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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR CAREERS POLICY

Many employers want to expand their Indigenous workforce and many Indigenous people want to work. However, employers are having difficulty connecting with Indigenous jobseekers who are work and job ready, while some Indigenous jobseekers lack the basic skills and relevant training to apply for and participate in real work.

Training is not always aligned to the needs of the employment market, and despite large amounts of government expenditure, is failing to ensure Indigenous people are gaining work upon completion. This has to change.

In just 2 years, GenerationOne has created a movement of over 210,000 people who want to see an end to Indigenous disparity. In almost three years, our sister organisation, the Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) has helped create a sea change within businesses and organisations through the creation of over 60,000 job commitments through the Covenant, well exceeding their initial target of 50,000 jobs. The huge demand created by employers across Australia has exposed a major supply side barrier.

Communities and employers have advocated for changes to training and work preparation systems. The GenerationOne Skills and Training for a Career policy will be launched soon, to help support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to become work and job ready, in line with the needs of employers, and to build and advance their careers. It is also about preparing workplaces for Indigenous involvement so that diversity is valued and seen as a strength. Stay tuned...