Business collaboration key to strengthen training and future workforce in region

Teamwork makes the dream work. It would be a tired cliché if it wasn’t true.

IMPACT Community Services is partnering with local businesses in the individual support sector to meet the needs of our community.

While IMPACT already has a strong offering of individual support courses, we are constantly looking to enhance delivery and likewise, businesses in this sector are looking for means to grow their operations and workforce.

Which is why IMPACT, Community Access Care, Community Lifestyle Support, and Care Right Associates have partnered for a new initiative set to benefit students, the future workforce and ultimately have a flow-on effect to people receiving care in the region.

The industry partners will play an active role in IMPACT students’ training and provide guaranteed interview opportunities to those who complete their studies.

IMPACT’s Employment and Training General Manager Nathan Spruce said training with IMPACT was about more than just studying for a qualification, crucially it was also about developing productive employment pathways.

Mr Spruce said forging productive relationships with industry partners was key to getting people into work in a sector where job opportunities were currently high.

Community Lifestyle Support’s Learning and Design Partner Wayne Morden said, “as the major employer of people in the disability sector in the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay regions, we are pleased to be a key partner in this pilot program”.

“What this means for Community Lifestyle Support is that we can be confident in the ground skills of new staff employed through this pilot program, enabling us to develop their skills further when working with our organisation,” he said.

This collaboration is a 12-month pilot program, but if successful it is hoped that the partnerships will increase with more businesses coming onboard.

IMPACT is hoping to apply a similar philosophy with local hospitality businesses to afford the same partnership and learning outcomes for students undertaking training in this field.

For more information on IMPACT’s training opportunities visit: https://impact.org.au/employment-training/certificate-iii-training-courses/

IMPACT is a registered training organisation, RTO Code 0115.