CQUNIVERSITY and the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) have entered a memorandum of understanding whereby the university will work with individual mining companies and the QRC to enhance regional career prospects.
Training initiatives, such as this, help to improve safety in the resources sector.
QRC chief executive Michael Roche says despite the global recession, the skills shortage is far from resolved and still exists, and this will become increasingly evident as global demand for minerals and energy commodities starts to rebound.
Roche claims that it is in the interests of all Queenslanders to ensure that there is not a skills shortage when the economy rebounds, while at the same time providing new and exciting career opportunities for young people.
CQUniversity vice chancellor and president Professor John Rickard says that the university is uniquely placed to help Queenslanders achieve their place in the resources sector, not only because of its geographical links to the mining sector but because of the quality of its programs, the skills level of staff and its close relationships with scores of operators in the region.
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