Positive Dreaming, Solid Futures
Introduction
How the combination of Queensland's strong economic growth and low unemployment creates opportunities to increase the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workforce.
Challenges and opportunities
Outlines the issues impacting Indigenous Queenslanders for gaining better employment and training outcomes and the key labour market factors presenting opportunities to enhance labour market participation outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Training strategy
Describes how Positive Dreaming, Solid Futures aims to see Queensland play its part in meeting the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) target of halving the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples outcomes within a decade.
Implementation plan
This plan details specific statewide skills acquisition and workforce planning initiatives and activities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to reduce current and expected future labour shortages.
Monitoring progress
Outlines how progress will be monitored through the Queensland Skills Plan 2008 reporting requirements.