House debates

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Statements by Members

Herbert Electorate: Industry Skills Fund

1:37 pm

Photo of Dennis JensenDennis Jensen (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I wish to take this opportunity to highlight the tremendously positive assistance to innovative businesses through Industry Skills Fund grants, especially in my electorate of Tangney. One such example of an innovative and agile business engaged in the high-value-add sector is CLOUDNET Pty Ltd. Recently CLOUDNET Pty Ltd were successful in securing $96,750 of Commonwealth funding. CLOUDNET, trading as Cloudtrak, provide off-the-shelf and tailored GPS and fleet management solutions for commercial transport, mining and the private sector. The growth opportunity for CLOUDNET is to reposition themselves by diversifying into specialised areas within the electrical sector. The training will enable the contractors to continue to support the mining and coal-seam gas sector by meeting increased demand in instrumentation and control, hazardous areas, electrical engineering and safety systems. This Turnbull government recognises that having a skilled, well-trained workforce is crucial for businesses like CLOUDNET. That is why we are working in partnership with business through measures like the Industry Skills Fund.