As Rod alluded to, it has been an incredibly active start to the year here at MTA Queensland. Our School to Work team recently travelled west as we hosted Auto Careers Networking events in partnership with Capricorn Society at their local Tradeshows in Toowoomba and Roma.
These events serve as a connector between local high-school students and job seekers looking to learn more about the career opportunities available and local automotive employers in the area who are seeking employees and apprentices. We were excited to see such strong interest, particularly in Toowoomba where over 40 students attended, and I strongly encourage our members to get involved in these events to showcase their business to the future professionals of our industry.
In other news, I am incredibly happy to report that earlier this month we successfully hosted our first Auto Women Social event for the year in Townsville, with 30 ladies coming along to catch up and connect! We are excited to bring this concept to more areas around Queensland to allow the women in our industry the opportunity to meet and establish a local community group. Our next event is scheduled for Mackay in April and you can keep up to date on our upcoming events by joining the Auto Women Facebook group.
And finally, we have had some great discussions in our opening divisional industry meetings for 2024. These meetings have served as an opportunity to identify the critical facing our divisions and allow us to formulate an action plan to address these challenges. If you are yet to RSVP for the upcoming industry meeting for your division, you can do so by emailing [email protected]