Brophy Family and Youth Services
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
ProjectGrowing Victoria's Indigenous Workforce
Amount$90,000 over three years
Date2018
ProgramEducation
TRUST OBJECTIVES | PROJECT OBJECTIVES |
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Rural and regional Victoria | Supporting Aboriginal Victorians in rural and regional locations who are not in the labour force |
Reducing inequality | Reducing Indigenous disadvantage for the person gaining employment and their immediate and extended family. |
Building organisational capacity | Increasing the capacity of Indigenous Employment Partners to increase both the number of job-ready Indigenous workers and potential employers. |
Collaboration and partnership | Social Traders, Gunung-Willam-Balluk Centre, Yenbena, Federation University’s Indigenous unit and Dulka Yuppata |
Creating supported and innovative pathways to employment for Indigenous Victorians
According to the ABS, there are 12,000 Aboriginal Victorians currently not in the labour force, and disengaged from government services and supports. Indigenous Employment Partners will identify and work with individuals to determine their vocational requirements, upskill them and link them to employers.
Indigenous Employment Partners (IEP) is an Aboriginal operated social enterprise with a mission to provide culturally appropriate employment, recruitment and training services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the organisations who employ them. This project will create a database of Victorian Aboriginal people who wish to participate in the workforce but are disengaged from government programs.
Snapshot:
"As a large employer of Aboriginal Victorians, Westpac appreciates the value of a strong Aboriginal business sector with Aboriginal community support and access to non-traditional recruitment resources. This program offers an opportunity for many people who would otherwise not be considered for employment at Westpac." Camilla Gunn, Indigenous Careers Manager, Westpac Group.
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
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