- Cook Government continuing its support for flood-impacted
communities
- Deadly Jobs Expo to connect Fitzroy Valley job seekers with
local training and jobs
- Delivering on the Kimberley Floods State Recovery and
Resilience Plan
- Building the social and economic
resilience of the Fitzroy Valley community
- Training and employment can
transform lives and communities
The
Deadly Jobs Expo is coming to Fitzroy Crossing over the next two days,
supporting a key economic priority of the Kimberley Floods State
Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The Expo is part of the Cook Government's commitment to the local community's
flood recovery, and continuing work to ensure the Government's statewide jobs
and skills support for Western Australians reaches all corners of the state.
Fitzroy Valley job seekers are encouraged to get down to the
Expo on 20 and 21
March, to connect with local job and training opportunities.
The Deadly Jobs Expo is a great way for local people to get
some free jobs and training advice from employers and local Jobs and Skills
Centre services, and to find out more about training pathways to reach the next
or first steps in their employment journeys.
This includes the State Government's Job Ready
pre-employment pathways, which is an innovative way to provide short, sharp
training and connection with employers to help job seekers and young people to
reskill, or upskill for work in industries that need skilled workers. Job Ready
Programs offer a new pathway to employment, apprenticeships, and traineeships.
Ensuring ongoing training and employment opportunities is
central in the Cook Government's strategies to rebuild community capacity and
social and economic resilience in the Fitzroy Valley, following
one-in-one-hundred-year flooding in the Kimberley region last year.
Almost $900 million dollars in Federal and WA Government
funding has been made available to support the Kimberley Region's long-term
recovery from the social, economic, infrastructure and environmental impacts of
the flood.
The Deadly Jobs Expo is being held alongside the Flood Hub
Recovery Grants Open Day and the Department of Justice's Aboriginal Justice
Open Day, a regular event assisting the community to access services that help
with identification, fines and driver's licence enquiries, and a range of Government
services.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has a key role
in developing and implementing the State Recovery and Resilience Plan and is
working closely with the Department of Training and Workforce Development to
lead the training aspects of the strategy, in consultation with the Fitzroy
Valley Flood Recovery Working Group, North Regional TAFE, and other Government
departments, to provide appropriate training programs and support for the
region.
The Deadly Jobs Expo is being held at the undercover
basketball courts next to the Fitzroy Crossing Recreation Centre.
More information about Deadly Jobs, including the Aboriginal
Services Jobs Board, is at https://www.jobsandskills.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-services/aboriginal-services-jobs-board
Comments attributed to Training and Workforce Development Minister
Simone McGurk:
"Training and employment can transform lives, so it is only
fitting that these opportunities form a major part of our plan to support the
recovery and rebuilding of the Fitzroy Valley community.
"The Deadly Jobs Expo supports our ongoing initiatives to provide greater
opportunities for Aboriginal people to participate in the workforce and benefit
from Western Australia's strong economic growth.
"We
have ramped up practical support to help Western Australians of all ages and
backgrounds access training and jobs.
"If
you're in the Fitzroy Valley area, be sure to get along to the Deadly Jobs Expo
to make a life-changing choice by finding out more about local training and job
opportunities."
Comments attributed to Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson:
"I have seen firsthand how the Cook Government's flood
recovery measures continue to help communities impacted by the
one-in-one-hundred-year flooding event in the Kimberley region last year.
"A priority of our Kimberley Floods State Recovery and
Resilience Plan is to build the resilience of the regional economy for future
disasters.
"To achieve this we're focused on undertaking workforce
development and support and the Jobs Expo is a great way to continue this
program and assist the Fitzroy Valley locals.
"Our Government is steadfast in our commitment to working
with the Shire of Derby/West Kimberley, Fitzroy Valley communities and
Traditional Owners to empower a locally-led recovery process and to build back
better."
Comments
attributed to Kimberley MLA Divina D'Anna:
"This is great
way for locals to access free training advice, so they can take the steps they
need to land jobs that will not only help them, but their community, as it
continues to recover.
"There is so
much work out there in the Kimberley and beyond, and the Deadly Jobs Expo is
another way we are helping local Aboriginal people take advantage of those
opportunities."
