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South East Region Connections Newsletter |
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Welcome to the April edition of the South East Region Connections Newsletter
This newsletter is brought to you by the South East Region, Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT) with a purpose to support small businesses within the South East region.
This newsletter provides stakeholders with updated information and links to programs and initiatives relevant to our region.
DESBT recognises the important relationship between employment outcomes, strong small businesses, and a skilled workforce to the wellbeing of Queenslanders and their communities.
We invite you to take advantage of the following opportunities and to forward to your networks: - Everything First Nations
- QTA Awards
- Mentoring 4 Growth
- MySmall Biz Expo
- Youth Matters Festival
- DESBT Reference Group
- Small Business Month
Our regional team look forward to connecting with you throughout the year through established working groups, events and other interactions. Please reach out to us if you think we may be able to assist in the areas of employment, small business or training.
Teresa Guiney
Regional Director, South East Region
Department of Employment, Small Business and Training
P: 1800 210 210 E: stakeholderengagement@desbt.qld.gov.au W: desbt.qld.gov.au |
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| | | | | | Teresa Guiney, Regional Director South East Region invites you to attend our
Reference Group Event
Department of Employment, Small Business and Training
Our event will provide an opportunity for our most influential stakeholders to connect and contribute to an innovative approach to employment, training pathways and small business recovery and growth.
Let’s focus on:
Growing Your Workforce
Topics to be explored are: - Approaches to attracting, recruiting, and retaining workforces
- How we all have a role in growing workforces
- How to engage with local communities – First Nations and Culturally and linguistically diverse
- Who can provide your organisation with support, services and education
- How formal training can grow and retain a workforce
- What’s happening in the South East Region
- Showcasing businesses
- Introductions and networking
Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Time: 8.30am -12.00pm
Venue: The Well, 58 Highland Way, Upper Coomera
RSVP: 12 April 2024
(Please allow time for travel during peak time)
Light refreshments available
This session will provide targeted information followed by interactive networking activities to allow you to build and/or strengthen working relationships to improve the outcomes for the South East Region.
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QUEENSLAND TRAINING AWARDS |
| We are pleased to advise that this year's Queensland Training Awards is being held at the Gold Coast Turf Club on Friday 19 July, 2024. A total of 11 categories will be presented which includes businesses, community training initiatives, teachers, trainers, apprentices and trainees.
Tickets to the event will be available online mid April. |
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SMALL BUSINESS MONTH - MAY |
| May is Queensland Small Business Month.
Register your interest here for further information regarding our upcoming events.
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FREE APPRENTICESHIPS FOR UNDER 25s |
| The Queensland Government will cover the cost of training with an approved skills assure supplier across high priority apprenticeship or traineeship.
This applies to eligible Queenslanders who commence, or be undertaking training between now through to 31 December 2024. | 
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| Register for a 45-minute mentoring session to help you find the right person to talk to about challenges and opportunities in your business.
The Queensland Government's Mentoring for Growth (M4G) program offers free and confidential mentoring sessions where you are matched with business experts to help you understand business processes, talk through a problem in your business or identify business growth opportunities. We have multiple 45-minute sessions available each day.
Experienced M4G mentors can assist you with anything related to your business and you can register for a mentoring session at any time. Once you register your interest, the team will contact you to schedule an available session for your business.
Multiple Dates Available
9am -3pm
See website for available dates
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| MySmall Biz Expo Targeting microbusinesses and start-ups to meet other Small-Business owners and self-employed people in your area, learn from the local business experts, and show off your amazing ventures. We are thrilled to offer our small business customers, mentors, and service providers the chance to engage in the free community event. Come and be part of our mission to boost local small businesses and self-employment. Together, we can create a vibrant and supportive business community and increase the profile and visibility of these small businesses in the region. This is a great opportunity to grow your business and get noticed, help other local businesses, connect with potential customers and partners, and celebrate the spirit of our community. |
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| Wanting to build cultural capability in your workplace- Check out the Cultural Capability Tool Kit
Building Cultural Capability within your business is a continual process, encompassing cultural awareness, cultural competence and cultural safety.
Use our information. Resources and tools as a starting point to help you: - Build awareness and cultural safety in your workplace
- Provide support to First Nations employees
- Help your business be better positioned to respond to your present and future workforce needs.
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INDIGENOUS BUSINESS CONNECT SHAREPOINT PAGE We have been gradually growing the membership on the Indigenous Business Connect SharePoint page. This is a space where all people can connect with our First Nations businesses for procurement and partnership opportunities. This is an extension of the Indigenous Business Connect events we have bi-annually on the Gold Coast and Logan. If you would like to gain access to start or continue connecting with First Nation businesses, please reach out. |
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First Nations Training Strategy Shirts
Over the last few months you may have noticed some of our Deadly staff wearing our First Nations Training Strategy Shirts. This is to promote not only the strategy but the initiatives that we are implementing to improve the capability and capacity of our First Nations people across the region. These initiatives focus on all three core areas of Department Employment, Small Business and Training and ensuring the improvement and uplift of First Nations peoples in these areas. |
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Paving The Way Strategy
Paving The Way – the First Nations Training Strategy is the Queensland Government’s plan to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ skills development and respond to local and community employment needs. |
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Gunya Meta’s Closing the Gap Careers Day
Local Community Based Organisation, Gunya Meta are holding their ‘Gunya Meta’s Closing the Gap Careers Day’ at the Logan Entertainment Centre on 23rd of April. If you are wanting connect mob to jobs or have jobs for mob please reach out to Gunya Meta to get more information on- execadmin@gunyameta.org | 
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Paving the way to Your Future
Department Employment, Small Business and Training are hosting a schools event, ‘Paving the Way to Your Future’. This event is for First Nations school students to link them in with industry to promote School based Apprenticeships and Traineeships along with improving destination outcomes with the transition from school to employment or work. For more information please reach out to us via email - SERRegionalOperations@desbt.qld.gov.au | 
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Queensland Indigenous Business Network
Th Queensland Indigenous Business Network (QIBN) is a newly established, independent representative body created to provide a strong and unified voice for Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses. QIBN aims to champion the interest of Indigenous entrepreneurs, drive economic growth, foster partnerships, and advocate for essential support and resources.
The functions of the representative body – Queensland Indigenous Business Network – will be to represent the needs and interests of all Queensland Indigenous businesses, which include their economic and cultural interests on both state level and regional level with the future development of regional Indigenous business hubs.
The Queensland Indigenous Business Network will operate under the principles of - Collaboration
- Self-determination
- Strong regional representation
- Independence
- Capability building and job creation
- Creating Cultural and trade connections between business, government and other sectors
- Fostering trade and generating wealth
- Advocating for Indigenous business and culture
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| Youth Matters Festival
Regional event being held at Westfield Coomera linking youth (15-24yrs olds) to wrap around support services and local employers.
The blending of life skills and soft skills supports youth to engage in the employment opportunities available.
DATE: 22 May 2024
WHERE: Westfield Coomera
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| Representees from South East Region attended The City of Gold Coast's Storm Recovery Appreciation Afternoon on 14 March at Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre. This event was hosted by The City of Gold Coast to thank all organisations for the support and services provided for the Christmas & New Year's Eve storm events. Hundreds of representatives across a variety of organisations attended where Mayor Tom Tate and the Disaster Management Coordinators spoke highly of all the agencies that pitched in and helped the Gold Coast recover. Some interesting statistics are: - So far there has been 77,000 truck loads of green waste delivered to council green waste stations and still going!
- 50,000 tons of debris of all kinds has be sent to the tip!
- 875 power lines came down in the Christmas storm that had to be repaired!
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Redland City Council’s Sponsorship Program provides financial and value in-kind support to eligible organisations for initiatives that provide tangible and measurable commercial benefits to Council and the community. | 
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Get in touch with South East Region DESBT - We are here to assist |
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