National Forum Discussion on GenerationOne Policy

Date:

Tuesday, 05/07/2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

Description:

GenerationOne and the Murrup Barak, Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development at the University of Melbourne invite you to attend a panel discussion on training for real and sustainable careers for Indigenous Australians.

The Moderator is Professor Marcia Langton.

The key speakers are:

Andrew Forrest, founder of GenerationOne
James Packer, Executive Chairman of Consolidated Press Holdings
Adrian Appo, Ganbina
Madonna Beattie, Director of Nyaarla Projects
Christine Ross, Aboriginal Employment Consultant

GenerationOne recently published the Skills and Training for a Career draft policy, which aims to simplify pre-employment and training to ensure employers become better connected with job and work ready Indigenous candidates. The panel will discuss various elements of this draft policy including creating career pathways, how to better link training to real jobs, the vital role of work-readiness, the impact of mentoring and post-placement support, and how employers can value diversity. You can download the draft policy here.

Employers, employees, training organisations, education providers, community leaders, academics, students, industry associations and representatives, and any members of the public who are interested in ending the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigneous Australians through employment should feel free to attend.

The panel will be broadcast live over the internet via the GenerationOne website from 10.30am - 12pm.