Driving partnerships to improve indigenous employment
Source: Western Australia. Premier and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Media Release
"Premier Alan Carpenter welcomed a partnership between the State Government and the mining sector to create jobs for indigenous people through improving their driving skills. Mr Carpenter announced the first stage of the partnership agreement at Parliament House when Ljiljanna Ravlich, the Minister responsible for driver licensing, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fortescue Metals Group CEO Andrew Forrest. This partnership will see the Licensing Business Unit (LBU) support the company to enable its indigenous trainees to get a driver’s licence ‘in-house’,” the Premier said. The LBU will train and accredit FMG’s staff to provide all aspects of driver training and assessment.”