New committee to focus on Gold Coast jobs

Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer said the Palaszczuk Government was helping to create jobs, improve training opportunities, and drive economic activity right across Queensland through its COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan.

“The Palaszczuk Government knows that the employment and training needs on the Gold Coast are different to those in Townsville or Toowoomba,” Minister Farmer said. “That’s why we developed Regional Jobs Committees, so those with the local expertise can engage with government and other stakeholders to make plans that work for where they are.” 

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Gold Coast will host the committee and local director Estella Rodighiero said the first priority will be working with industry operators to find ways to support tourism and hospitality jobs post-COVID.

“Tourism has always been a mainstay of our economy so connecting businesses with support services, optimising local training programs to deliver the right staff or finding ways to support new specialities, such as experience-based tourism, are all worth looking at,” Ms Rodighiero said.

“We also need to secure jobs of the future. We have globally competitive high-tech industries such as biomedical and health, space and aerospace, Industry 4.0, food processing, advanced manufacturing, marine and their supply chains, which offer more opportunities".