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Seaweed Jobs and Skills Workshop
As part of the ongoing work to assess the viability of a seaweed industry for Gippsland, a Seaweed Jobs and Skills Workshop and key Stakeholder discussion group was held online in February.
Seasonal Sign On Bonus Program
Victorian horticulture businesses still have time to receive extra support during the summer harvest to attract and retain new workers – but they must hurry, the Summer Seasonal Sign-on Bonus program closes on 31 December.
Horticultural businesses can promote the Summer Seasonal Sign-on Bonus as an additional incentive for jobseekers to try their hand at harvest work.
Free course for Job Seekers
Connect 2 Employment-Jobs Victoria is Food & Fibre Gippsland’s Employment Program, servicing the entire region helping job seekers upskill, build confidence and find long term employment in the food and fibre sector. To help our job seekers be better prepared for a new workplace as well as offer them ways to upskill in new industries, we collaborate with a number of stakeholders to create and run free courses throughout the year.