Labor creates jobs in Logan, Nicholls slashes them
November 15, 2017
A Palaszczuk Labor Government will extend and boost its hugely successful Skilling for Queenslanders for Work program which has already directly led to 1117 people from Logan getting a job.
Across Queensland, more than 11,000 people have jobs because of the Palaszczuk Government’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work program.
By 2020-21, the Government’s $420 million investment in Skilling Queenslanders for Work will support more than 50,000 jobseekers. That is 50,000 Queenslanders the LNP would abandon.
Member for Algester Leeanne Enoch said she welcomed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s commitment to fund the program by an extra $180 million, taking the total to $420 million by July 2021.
“In addition to the more than 11,000 jobs this program has delivered across Queensland, 2,700 participants have gone on to further training while 420 have returned to school,” he said.
“With this extra money, we will further target youth unemployment, fund local community-run programs and help employers grow their business.”
Member for Algester Leeanne Enoch said Skilling Queenslanders for Work was callously axed by the LNP on a nasty whim, depriving thousands of Queenslanders the opportunity to get a job.
“Only a Palaszczuk Government will fund the skills and training vital to getting people into the workforce,” he said.
“Only a Palaszczuk Government thinks it makes sense to train job seekers, and provide nationally-recognised qualifications, while they work on projects that benefit the community.
“Only a Palaszczuk Government will deliver an even stronger Skilling Queenslanders for Work program, delivering real results where they are needed most.”
Labor candidate for Algester Leeanne Enoch said Tim Nicholls’ axing of the successful program just didn’t make sense.
“The LNP axed this program even though a Deloitte report showed an economic return from the program of $8 for every $1 spent.
“Since we reintroduced the program, we have invested in 942 projects worth more than $158 million.
“That’s because Skilling Queenslanders for Work plays a critical role in increasing workforce participation by providing work opportunities for disadvantaged Queenslanders.
“This program makes a real difference to people’s futures.
“While the LNP sacks Queenslanders and cuts their services, Labor provides Queenslanders with new opportunities.”
Skilling Queenslanders for Work provides on-the-job training and qualifications and is targeted at unemployed and under-employed Queenslanders, including disengaged youth, mature age job seekers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
