BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- 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
* Next funding round now open for the Crisafulli Government's Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
* Thousands more Queenslanders will have the opportunity to build skills and secure jobs through simpler programs, less red tape and stronger links between training and local workforce needs.
* 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 delivering opportunities for thousands more Queensla...