Leading social enterprise MTC Australia has launched a much-needed job seeker support service on the Central Coast.
MTC’s first Central Coast centre at Gosford opened on November 29 and will deliver Workforce Australia Self-Employment Assistance and Skills for Education and Employment.
Co-located with MAX Employment, the MTC Gosford team will help job seekers improve their English language, job search, and computer skills.
Budding entrepreneurs will now be able to learn new skills and get the support they need to set themselves on the path to business success through Self-Employment Assistance.
Member for Terrigal and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, attended the launch and said businesses in the region were desperate for staff and keen to employ locals to help build a successful community.
“The Central Coast is a very rapidly growing region and the opportunity for students and job seekers is that they have become incredibly valuable,” he said.
“We’ve got record unemployment here, a six per cent youth unemployment rate and a three per cent annual unemployment rate and that means that businesses are crying out for staff.
“I want to congratulate MTC Australia and MAX Employment for teaming up to support people on the Central Coast.
“The opportunity for businesses on the Coast is limitless.
“We have 345,000 people living here now and we’re forecast to grow to more than 400,000 by 2041.”
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Media release, Nov 29
MTC Australia