ON-Q Human Resources
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ON-Q Human Resources |
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Unit 4, 6-8 Amber Drive, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486 |
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(07) 5536 8869 |
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(07) 5536 1890 |
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ON-Q Human Resources Limited was originally established as part of the Challenge Foundation of NSW (Tweed Branch) in 1988. At this time placing people with a disability into Award-wage jobs in the community was a revolutionary concept. Our aim was to help some people working in the Challenge Foundation sheltered workshops (now called “Business Services”) to move into the open workforce. Our original office was in Tweed Heads. We soon expanded into the Gold Coast and Ballina by co-locating with the C.E.S. Further expansion saw us open an office in Lismore in 1992. The Challenge Board realised that we were able to deliver our services across a much larger region than just the Tweed Shire. Subsequently, in 1991 we were separately established as Personnel Employment – Northern Rivers Incorporated. In 1998 we reviewed how we were travelling and made a number of changes. Two important ones were that we changed our name to ON-Q and became a Company limited by guarantee. We also adopted a new strategy designed to keep us close to our clients and customers. At this time we were housed in two major offices, one in Lismore and the other in Burleigh Heads. Over the next couple of years we broke these two large offices into seven smaller ones. While this was an expensive exercise it has achieved its aim and has also helped create a strong “team” focus in the delivery of our services. ON-Q Human Resources has developed into a dynamic, community based, not-for-profit organisation. Our services are currently provided to over 600 people with a disability, across the Northern Rivers of New South Wales and Queensland’s Gold Coast Region. In 1998 we realised that many people who had a disability were missing out on the opportunities provided by the New Apprenticeships; other workers were getting qualifications and our clients in the main, were missing out. After trying unsuccessfully trying to establish partnerships with a couple of Group Training Companies, we decided to go it alone and start our own. We currently support over 500 people in this mainstream program. ON-Q is now the largest Group Training scheme in the Northern Rivers and is the leading agency in the country in placing people who have a disability into New Apprenticeships.
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