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CTC's November e-news: A win for youth and for business, Million Dollar Job Pledge and success stories
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Welcome to November

On October 15, CTC hosted an exciting media launch of our newly renovated office building in Rockhampton following the devastation of Cyclone Marcia.

I want to especially thank Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow for making the time to officially re-open our site along with the Hon. Alan Brown, Group CEO Poul Bottern and the CTC board including Neil McDonell, Kerry Chappel and Trevor McCubbin plus everyone who came to make the day a special event. 

On our CTC Facebook page you can see the photos from this tremendous day plus lots of positive comments and insightful discussions.

A win for youth and for business

Businesses often say how much it costs to train and employ unskilled young people. The first question I ask is: “How did you get started and who gave you your chance to become a business person?” 

For the past three months, I have been visiting a coffee shop every day and each time I see customers who walk out not willing to wait until they are served. I asked the manager: “Do you notice how many people walk out without being served?” He said: “I have no idea as I am so busy working.”  

I suggested to the café owner if he hired a part time trainee for four hours per day, it would actually work out to only cost $50 for those four hours. If the customers placed an order totalling $30 once per hour equalling $120 over four hours towards potential business (not withstanding the lifetime value of that business lost over two years) it would equate to around $60,000 per year yet the trainee would only cost $12,500.  It is difficult to place a value on providing an opportunity to a young person for a start in life, to realise their dreams. Yet if we simply consider the business revenue added, it is a winner!

Find out how hiring a trainee is a win for youth and for business
 
Regards, 
Darryl Lapworth, General Manager

You are invited to the launch of the CTC Million Dollar Job Pledge

Local businesses are invited to an exciting networking launch of the CTC Million Dollar Job Pledge on Tuesday November 24 in Yeppoon and Thursday November 26 in Rockhampton (details below).
 

What is the CTC Million Dollar Job Pledge?

Central Queensland businesses that pledge to hire a trainee or apprentice between now and February 2016, will be eligible for financial incentives.

CTC will help you recruit staff, promote your business in our monthly newsletter and provide free promotional opportunities via our partners Channel 7, The Morning Bulletin, HOTFM and the Central Queensland CAPRAS Rugby League Club. 
 
Daily CTC will update The Morning Bulletin as well as HOTFM with businesses which have pledged to hire a trainee or apprentice and provide a wrap in the Saturday edition of the Morning Bulletin and the following Monday on Channel 7.
 

Details

Yeppoon: At 7am on Tuesday November 24, at the Yeppoon Town Hall. The launch will feature a live broadcast by HOT FM, with the Mayor Bill Ludwig and an auctioneer who will generate job pledges from local businesses to hire young people into apprentices and traineeships in the Central Queensland region - helping boost local economies.

Rockhampton: 7am on Thursday November 26, at the Central Queensland CAPRAS Rugby League Club in Rockhampton. Mayoral candidate Michael McMillan will launch the Rockhampton CTC Million Dollar Job Pledge. The new CAPRAS coach Kim Williams will provide a motivational speech on his passion for coaching and mentoring young people. CAPRAS have also arranged for attendees to meet the rugby team, including some of the new players.

Please RSVP to indicate your attendance
 

Sign the pledge and show your support now

CTC success stories

Congratulations Gabby!

CTC Training would like to congratulate Gabby on the successful completion of her Certificate II in Business that she undertook as a School Based Trainee at her parents’ business in Rockhampton.
Read how Gabby completed her traineeship early

Plumber completes his training

A fourth year plumber, who only needed to complete the final step of his training, faced a run of bad luck with health and lack of consistent employment in the plumbing industry. He faced no accommodation when his parents relocated after cyclone Marcia yet he had to stay in the area to maintain his casual employment.
Read how CTC helped the plumber complete his apprenticeship

Apprentice overcomes knee injury and is hired locally

A local plumber needed a third or fourth year apprentice to complete local works from Gladstone to Yeppoon. CTC had a registered second year apprentice plumber who had undergone a knee reconstruction.
Read how the employer co-operated to assist the apprentice

YHARS helps young people find jobs and housing

The YHARS program works with clients who face barriers to leading happy, healthy and balanced lives.

While our primary role is to find young people at risk of homelessness safe, secure accommodation, we also address the many factors that impact their situation. Young people who are helped by YHARS present with issues such as mental health concerns, substance misuse, domestic and family violence, childhood trauma, poverty, literacy and numeracy deficits, geographical isolation, disengagement from education, low self-esteem and a lack of positive-role models in their lives.

The YHARS team works intensively using a one-on-one Case Management framework to address those barriers that impact the young person’s life. When one considers that most young people present with multiple, if not all of these issues at play, it makes their successes all the more significant.

This week a young woman who has struggled to gain employment due to many of the issues mentioned above, was successful in gaining part-time employment in her desired field (food and beverage service). She had been working hard with YHARS to address her barriers to success and it has all paid off after several months of knocking on doors and handing out resumes.

Gaining employment has helped her sense of self improve dramatically.  She has a chance to help herself out of financial crisis; she is contributing to our community, and has the opportunity to develop positive, healthy relationships.

Show your support of the Million Dollar Job Pledge

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