Dakota Arkey is a year 12 school-based apprentice at St Mary’s Catholic College. She is currently attending school three days a week while gaining hands-on paid work experience with her host employer RJ Build FNQ. The company was so impressed with Dakota’s work ethic and enthusiasm during her work experience that she was taken on […]
School Tech has proven to be a real family affair for one Cairns family, with Fiona and Heath’s three children all participating in the program. Fiona and Heath (surname withheld for privacy reasons) praised the initiative, which has been an immense success for all of their children. “It is a wonderful pathway for those who
Who knew a small town in North Queensland could spark a passion for banking? For Dakota Freeman, that’s exactly what happened. Initially drawn to a career in culinary arts, her participation in Maxima’s Indigenous Employment Program opened her eyes to a whole new world of possibilities. While North Queensland’s Ravenshoe may not be known for
To tackle the ongoing skills shortages in FNQ, the Cairns Regional Jobs Committee is calling on local businesses to focus on embracing inclusivity and diversity. Skills shortages are affecting every industry, and were in many cases, exacerbated by COVID-19, the reduction in immigration numbers and the growing infrastructure across our region due to increasing economic
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When The CaPTA Group was seeking dancers to join their Pamagirri Aboriginal dance troupe, they hadn’t considered employing someone who faced barriers to employment, until they met Trudy. Trudy Nagle represented Tourism Taster at the Cairns RJC’s Tourism & Hospitality Careers Expo, where CaPTA was also exhibiting. At that time, CaPTA was looking for job seekers to join
The SchoolTech program has proven to be a huge success in Far North Queensland, with students embracing the opportunity to get a head start on their career and ‘earn while they learn’, while addressing skills shortages at the same time. The Cairns Regional Jobs Committee works to align training with skills needs, promote training and skills development
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Name: Emerson Douglas Position Title: Food & Beverage Table Assistant Company: CaPTA Group From the moment Emerson Douglas entered Rainforestation Nature Park, the team at The CaPTA Group knew they had made the right decision. With only a couple of weeks work experience behind him, an autism diagnosis and learning difficulties, Emerson had struggled to
Janice Chekamba, like many other people, was unsure of her future when she finished school, however she has now forged a successful career for herself at the Endeavour Foundation. Janice, now 26, finished school in 2014 and studied business for two years as part of her foundation year. Her mum encouraged her to try nursing,
