Ntaq Eco-Conservation Skills Traineeships (Nest)

• NTAQ Eco-Conservation Skills Traineeships (N.E.S.T.).
• Skilling Queenslanders for Work - Work Skills Traineeship.
• Traineeship Start date: June 24, 2024.
• Conservation and Ecosystem Management Traineeships: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Garima Conservation Reserve.

National Trust Australia Queensland (NTAQ and Envite Environment are seeking 10 people interested in starting a career in bush regeneration / horticulture / ecosystem management.

• You will undertake a full time 18 week paid traineeship.
• Gain a Certificate 1 in Conservation and Ecosystem Management.
• Gain accredited training in Senior First Aid, White Card, ACDC Chemical Operators Certificate and Operate and Maintain Chainsaws.
• Undertake practical work in bush regeneration, native plant propagation, tree planting, track maintenance and other tasks aligned with your training.
• Receive assistance to gain work following the traineeship.

If you are a person who is interested in learning skills to work outdoors and help restore our native vegetation and wildlife habitat, this is the traineeship is for you!!

Earn while you learn. First Nations peoples are especially welcomed to apply

This Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) project is proudly funded and supported by the Queensland Government. Disadvantaged jobseekers are able to access assistance under SQW. This traineeship is an entry-level role aimed at individuals interested in work in the conservation and ecosystem management industry. It allows individuals to develop skills and knowledge to prepare for work.

For more information call Maree Thompson on 0428116*** or ******@envite.org.au.

Who is eligible?

Participants must be:

• Queensland residents.
• Aged 15 years or older.
• An Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on a pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen.
• Unemployed.
• No longer enrolled in school.

Closing date is May 24, 2024. Earlier applications encouraged

Everyone is welcome. Workways Australia is committed to diversity and invites applications from people who have a disability, and people of culturally diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal, South Sea and Torres Strait Island descent.

Workways Australia Limited ACN 141 659 734.

Workways Australia Ltd respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, and pays its respect to the ongoing living cultures of Aboriginal peoples.