Moreton Bay Education & Training

Moreton Bay Education & Training

Apprenticeships and traineeships are excellent examples of pathways into work that have proven to be effective. But they are specific to certain occupations.

Apprentices and trainees made up about 10 per cent of the pathways people take into the workforce. He said policymakers needed to create better vocational education and training (VET) courses to give young people stronger options outside universities and apprenticeships.

3.9 million people were enrolled in vocational education and training last year, but up to 2.4 million of those were in short courses such as first aid and construction safety.

The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) is using The Mill at Moreton Bay to expand their presence in the region. The USC satellite campus in Caboolture has several research initiatives based in the north of the region. This research includes investigations into alternative health service delivery and a significant clinical trial site providing new capacity to accelerate the research and development of the next generation of medications and medical devices.

The Moreton Bay Region is also home to Queensland’s only aquaculture research facility. The CSIRO, DAF and USC are all based at the Bribie Island Research Centre and undertaking public and private research projects in this field.