Traineeships with South Burnett Regional Council
Council has once again partnered with the Local Government Association Queensland (LGAQ) and the Queensland Government
to fund, recruit and select the right people to train with South Burnett Regional Council for ten 12-month traineeships.
This training is proudly funded by the Queensland Government through its First Start program under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative. First Start provides wage subsidies to local councils and community-based organisations to employ additional trainees. The program offers opportunities to young people and disadvantaged job seekers to gain nationally recognised qualifications and 12 months employment by undertaking a traineeship.
Information on how to apply is available here. Applications close 4pm Friday 10 February 2023
The traineeships will be for the following areas:
|
Qualification |
Section |
Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Cert II Horticulture x3 |
Facilities & Parks |
Murgon/Kingaroy/Proston |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Facilities & Parks |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert IV Library & Information Services |
Library Services |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Plant & Fleet |
Nanango |
|
Cert III Laboratory Skills |
Materials Laboratory |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Tourism, VICs & Arts |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Corporate Governance & Strategy |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Development Services |
Nanango |
The eligibility to apply for these traineeships is as per the First Start funding requirements listed below.
Participants must be:
- Queensland residents
- aged 15 years or older and no longer attending school
- able to meet citizen, residency and visa requirements to undertake a traineeship
Key target groups are:
- young people (aged 15–24 years), including those in and transitioned from out-of-home care
- long-term unemployed job seekers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- mature-age job seekers (45 years or older)
- migrants and refugees from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- people with disability
- displaced workers
- women re-entering the workforce
- veterans, ex-ADF personnel and their families.
For further information contact Council’s People and Culture team on 1300 789 279, 07 4189 9100 or email info@sbrc.qld.gov.au.
