Skilling Tully and the Tully Rotary Club are combining to bring a skills expo to the Tully Showgrounds on Wednesday, August 26.
The Tully Rotary Skills Expo will take place in the Stan Mackay Pavilion from 11am to 5pm, and is a free event for stallholders and visitors to the expo.
Co-ordinator Sarah Smallman said the expo is part of Skilling Tully's efforts to boost apprenticeships and traineeships in the Tully Region.
"Skilling Tully is part of the Queensland Government's Blueprint for the Bush, a 10-year plan to build a sustainable, liveable and prosperous rural Queensland," Ms Smallman said.
"The Tully Rotary Skills Expo is the first of its kind in Tully.
"The expo will link the region's employers with school students and mature-aged citizens, who are seeking apprenticeships or traineeships.
"The expo will include information about how to gain employment as an apprentice or trainee, as well as 'interactive' stalls showcasing the work undertaken by local businesses.
"Regional areas in particular are experiencing skill shortages and apprenticeship and traineeships are one part of the solution.
"The expo will promote the benefits of apprenticeships or traineeships to local school students and mature-aged members of the community."
Exhibitors at the Tully Rotary Skills Expo include education and apprenticeship service providers, industry and government bodies and employers such as Tully Sugar, Island Coast Holden, Hunts Outboards and Mower Services, People on a Mission and Harle's Electrical.
If you would like further information regarding the Tully Rotary Skills Expo please contact co-ordinator Sarah Smallman on 0422 495 417 or email info@skillingtully.com.au