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Promoting Opportunities within Indigenous Communities

Explore the opportunities created by the Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations for indigenous communities to access education, employment, and business support services. Join programs like STEP, ISBF, and NICP to empower indigenous youth and businesses. Learn how DEEWR initiatives aim to close the gap in life expectancy, education, and economic opportunities. For more information on accessing these programs, contact us.

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Promoting Opportunities within Indigenous Communities

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  1. Promoting Opportunities within Indigenous Communities Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

  2. The Formation of DEEWR • The formation of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace • Relations creates various service delivery and business opportunities. • By offering an expansive range of services at critical points in people’s lives, • the Australian Government is able to provide a ‘one stop shop’. • Having this type of seamless arrangement is essential in order to: • - encourage early learning; • - keep kids at school; • - link to vocational or higher education; • - transition to a job; and • - maintain a job.

  3. The Formation of DEEWR • Significant opportunities exist to connect • the wide range of DEEWR programs • with particular focus on segments of the • community that suffer systemic • disadvantage.

  4. DEEWR Initiatives to Achieve Indigenous Economic Independence JOBS and BUSINESS Early childhood School Post school Secondary school Employment Services Foundation Skills Further education Pre School Primary school Youth Child Care Vocational education Business support Income Support Abstudy Working Age Payments Mainstream programs Apprenticeships, traineeships, Tafe WfD, LLNP, MULTILIT Green Corp, JPET, STEP, IYEC, IYMP, YLP Employment Service Providers CCB, CCTR, CCSP University Indigenous specific programs CCSP (BBF) IEP, STEP, STEP ERS

  5. The Example of Murdi Paaki

  6. Profile of the Indigenous Community National Indigenous Population: 517 200* NSW Indigenous Population: 148 200* or 28.7% *Source: ABS estimates based on 2006 Census data

  7. 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 15-19 yrs 20-24 yrs 25-34 yrs 35-44 yrs 45 plus Indigenous Non-Indigenous The Age Profile of the Indigenous Community in NSW* *Source: ABS 2006 Census data

  8. Changes in the Youth Population for NSW (aged 15-19 years)* *Source: ABS 2006 Census data and DEEWR projections

  9. Indigenous Youth Unemployment Rate and Education Participation Rate* *Source: ABS 2006 Census data

  10. School Retention Rates* *Source: ABS 2006 Census data

  11. “A future where we harness the determination of all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to close the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity.” Apology to Australia’s Indigenous People The Challenge Ahead – Closing the Gap

  12. Community Support • Inclusion and Professional Support • Child Care Benefit (CCB) Childcare Programs

  13. Career Advice Australia (CCA) includes: • Local Community Partnerships (LCP) • Extending industry leadership through a Network of Regional Industry Career Advisers (RICA) and a Network of Industry Sector National Industry Career Specialists (NICS)  • Youth Pathways • Connections Education Programs

  14. Indigenous Youth Mobility Program (IYMP) • Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) • Increasing Vocational Learning Opportunities for Indigenous Students (IVLOIS) • Australian Apprenticeships Access Program (Access Program) • Indigenous Ambassadors Program Education Programs

  15. Dare to Lead • Indigenous Staff Scholarship • Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program • Whole of School Intervention (WOSI) Strategy • Supplementary Recurrent Assistance (SRA) • Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS) Education Programs

  16. Structured Training and Employment Project (STEP) • STEP assists employers to provide lasting employment for Indigenous Australians, particularly in the private sector. • STEP Funding can be paid directly to employers or to organisations authorised to deliver STEP Employment and Related Services (STEP ERS). Employment Programs

  17. STEP in Action STEP on board the Tribal Warrior

  18. Indigenous Small Business Fund (ISBF) • ISBF provides funding for the development and expansion of Indigenous business and enterprises owned and run by incorporated Indigenous organisations. Employment Programs

  19. Aerial Mustering Venture ISBF in Action

  20. Indigenous Youth Employment Consultants (IYEC) • National Indigenous Cadetship Program (NICP) • Wage Assistance • Corporate Leaders for Indigenous Employment Projects (CLIEP) Employment Programs

  21. A Corporate Leader

  22. Some of our CLIEP Signatories

  23. The formation of DEEWR provide opportunity to align services for groups who traditionally suffer from educational and labour market disadvantage. Therefore the Department has an immense opportunity to streamline its programs so that Indigenous communities can benefit from a more holistic approach to addressing their disadvantage. Looking Forward

  24. Questions?

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