Assisting Indigenous employment in the Primary Industries
Source: Queensland. Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland. Media Release
"Attracting staff and empowering staff with skills to become some of the State’s future leaders in the Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries is one of the beef industry’s greatest challenges. The Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland has announced a new approach to providing skilled employees to the beef industry’s workforce. “This new approach is in response to a current initiative delivering life skills training to indigenous Australians in preparation for employment in the pastoral and processing sectors. “The strategy is part of my Beef 2020 vision which is seeking new opportunities to provide skilled workers to the beef industry. "