Jobs Queensland Limited (JQL) is a leading not for profit, community based organisation providing high quality and flexible assistance programs throughout Rockhampton, Central Queensland and South East Queensland. If you are a disadvantaged job seeker looking to gain meaningful employment, Jobs Qld could assist you.
Our focus:
We run training programs to help improve skills and knowledge, and enable participants to transition into sustainable employment. Our ethos is first and foremost about benefiting the following participants:
- Long term unemployed; and
- Disadvantaged job seekers
What we do:
To help the long term unemployed and disadvantaged job seekers prepare for, find and maintain employment, we provide:
- Pre employment training
- Job placement services
- Ongoing support programs
What we achieve:
- Assist long term unemployed persons improve their employment related skills
- Help people transition from welfare dependency to sustainable employment
- Provide our participants with real industry work experiences
- Encourage participants to establish solid work ethics
- Ensure participants understand employer expectations
- Deliver quality training and skills to disadvantaged groups
- Install a sense of pride and ownership in achievements
- Provide motivation and help build confidence
- Make a difference to local communities
Since our inception in August 2000, the results from our programs have seen us provide a 65-70% employment outcome for our participants. Hundreds of job-seekers have benefited from our services. Many industries and businesses within our region work closely with us and we’ve established solid networks for improved services.