Geoff Lyons (Bass, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I had great pleasure in recently attending the Bridport Training and Employment Pathways project and the Bridport foreshore revegetation project launches at the Bridport Surf Life Saving Club, in my electorate of Bass. Under the flexible funding pool, the Australian government has invested $70,000 in these projects, which will enable young people in North-Eastern Tasmania to train in the construction, conservation and horticulture sectors. Eight young people in the region will gain experience by working to build the Bridport Surf Life Saving Club over a 20-week period through the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, in a project linked to the Dorset trade training centre.

A further eight participants will gain new skills and 13 weeks of accredited training in units of Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management and Certificate II in Horticulture, while revegetating the foreshore at Bridport's Goftons Beach. These projects will support employment, workforce participation and skills development for these young people and will assist both those looking to train and local employers looking to fill employment vacancies.