An innovative employment initiative designed to foster a home-grown workforce is taking Coonamble Shire Council to the national stage on 25 August as a finalist in the National Employment Services Association Awards for Excellence.
Staff member Janelle Whitehead will represent Council, as the driving force behind the successful Wake Up Shake Up pre-employment program that saw eight people finish the three workshop series and fast-tracked to fill vacant council positions.
Of the eight, seven are now employed in roles ranging from plant operations, recycling, waste management, ranger, parks and gardens, and even . . .
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