GenerationOne Blog - Employment




Andrew Forrest - Read Andrew's speech from last weeks Address to the National Press Club Canberra

 Good day, Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, and special guests In recognising Elders across Australia, past and present, and in particular, the Ngunawal and Ngambri people of this place, I want to draw your attention to a great Elder of mine.  He was known across his vast, red Yamaji lands as the senior Law man and his name in Yamaji was Elleewana. The son of a fine Scots man and a proud Australian black woman, he earned his name - Scotty Black.  He was wise, strong, agile and proud.  The gentle timbre of his voice resonated with unquestioned authority.  As a child, he was everything I admired in a man. While carrying out the traditions and customs of his people as a senior Law man, he carried another responsibility.  For more than thirty years, he was He... More...

08 May @ 03:42Add your comment

10,000 Indigenous jobs filled under Australian Employment Covenant

April 30, 2012 10,000 Indigenous jobs filled under Australian Employment Covenant   The Australian Employment Covenant (“AEC”) reached a major milestone, celebrating the filling of 10,000 Covenant jobs with indigenous employees. New figures from employers who signed with the AEC have revealed 10,501 indigenous Australians are now off welfare and working. The ’50,000 jobs campaign’ is an employer-led initiative that brings all Australians together to break the vicious cycle of unemployment, hopelessness and poverty that exists among too many Indigenous Australians. Australian Employment Covenant founder Mr Andrew Forrest said 330 employers throughout Australia had committed to over 61,000 employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians – 10,000 m... More...

30 April @ 12:59Add your comment

Indigenous businesses: Open for Business

In the foyer of the Hilton Hotel, in the bustling centre of Sydney, a group of people gathered from all over Australia, ready to build relationships, network, and ultimately, do business.  ‘Open for business’ was the theme of the Connect 2012 Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council (AIMSC) annual tradeshow and conference.  Connect 2012, brings the rapidly growing group of AIMSC Members and Certified Suppliers together.   Since AIMSC started in 2010 the council has grown to 142 corporate and government members and 128 certified suppliers.  The total business activity has equated to over $44,000 million.    ... More...

05 April @ 02:40Add your comment

Call for Indigenous jobs plan in budget

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PATRICIA KARVELAS The Australian March 24, 2012 12:00AM JULIA Gillard must overhaul her indigenous jobs strategy in the May budget or risk failing to reach her Closing The Gap targets, former young Australian of the Year and GenerationOne spokesperson Tania Major said yesterday. Ms Major said indigenous people needed to be found a job first, and training should be provided afterwards or they would languish on welfare because of a broken system.  ... More...

29 March @ 03:07Add your comment

Programmed for Change

At just 16, burdened with family problems, Stephen Thorpe was living alone in Adelaide. For a while he tried to navigate the complications of running a household alongside his school studies. The pressure mounted and Stephen eventually dropped out of school, beginning what he describes as a cycle of poor choices and missed opportunities. It was only in the middle of last year, when a friend suggested he take a look at the Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) website that he found something that sparked an interest; a traineeship with Programmed.  “I was very nervous going for the interview. So, when I got the position I was ecstatic. I really felt it was an opportunity to turn my life around,” Stephen enthused.  ... More...

21 March @ 10:16Add your comment

GenerationOne Celebrates 2nd Birthday

Two Years on with GenerationOne GenerationOne celebrates 2nd Birthday In March 2010, GenerationOne launched into a national campaign to end the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians through employment in one generation.  Through consultation, research and policy GenerationOne has been able to contribute to the national conversation on Indigenous employment.   ... More...

19 March @ 02:06Add your comment

RESEARCH PROMPTS CALL FOR BIENNIAL INDIGENOUS JOBS SURVEY

  RESEARCH PROMPTS CALL FOR BIENNIAL INDIGENOUS JOBS SURVEY 23 February 2012, Australia: Leading not-for-profits and Indigenous employment organisations, Mission Australia, the Aboriginal Employment Strategy and GenerationOne call upon the Federal Government for urgent reform in Indigenous employment data collection methods, following the release of an independent report by the University of Sydney, Improving data collection and identifying effective labour market interventions for Indigenous peoples.  The research, released today, reveals a critical gap in Indigenous employment data, showing that national data collection methods used by organisations such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR),... More...

24 February @ 12:14Add your comment


Short speech by Tania Major Introducing Deb Nelson to Launch Career Ready – Vocational Training and Employment for Careers

Acknowledgment of country in Kokoberra Language: Ngánduw Patha-chvlyny Kokoberra Pa-ngplvlohoR  langgurr path kalé.m pa-kuthákuthvm yèn. Charles Madden. English translation:  I am a stranger on this land, a Kokoberra woman who acknowledges/see you here old man Charles Madden on your country.  As I child, I had a vision that Aboriginal people could have a better life.  My vision was based on the simple notion that we all appreciate listening. Listening to ancient voices. Listening to modern voices. Listening to men, to women, to children. Listening to our culture; listening to other cultures.  ... More...

24 January @ 10:55Add your comment

Career Ready - Vocational Training and Employment Centres

January 23 at Yaama Dhiyaan in Sydney’s inner west, stakeholders including Hon. Julie Collins, Federal Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, joined with Deb Nelson, Managing Director of Yarn’n Aboriginal Employment Services; Rhonda Parker, CEO Australian Employment Covenant; Tim Gartrell, CEO GenerationOne and other stakeholders to officially launch the Career Ready – Vocational Training and Employment Centres Policy. The policy is calling for two main things - an employer-driven training process that will eliminate training for training’s sake, replacing it with training for a guaranteed job and four VTEC training sites around Australia.  The policy was developed after a year’s worth of community consultation and research. &... More...

23 January @ 03:01Add your comment


Indigenous Employment Success

A new study commissioned by GenerationOne; Case Studies of Success highlights six Australian employers who are pioneering developments in Indigenous job opportunities.  The Case Studies of Success shares the supportive actions Crown Melbourne Limited, Burswood Entertainment Complex, Karen Sheldon Catering, ISS Australia, Skill360 Australia and Woolworths are taking to boosting Indigenous Australians from unemployment into jobs.   “The GenerationOne Walk in My Shoes report clearly showed that people want to see a job at the end of training.  The programs run by these six organisations are giving job seekers that clear path to employment,” said GenerationOne spokesperson, Tania Major.    ... More...

13 January @ 09:00Add your comment