A new multi-million-dollar gas‑fitting workshop has been opened at TAFE Queensland’s Toowoomba campus.
The facility will allow up to 112 students a year to train locally for plumbing and gas‑fitting jobs that are in demand, saving locals the trip to Brisbane to gain these qualifications.
The workshop gives students a modern space to learn practical skills used across homes and businesses.
Work has also begun on a new $8 million plumbing training tower. The tower will simulate a multistorey building, giving students hands-on experience so they are ready for work as soon as they graduate.
Treasurer David Janetzki said the new facility was giving people in Toowoomba, the Darling Downs and surrounding areas a chance to train and learn where they live.
“It means more young people have the chance to pursue the careers they want, without the need to upend their lives and relocate,” Treasurer Janetzki said.
“It also means more people are training to fill the in-demand jobs we need to build our economy.”
Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training, Ros Bates said the investment was about helping people get skills that lead to jobs.
“Queenslanders deserve training which leads to work, not training for training’s sake,” Minister Bates said.
“Modern training facilities help match people’s skills with the jobs employers are looking to fill.
“Backing skills and training is how we build secure jobs and a stronger economy for the future.”
