I make no secret of how proud I am of TAFE Queensland and how it is changing the lives of Queenslanders for the better. Tonight it represents our state at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) Australian Export Awards. Best of luck.
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Fee Free TAFE is playing a critical role in our efforts to continue boosting nursing stocks. With our Fee Free TAFE nursing students save over $20,000 in training fees making it easier for more to take up this important career, which helps all Queenslanders.

Today is National Police Remembrance Day. We commemorate and honour all police officers killed in the line of duty.  This year is particularly significant as we remember Constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold who lost their lives on 12 December 2022. With Honour They Served.

QUT's flagship outreach program, the Future You Summit, has attracted high-achieving Year 11 and 12 students from Brisbane and regional Queensland. Students are taking part in hands-on practical experiences from a wide range of disciplines.
#futureyouQUT #QUTalumni #QUTis4me

10 industry and community groups have grants of up to $200,000 through our Growing Workforce Participation Fund. Projects will be delivered in Thursday Island, St George, Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Kingaroy and Townsville and parts of South East Queensland. backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/growing-workfo…

APPLY NOW: We’re offering grants of up to $15,000 to community groups and organisations in Queensland to lead projects that create positive change for women and girls, address inequalities, and promote respect. Further information is available at justice.qld.gov.au/initiatives/gr…

The Queensland Government's Back to Work program is funding six more FREE Small Business Short Courses.
Courses provide intensive support – including financial and non-financial service – for job seekers, employers, and their employees.
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TODAY IS R U OK? Day. Today and everyday, make asking your loved ones, work mates and friends “are you OK?” a part of your everyday — these conversations can change lives. #RUOKday

Gabrielle Clift, a motor mechanic, is the 2023 Qld Apprentice of the Year (how's that for inspiring women in male-dominated occupations?) Congrats to her and all finalists at the Queensland Training Awards.
You'll find the full list at:
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Housing, workforce attraction and retention, education, the North West Minerals Province, and the Q2032 Procurement Strategy are all part of the conversation at the North and North West Queensland Regional Community Forum meeting here in Mount Isa today.

BUSINESS BOOST GRANTS: The Queensland Government has put another $2.5 million on the table to help businesses. Business Boost grants of up to $20,000 can be used for activities that will create growth. For more information go to business.qld.gov.au/businessboost

HELPING YOUTH: I joined Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll, Police Minister Mark Ryan and boxing world champion Jeff Horn and PCYC Chief Executive Phil Schultz to announce significant funding for expanded programs and new and upgraded PCYC facilities across Queensland.

Approximately 60,000 Australians served in the Vietnam War. During the campaign, 523 Australians died and 2500 were wounded.
Visit the Vietnam50 website for more details about how to commemorate today's anniversary.

Ten Indigenous-designed and led projects will share $1.86m in the first round of the Indigenous Workforce and Skills Development Grant (IWSDG) program, which targets Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples seeking local training and employment. lnkd.in/gECuMkNa

YOUR $550 POWER HELPING HAND: Just a reminder that the Queensland Government's $550 cost of living home power rebate will be automatically applied to your bill in quarterly installments. #costofliving #power #rebates #budget
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Growing Queensland’s future hydrogen workforce has taken another step forward with secondary students able to enrol in free hydrogen-focused online learning programs under a new partnership between the Palaszczuk Government and CQUniversity. #hydrogen #workforce #CQUniversity

Meningococcal B (MenB) can cause significant illness, disability and sadly, death. That’s why we’re making the MenB vaccine free for infants, children under the age of two, and adolescents aged 15 to 19 years from 2024. #health #families #vaccination

This year alone our broad range of grant funding programs and initiatives are estimated to have provided support or assistance to more than 44,600 workers or jobseekers. The latest Jobs Queensland five-year employment data forecasts an increase of 207,000 new jobs by 2025-26.

Education Minister Grace Grace’s big announcements today for Wide Bay region struck a chord with me. Jobs forecasts today show Wide Bay is Qld’s fastest growing region. Its employment projections to 2025-26 are a very healthy 13.6 per cent. #jobs eekers #jobs

HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: Employment projections over the five-year period to 2025-26 will be released today. The projections reiterate Queensland’s strong employment. #jobs #Queenslandjobs #employment