School to Work Transitions project – Swim Teacher training for students in Logan and Caboolture
AQIA has partnered with AUSTSWIM as the RTO to provide swim teacher training to students in years 10-12. Upon completion students can gain casual employment (whilst they are at school) as learn to swim teachers at local pools and aquatic centres. They can continue this employment post-school. This project will also provide CPR training and […]
Active Industry Careers Project
Since our last correspondence, AQIA has been successful in securing funding through the Queensland Government’s Workforce Connect Fund (WCF) to develop a Careers website specifically for our industry. The WCF is an initiative designed to increase investment in industry and community-led projects that address attraction, retention and participation issues within the workforce. As an industry […]
AUSactive – Let’s Move campaign
Join AUSactive and participate in the Let’s Move Campaign. Let’s Move for a Better World is the biggest social campaign of the fitness and wellness industry to fight obesity and sedentary lifestyle. Taking part in this initiative, you can inspire your members, their friends and families. As a participating facility, you will also have the […]
Health and Wellbeing Queensland Grants now open
Applications are now open for grants through Health and Wellbeing Queensland for community-based projects and research focused on nutrition, physical activity, sleep, health equity and wellbeing. Queenslanders with exciting ideas to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people can apply for a share of funding to bring their projects to life. Applications […]
Department of Justice and Attorney-General – Gambling Community Benefit Fund
The Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) is Queensland’s largest one-off community grants program and distributes approximately $60 million each year to not-for-profit community groups. The GCBF funding helps these groups to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities. Round 117 ($35,000 standard grant round) will open mid-April and close at midnight on 31 […]
Department of Justice and Attorney-General – Investing in Queensland Women Grants
Are you interested in advancing the lives of women and girls and achieving gender equality? Are you a community group or organisation that has an idea for an event, resource or project that would benefit women and girls across Queensland? The Investing in Queensland Women grant program supports community groups and organisations across Queensland’s urban, […]
DESBT – Indigenous Workforce and Skills Development Grant program
The Indigenous Workforce and Skills Development Grant program aims to create training and employment opportunities for up to 800 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The program seeks to ensure First Nations Queenslanders are linked to qualifications which lead to good jobs in their communities and is a key action under the Paving the Way […]
DESBT – Free workforce planning course for Queensland small businesses
The Queensland Government and University of the Sunshine Coast have teamed up to create a new workforce micro-credential. The free course will help small and medium-sized business owners, and managers struggling to find staff, take on the task of workforce planning. The Queensland Government has partnered with the University of the Sunshine Coast to develop […]
DESBT – Industry Workforce Advisor
The State Government has committed to increasing the size, skills, and adaptability of the state’s workforce through the Workforce Strategy. As part of the Strategy, DESBT has funded a number of Industry Workforce Advisors to assist small and medium businesses with workforce planning, enabling them to address workforce challenges, diversify their workforces, and support workforce […]
DESBT – Let’s Protect Respect campaign
The Department of Employment, Small Business and Training has launched a new campaign – Let’s Protect Respect – to promote respect and support to keep more apprenticeships and traineeships safe, inclusive and on track. The campaign is part of it’s wider Train and Retain strategy – and is the first in a planned campaign series […]
