Focus on upskilling remote workforce

West Arnhem Regional Council's (WARC) works crews continue to benefit from great training activities. This time, seven team members participated in Plant and Machinery training in Jabiru, learning how to safely operate excavators and skid steer loaders.  This initiative is supported by the NT Government with the purpose of providing relevant training to remote workforce.  WARC has been fortunate to secure these initial seven enrolments and has submitted an expression of interest to bring this opportunity to each of our communities. 
Unchalee Folkers, Workforce Development Officer from NTG, explains that training opportunities like this one will not only benefit the participants to upskill and undertake a wider range of construction tasks, but also help the communities across the region. “By having an upskilled workforce, WARC will be able to develop and deliver public construction projects with efficiency and maintain public facilities and spaces in greater condition”. 

Misman Kris, Senior Works Officer in Warruwi, has attended this program and says this helps him to “gain more confidence to operate the equipment and to share his knowledge with his team when he returns to community”.