In early 2019 North Queensland experienced record-breaking flooding that devastated infrastructure, businesses, and residents. While the flooding had a severe immediate impact, the full effects of the disaster are set to affect individuals and industry for years to come.
Previously a major contributor to the regional economy, the local tourism industry has reported a significant downturn following the disaster, leaving many residents without work or income.
Volunteers and Events Training Program
The Volunteers and Events Training Program is designed to help paid and unpaid volunteers and event organisers build event support skills to create and deliver events. The program is funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. Offered both online and face-to-face, the program covers three core topics:
Orientation
The orientation module provides participants with information on their role in volunteering as well as a foundation in site safety and induction processes.
Resilience
The resilience module provides an introduction to resilience concepts and a range of practical tips on how it can be established and supported.
Leadership
The leadership module introduces a range of leadership styles and provides advice on how leadership can be applied in a team context.
Face-to-face training
Training is now taking place in person at a number of locations across North and Far North Queensland.
Townsville: Friday 26 February | Friday 5 March | Thursday 18 March
Cooktown: Tuesday 16 March | Burdekin: Tuesday 23 March | Winton: Wednesday 31 March
Online training
A bespoke training program has been created to help paid and unpaid tourism event workers build their customer service, resilience and partnership skills. If face-to-face training isn't offered in your area, or doesn't fit around your work or family commitments, you can also choose to study the program online.
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Study tours
Two study tours involving 15 participants are planned to enable tourism industry workers to attend a major event to learn from leaders in hospitality and tourism across the state.
Scholarships
Twelve scholarships of $5,000 each have been provided for residents of 39 eligible Local Government Areas towards studying one of six courses from Semester 1, 2020.
Applications for the current round of scholarships have now closed.
Get started today
If you're ready to get your events career back on track then register for the Volunteers and Events Training Program today. This training opportunity is free of charge for residents of the 39 eligible Local Government Areas affected by the 2019 Monsoonal Trough.
