Local Jobs in Gladstone

The Bligh Government has joined forces with manufacturing and engineering companies in Gladstone to help support local jobs. Education and Training Minister Geoff Wilson today announced the $240,000 investment for a Skills Formation Strategy to attract, recruit, skill and retain workers in the area. "Regardless of the economic climate Gladstone will remain Queensland's premier heavy industry hub and a centre of excellence for light metals engineering and manufacturing," Mr Wilson said. "That's why the region needs comprehensive workforce planning to ensure an economic recovery isn't restrained by a lack of skilled employees. "Through the Bligh Government's Skills Formation Strategy initiative local enterprises will drive this critical planning process. "Investing in Queenslanders and skilling them for the future is one of the ways we meeting our commitment to creating and support!
ing jobs."