Doonside Technology High School hosts visit from NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli
New South Wales Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli and Member for Riverstone Kevin Conolly joined a group of students Doonside Technology High School (DTHS) at a Work Readiness Workshop. “A resume is all about selling yourself,” said Minister Piccoli as he worked with students who were compiling their skills and experiences of work. “Babysitting – that shows responsibility,’ he said as he encouraged students think of their transferable skills. The workshops, facilitated in partnership with Pure Insights, Extra Staff and GenerationOne meet the needs of students and the school. ... More...
14 May @ 03:55 Add your comment
Hon. Adrian Piccoli Visits Work Ready Workshop
02.05.2013 MEDIA RELEASE Today NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli will visit Doonside Technology High School in Western Sydney. Meeting with 20 Indigenous students who are part of the GenerationOne Pathway Program, the Minister will meet with students to discuss their career aspirations and opportunities. At a workshop hosted by GenerationOne, in partnership with Pure Insights, this small group of students is taking ownership of their futures. Opting out of their school athletics carnival, the group will work on resumes, interview techniques and presentation skills. ... More...
02 May @ 02:07 Add your comment
Muso's pitch for work and genuine change
Muso's pitch for work and genuine change JEREMY Donovan has vowed to put indigenous reform and jobs at the centre of the federal election campaign in his new role as national ambassador for GenerationOne. The internationally renowned didgeridoo player will push the Gillard government to accelerate reforms to end the disparity between black and white Australians. Donovan said Australian political leaders must be prepared to try radical new approaches to end welfare dependency and try new regimes that fundamentally changed indigenous people's lives. Indigenous people would have their lives transformed only through education and work. "Culture isn't a cape, it's something that runs inside us. Irrespective of the work you are doing, whether it is working in Woolworths or workin... More...
30 April @ 09:22 Add your comment
SPEECH: GenerationOne Senior Executive Breakfast Canberra
Expectations Lead – Results Follow Andrew Forrest March 20 2013 The more you get to know Aboriginal people, the more you love them. It explains my whole-hearted passion in ridding Australia of the disparity in life opportunities that continues to blight our first Australians. In no way am I alone. It can be done. It can be done in our generation. The will of Australia to swim against the welfare tide is now evident. Aboriginal employees are stepping up, and at least 335 guaranteed employers across Australia are reaching out to them. I deeply thank you for leading the way. GenerationOne, the Employment Covenant and so many who courageously guarantee employment and forced change. The culture of our country towards the Aboriginal... More...
21 March @ 09:49 Add your comment
It's an election year, so make your voice heard
This morning GenerationOne, its employer partners and their Indigenous employees, had breakfast with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Julie Collins, Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, representing the Prime Minister. They shared first hand experiences of how Indigenous employment is the key to ending disparity in this generation. We want you to have your say too. It's an election year, so make your voice heard. Join with us, and call on the Government and the Opposition to commit to training that links to a guaranteed job. Stop training for training's sake. Today, the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will have this breakfast at the forefront of their minds. Copy this text and send it in an email to Prime Minister Julia Gillard through ... More...
20 March @ 10:12 Add your comment
Have Your Say About Employer Directed Training
This morning GenerationOne, its employer partners and their Indigenous employees, had breakfast with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. They shared their first hand experiences of how Indigenous employment is the key to ending disparity in this generation. We want you to have your say too. It's an election year, so make your voice heard. Join with us, and call on the Government and the Opposition to commit to training that links to a guaranteed job. Stop training for training's sake. Today, the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will have this breakfast at the forefront of their minds. Copy this text and send it in an email to Prime Minister Julia Gillard Julia.Gillard.MP@aph.gov.au and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott Tony.Abbott.MP@aph.gov.... More...
20 March @ 08:18 Add your comment
Alec Engineers his Future
Over the summer holidays Alec Skeen wasn’t surfing, playing footy or hanging out with his mates, he joined 21 other Indigenous kids from across the country to attend the Sydney University Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School Camp (IAESS). In his final year of study at Babinda State School in Far North Queensland, Alec has his eyes fixed on his career – he wants to be an engineer. At the week-long camp over 2,000 kilometres away from home, Alec got a taste of the Sydney University Engineering degree as well as life in the big city. The days were action packed he said, with tours of famous landmarks and visits to renowned engineering companies. ... More...
01 March @ 02:25 Add your comment
Employers are closing the gap
Australian Financial Review, Page: 59 By Warren Mundine Thursday, 28 February 2013 Earlier this month Prime Minister Julia Gillard released the 2013 Closing the Gap Report. The annual report details activities and outcomes the government has achieved in trying to "close the gap" between the health, education and employment of indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.This year’s report shows, once again, that ending disparity is a slow process. Over the past five years the government has spent billions of dollars on initiatives and every year the annual report finds the gaps are closing at a glacial pace, if at all. In some targets we have gone backwards.In 2008 the government resolved to halve the gap in employment outcomes between indigenous and non-indigenous Australi... More...
28 February @ 09:46 Add your comment
Building Real Opportunities for Our Youth
In the western Sydney suburb of Blacktown, Marist Youth Care (MYC) run a revolutionary Skills and Development training centre which is linking young job seekers with real employment opportunities. The not-for-profit agency focuses on helping at risk young people get the support and skills they need to find a job and keep it. Marist Youth Care CEO, Cate Sydes, said the program has been specifically developed to combat the many barriers to employment some young people face. ... More...
27 February @ 03:32 Add your comment
The YMCA has joined the generation for change!
The YMCA has joined 337 Australian employers in partnering with GenerationOne to end Indigenous disparity through employment. This week GenerationOne Chairman Warren Mundine and the New South Wales YMCA CEO Phillip Hare signed an employment Covenant in Sydney. The NSW YMCA has committed 500 jobs for Indigenous job seekers to be filled over the next five years. “There is only one way to tackle welfare dependency in Indigenous communities and that’s to give people the best viable alternative – a career. The YMCA is offering real career opportunities sport, recreation, camping and outdoor education,” said Mr Mundine. “GenerationOne is thrilled to partner with the YMCA. It has the capacity to change whole communities,&rdquo... More...
04 February @ 09:17 Add your comment