Indigenous employment and training
Century is committed to providing education, training and employment opportunities for the people of the local Traditional Owner groups and lower Gulf communities.
Century has a number of initiatives in place to recruit, train and retain local people. These include:
- Pre-vocational programs to equip local people with the skills to transition into traineeships and apprenticeships;
- Traineeships in the areas of warehouse and logistics; laboratory; administration; accounting; surveying; information and technology; hospitality; mill operations; and tyre fitting.
- Apprenticeships in the areas of diesel fitting; boiler making; electrics; auto-electrics; painting; chef; fitting and turning; carpentry; plumbing; and refrigeration mechanics.
- Literacy and numeracy assistance;
- Ongoing support provided by mentors and members of the Century Community and Stakeholder Relations team;
- Community liaison officers in the communities of Doomadgee, Normanton and Mornington Island to assist with the recruitment process and providing ongoing support to employees and their families.
As at July 2011, Century employed 75 Indigenous trainees and apprentices at its Lawn Hill mine site and Karumba Port.
Approximately 25% of Century’s total workforce is Indigenous.