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If you are interested in supplying Council with goods and services, register for free as a supplier with Council’s eProcure to receive tender and quotation opportunities direct to your inbox. 

Current opportunities include: 

  • Construction of Skate Park & Facilities – Balmoral Park Derrimut
  • Bridge repairs – various locations
  • Design Consultancy Services for redevelopment of Selwyn Tennis Club
  • Keilor Park Oval 2 Modular

For more information or to register, click here. 

Re: thinking workforce solutions to successfully recruit and support Neurodivergent employees and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

This event focuses on providing employers with additional staff recruitment avenues and strategies to support staff in the workplace. Specialist speakers provide useful insights on programs that provide employers with funding, on-the-job assistance and staff matching to support your business.

This session will address how to successfully accommodate workers who are either neurodivergent (including dyslexia, traumatic brain injury, rehabilitated employees) or CALD community members whose qualifications are not formally recognised in Australian workplaces.

Date:      Wednesday 28 February 2024

Time:      5.15 – 7pm

Where:   Brimbank City Council, 301 Hampshire Road Sunshine

Cost:       Free

Light refreshments will be provided.

Register Here!

* Suitable for: employers, recruiters and professionals managing people and performance.

Council’s Economic Development Unit is offering business mentoring to recently arrived Vietnamese speaking business migrants seeking permanent residency in Australia via visa subclasses 188 and 132.

A new offering from Brimbank’s National Award winning Brimbank Investment Attraction Plan for Business Migrants, the customised mentoring familiarises investors with Australian business practices and requirements. 

To book a free trial with a Vietnamese speaking mentor, click this link Business Migrant Mentoring Program for visa subclass 188 and 132 holders.

For a confidential meeting about investing in Brimbank, contact Council’s Investment Attraction and Facilitation Officer Philip Phan on our investment hotline 9249 4750.

Expressions of Interest are open for exhibitors at the Victorian Careers & Employment Expo on 14-16 March 2024 at the Melbourne Showgrounds.  

The Expo will be an opportunity to showcase your organisation’s current and future job vacancies and career opportunities to job seekers.

For more information and to express your interest, click here. 

$5000 grants are available to assist manufacturing businesses to adapt and improve their use of digital technology via the Digital Jobs for Manufacturing Program.  The program funds the enrolment of a manager into a part-time 12-week online digital skills course covering the following concepts.

  • Industry 4.0
  • Data analytics
  • Process optimisation
  • Simulation (digital twinning)
  • Artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Machine vision
  • Cyber security

For more information click here. 

The State Government is addressing skills gaps in the workforce of priority sectors by funding the development and trial of new short courses via the Skills Solutions Partnerships (SSP) program.

Expressions of interest (EOI) for the program are now open for business and industry to co-design innovative training programs with education and training providers.

To see if your skill development concept is eligible, click here.

If you haven’t lodged your Food, Beauty and Accommodation Business Registration renewal yet,please do so as soon as possible.

Penalties apply for businesses found trading with an expired registration in 2024.

If for any reason you cannot locate your renewal application, contact the Environmental Health Unit on 9249 4000.



Learn new skills to build your business: 

 

Small Business Victoria

A series of free interactive webinars and courses to improve business success. For further information click here

 

Digital Solutions – Australian Small Business Advisory Services - Make the most of digital tools and get advice specific to your business needs.  For further information click here 

 

ATO: Support for Small Business Webinar

A series of free interactive online webinars where you can ask experienced tax specialists questions - Register here






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