Upcoming traineeships with South Burnett Regional Council
Council will once again partner with the Local Government Association Queensland (LGAQ) and the Queensland State Government to fund, recruit and select the right people to train with South Burnett Regional Council for eleven 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.
The traineeships will be advertised on Council’s website on Tuesday, 12 January 2021, applicants will be able to apply through Seek.com.au by selecting the link provided on the Employment page. The traineeships will be for the following areas:
|
Certificate |
Section |
Location |
|
Cert III Workplace Health & Safety |
People & Culture/ Safety |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Social & Corporate Performance |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
NRM & Parks |
Murgon |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Environment & Waste |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Infrastructure Support |
Nanango |
|
Cert III Business Administration |
Information Communication Technology (ICT) |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert II Horticulture |
NRM & Parks |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert II Horticulture |
NRM & Parks |
Nanango |
|
Cert II Horticulture |
NRM & Parks |
Murgon |
|
Cert IV Library |
Library Services |
Kingaroy |
|
Cert II Civil Construction |
Infrastructure (Works) |
To be advised |
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 4189 9100 or email Council.
