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Inclusivity And Diversity Helping Tackle Skills Shortages

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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CaPTA Dancers

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

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An Alternate Career Pathway

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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Emerson Douglas

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

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Janice Chekamba

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,

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