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Tender won by CQUniversity to supply 'horticulture retailers' course

CQUniversity's Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainability (IRIS), with help from the Queensland Centre for Professional Development (QCPD) has won a tender to supply a horticulture retailers course, to better align the interests of the horticultural industry with the retail sector.

The program will help Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL) achieve its aim of growing the industry through increased consumer demand and consumption of produce. Led by Professor Kerry Walsh, a consortium of industry-recognised experts will deliver a pilot project that will meet current retail industry needs by improving skill sets and career pathways.

Professor Kerry Walsh says "CQUniversity's strong distance education capacity and sound training support structures as well as its previous experience with the HAL project management system and extensive industry networks ensured our success with the tender".

QCPD accolade

The QCPD at CQUniversity has been nominated for a 2012 Mackay Area Industry Network Chairman's Industry Award in the category of Education and Training for large businesses over 200 employees. 

The Education and Training Award recognises companies that implement and deliver successful education and training programs to enhance and grow both their employees and their organisational culture and consequently contribute towards skills development for the region.

The awards evening will be hosted on Saturday, October 13 at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre.

CQUni lecturer gains national award for advancing Project Management profession

Richard EgelstaffCQUniversity's Richard Egelstaff has been awarded the Project Management Institute's Distinguished Contribution Award 2012, as part of the organisation's Australian National Awards program.

"Our engagement policies, procedures and plans are the best in the sector to provide infrastructure and resources firms operating in Central Queensland with highly capable project managers.

"Both CQUniversity and our client firms know it is only as a consequence of project management that the resources boom will continue. As a result of the initiatives that CQUni and its Queensland Centre for Professional Development have been able to establish at a VET and University level, we have been recognised by the PMI and our peers as having the best teaching and learning methodologies in the country for infrastructure and resources project management skills development."

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National EIDOS Conference on Sustainable Development to be hosted by Gladstone Campus

CQUniversity Gladstone campus will host the 2012 National Conference Series cycle in partnership with the University of Newcastle on June 27 - 28, 2012.

This two day event will seek to identify barriers to the sustainable development of resources occurring in nationally significant resource intensive regions, such as Gladstone.

Conference themes inlcude community and engagement strategies, human factors in resource intensive regions, building social license to operate, cumulative social impacts of resource extraction, public controversy and protest and technology, and change in the energy sector.

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Nurses benefit from aged care forum 

CQUniversity Rockhampton campus recently hosted an Aged Care nursing forum which brought together leaders in the aged care profession to discuss training and professional development needs for the industry.

Deb Austen, Director for the Centre for Professional Health Education and Kirsty Smith, Business Development Manager, Queensland Centre for Professional Development (QCPD) partnered to bring this meeting about and will work together to develop and deliver workshops and online training programs to meet the needs of Aged Care professionals.

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Beyond the Boom - Financial Review Case Study 

Mick Crowe, Chief Executive of G&S, a medium-sized business that works with global safety leader DuPont to build safe work practices, based in Mackay, tells of his business success of putting people first. He believes '...knowledge information and the development of human capital are at the heart of any regional innovation system.' Crowe has been working with QCUniversity in developing a series of courses in Project Management where he believes there is a key skills shortage.

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Environmental Forum - Water: Essential to Life 

CQUniversity Gladstone campus hosted the 'Water: Essential to Life' Environmental Forum in partnership with the Gladstone Regional Council and the Gladstone Region Environmental Advisory Network on 29 May, 2012.

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Miners study plan for associate degree

The Australian Financial Review, 30 April, 2012, published an article around the increase in interest in associate degrees. Lyn Forbes-Smith was quoted reporting a 14 per cent increase in new enrolments in the mine technology associate program in the first term 2012 compared to the same time the previous year as well as a 183 per cent increase for the mine operations management program, and a 157 per cent increase in geoscience at CQUniversity.

Gladstone & Mackay Launch: Project Management Institute Queensland (PMIQ)

Fresh fromlaunching its new postgraduate courses in Project and Program Management, CQUniversity is welcoming a new focus on project management in Gladstone and Mackay.

The Project Management Institute (PMI) will establish a Gladstone and Mackay chapter during meetings being held on April 23rd and April 16th respectively.

CQUniversity offers Project and Program Management courses via a blend of face-to-face learning and distance education, providing practicing project managers and directors with the 'hard' skills to run projects in the most challenging environments.

The Project Management Insititute (PMI) is a worldwide professional association with chapters in Australia. It aims to advance the practice, science and profession of project management.

Interest builds for project management network

Project management is taking off in Central Qld 

QCPD hosts: Business of Managing Successful Events in partnership with Mackay Convention Bureau and ABC Tropical North

Around 35 participants, from all over the Mackay region involved with Queensland businesses, organisations and community groups, took part in presentations, discussions, question and answer sessions and group work to build buisness knowledge and practice when planning and holding events last month.

Michael Denton who has played an integral role in securing many major international events including the 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships, 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2003 Rotary International World Convention and 2001 Goodwill Games was there to share his knowledge and experience with others.

"There is an underlying theme to this seminar which is that all events are a business and in order to host a successful event, you must have a successful business plan", Mr Denton said.

Now was a better time than ever to be investing in Queensland's growth and energy when it came to event management and planning.

"Between now and 2018, the Queensland State Government will spend around $600 million supporting and promoting the Queensland tourism industry", Mr Denton said.

"In the same period, it will invest well over $1.5 billion into events and festivals and supporting infrastructure."

The 'business' of events management on agenda at CQUni Mackay

 Managing Successful Events

L-R Lyn Forbes-Smith (QCPD), workshop facilitator Michael Denton, Perry Hembury (Volunteering QLD) and Dorne Wallace (QCPD)