BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 19 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training
The Honourable Ros Bates
* More than 5,200 Queenslanders will get practical skills and pathways into jobs through the latest round of Skilling Queenslanders for Work.
* 166 projects will connect jobseekers with employers and opportunities in industries facing worker shortages, with three quarters of the successful projects to be delivered across regional Queensland.
* TheCrisafulli Government is rebuilding Queensland's skilled workforce pipeline after Labor's decade of decline created dire skills shortages across the State.
The Crisafulli Government is backing ...