Premier Anna Bligh said the agreement to hold Work for Queensland jobs expos was reached at a summit between senior resource companies on the Gold Coast, with the expos to be held in Cairns, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, the Whitsunday region and Wide Bay Burnett starting in October. “This is about giving people choice and opportunity. We have significant numbers of Queenslanders, particularly in some regional areas, out of work and yet the mining industry is facing a skills shortage," Bligh said." /> Mining Weekly reports.
Premier Anna Bligh said the agreement to hold Work for Queensland jobs expos was reached at a summit between senior resource companies on the Gold Coast, with the expos to be held in Cairns, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, the Whitsunday region and Wide Bay Burnett starting in October. “This is about giving people choice and opportunity. We have significant numbers of Queenslanders, particularly in some regional areas, out of work and yet the mining industry is facing a skills shortage," Bligh said." />
The Queensland state government has made an agreement with resource companies to fill skills gaps in the mining boom with members of coastal communities with high unemployment, Mining Weekly reports.
Premier Anna Bligh said the agreement to hold Work for Queensland jobs expos was reached at a summit between senior resource companies on the Gold Coast, with the expos to be held in Cairns, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, the Whitsunday region and Wide Bay Burnett starting in October. “This is about giving people choice and opportunity. We have significant numbers of Queenslanders, particularly in some regional areas, out of work and yet the mining industry is facing a skills shortage,” Bligh said.