Package

What is the Jobs and Skills Package about?

• Supporting workplace retention and addressing emergent skills shortages resulting from the natural disasters
• Minimising job losses
• Rebuilding communities

The natural disasters in Queensland may reduce the capacity of many businesses to retain employees. In the longer term, many industries may find it difficult to rebuild without assistance. It is also important to implement jobs and skill preservation strategies to help industry and businesses maintain their workforce.

Who will the Jobs and Skills Package help?

• Businesses and industry
• Existing employees, apprentices and trainees, jobseekers
• Communities (rebuilding projects)

Where is the focus?

• Funding priority skills development in affected regions and industries for existing workforce development, future workforce preparation and Indigenous skilling opportunities
• Assistance measures to support apprentice and trainee retention
• Rebuilding community capacity in affected regions to support local industry, and maximise funding opportunities
• Providing employment and work experience opportunities for eligible people on projects targeted at rebuilding community and public infrastructure

Who do you contact?

Edward (Eddie) Briffa
Jobs and Skills Development Officer
Toowoomba Regional Council
131 872

Contact council

Full details regarding the Apprentice Work Teams, Green Army, Natural Disasters Flexible Funding Pool and Priority Skills Development can be found by clicking on the following link www.skills.qld.gov.au/disaster-package

The Jobs and Skills Package is a joint State and Australian Government initiative.