A new school in Central Queensland will boost local skills and help take advantage of the region’s resources sector and support more local jobs.
The new CQ University School of Mines and Manufacturing – Gladstone and Rockhampton, is an election promise of the returned Coalition Government.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said $30 million would be delivered for the new school, as part of the Government’s plan for a stronger economy that would help Central Queenslanders train locally in industries supporting more local jobs, as well as helping create up to 320 jobs in the construction phase.
The investment will also benefit workers in the Mackay region and Bowen Basin and create pathways for Central Queenslanders to get the skills they need to succeed.
“We want to be a country that manufactures things like aluminium and develop world class resources so we need to invest in regional jobs and skills,” Mr Morrison said.
“This new school will give workers and young people the skills across traditional trades and emerging technologies that are so important.”
The Prime Minister said the school will train science, engineering and mathematics skills which are key to the success of mining, resources and manufacturing industries.
Central Queensland is one of the country’s key centres that supported smelting and refinery as well as LNG production and manufacturing, with the resources sector estimated to contribute 37 per cent of Gross Regional Product and 40,000 full-time jobs.
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan said the investment would ensure Australia has the right skills to take advantage of booming demand for high quality Australian commodities.
CQ University will now expand training to support the mining sector as well as emerging jobs and industries such as hydrogen and critical minerals.
The Coalition Government’s plan to support the resources sector include:
- Through our National Resources Statement, setting out Australia’s first resource industry policy framework in over twenty years.
- Developing a Critical Minerals Strategy to promote investment in Australia’s critical mineral resources, with up to $20 million in CRC Project grants.
- Investing $100 million to produce new pre-competitive geoscience data through Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future program.
- Supporting Industry Growth Centres to drive innovation, competitiveness, productivity and sustainability; encouraging commercialisation; and promote the industry globally to develop investment pathways.
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