Tag: employment
Two Brimbank bright sparks have joined forces to invent InternMe
Two Brimbank bright sparks have turned a frustrating experience into an exciting new venture that’s already attracting plenty of interest.
Hillside’s Jayden Kafanelis and Dylan...
Keilor Park dumping ground set to transform into an employment hub
Plans to transform a Keilor Park dumping ground into a significant employment hub – including 63 warehouses, 18 stores and a cafe – have...
Big boost for youth training services
A Sunshine education provider have been given almost $1 million to offer more support to early school leavers and the long-term employed.
Training and Skills...
Youth unemployment rises in outer west
Most BrimbanK suburbs and those on the City of Melton's eastern fringe are among the worst for youth unemployment in the state, according to a...
School builds bonanza for Sunshine West company
A Sunshine West company has won a massive state government contract providing 878 tonnes of steel for the building of four new primary schools...
Never too old to start your own business
When Ivor Jones celebrated his 65th birthday two years ago he had no short-term plans for retirement.
With that in mind, he mapped out his...
Irene thrilled by employment industry honour
Meet Australia’s best employment consultant.
Caroline Springs resident Irene Sazdov has been named National Employment Consultant of the Year at the National Employment Services Association...
Positives drawn from Broadmeadows summit
Broadmeadows will finally get its northern city gateway – a tree boulevard and improved road interchanges along its Pascoe Vale Road town entrance.
The oft-neglected...
Manufacturing workers thrown lifeline
La Trobe University is offering retrenched manufacturing workers a jobs lifeline.
The university has tailored a 17-week free program for staff made redundant by Ford,...
Hillside plumber heads to WorldSkills competition
Dylan Di Martino is no Ian Thorpe or Shane Gould … but he’s an Olympian in his own right.
The 21-year-old Hillside man will be...
Ardeer number one for long-term unemployment
Ardeer is the state’s worst suburb for long-term unemployment.
A new report commissioned by Jesuit Social Services reveals chronic levels of unemployment in the southern...
Employment boom for Sunshine Hospital
Staff numbers at Sunshine Hospital are expected to grow by 35 per cent over the next three years.
The hospital now has about 2200 staff, who...
‘Outstanding’ Kealba apprentice leads his field
A “raw” Kealba airconditioning apprentice has been rewarded for throwing himself in at the deep end, beating a tough field of seven to take...