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Australia / Queensland / Cuts in public service jobs reaches 14,000
WITH a month to go until the end of the financial year, the Newman Government has achieved its goal to reduce the public service by 14,000. A Public Service Commission spokeswoman said yesterday that 10,032 offers of redundancy had been made since July, and 9189 employees had accepted. “Almost 400 of those employees are still … Continue reading
Australia / Vocational Education / 25 TAFE campuses will be closed
At least 25 TAFE campuses will be closed in Queensland and more could follow under reforms to the vocational education and training sector. Education Minister John Paul Langbroek has accepted 37 out of 40 recommendations in a taskforce report handed down earlier this month, while the other three have received in-principle support. One of the … Continue reading
The Queensland Skills and Training Taskforce’s final report – Skills focus returns to ‘must have’ sectors
TAFE training in “need to have” job areas of mining, construction and tourism will receive public funding while training for “nice to have” jobs such as fitness instruction will be slashed under a plan to reorganise Queensland’s vocational-education sector. The Queensland Skills and Training Taskforce’s final report on the future of the state’s vocational-education sector, … Continue reading
Australia – Queensland – Job Cuts ‘probably lower than 15,000’
The total number of jobs to be cut from Queensland’s public sector is likely to be lower than 15,000, Premier Campbell Newman says. In the lead up to next month’s budget, Mr Newman and senior ministers have repeatedly said they were aiming to keep the number of lost jobs below 20,000. Mr Newman, who yesterday … Continue reading
WOW Sight And Sound In Liquidation – Layoffs
The slump in retail spending has claimed another victim, with Queensland-based WOW Audio Visual Superstores placed in the hands of receivers and managers. The company has about 500 employees, with 10 stores in Queensland and two in New South Wales, according to a statement from receivers and managers Ferrier Hodgson. WOW Audio Visual Superstores also has … Continue reading
Jobseekers get leg up | Bundaberg News | Local News in Bundaberg | Bundaberg News Mail
A HUNDRED jobseekers will receive free training for positions needed in the resource sector, thanks to an Energy Skills Queensland initiative. ESQ, in partnership with Impact Make Your Mark Bundaberg, is now recruiting for the Queensland Workforce Skilling Strategy program, which aims to fast-track participants into areas such as construction, commercial cleaning, hospitality, engineering and … Continue reading
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