Apprentices

Australian Apprenticeships attract financial assistance for eligible employers to help reduce the real cost of training.

Employers who hire an apprentice may be eligible for a range of federal and state Government incentives and assistance.

These incentives encourage employers to offer employment-based training opportunities that will encourage people to gain and expand their working skills.

For more information on the incentives available for employers, visit the Australian Apprenticeships website.

Indigenous Australians

The Indigenous Employment Program has been reformed to better help employers engage with, recruit and retain Indigenous employees.

Indigenous Employment Program

The Indigenous Employment Program can provide employers with tailored assistance to help them provide more job opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

Examples of the types of assistance and support available to include:

• recruiting and retaining Indigenous Australians
• contributing to the costs of employment through a wage subsidy
• providing pre-employment and mentoring for Indigenous Australians
• providing on the job training and upskilling for potential and current employees
• providing accredited language, literacy and numeracy training
• help with developing an Indigenous employment strategy for a workplace, industry or region
• engaging with Indigenous communities to develop local and regional strategies to assist people into jobs and business
• delivering cross-cultural awareness training
• funding to students and employers of Indigenous Australians undertaking tertiary qualifications.

For specific information about how the reformed Indigenous Employment Program can help employers grow their business, contact the Indigenous Employment Line on 1802 102 or visit www.deewr.gov.au/Indigenous.

Job Services Australia

Job Services Australia providers work closely with employers to build linkages and understand and meet their skills and labour needs.

Your local Job Services Australia provider can help you fill your vacancies and advise you on any Government incentives that you may be eligible for.

Employment Pathway Fund

Job Services Australia providers have access to a flexible pool of funding that can be used to purchase vocational and non-vocational goods and services to assist job seekers gain and remain in employment.

Among other things, the Employment Pathway Fund may be used to purchase wage subsidies and work trials for job seekers.

For more information, contact your local Job Services Australia provider.

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JobWise

JobWise is a specialist website supporting mature age employment. It provides information and support for employers, mature age job seekers and mature age workers.

The Mature Age Practical Guide, available from the website, help employers to implement human resource strategies into their workplace to attract and retain mature age employees.

For more information visit the JobWise website.

Migrants

Employers can advertise for, and recruit, skilled migrant job seekers to fill skill shortages.

Skilled migrant job seekers are people seeking employment in Australia in accordance with the conditions of the Skilled Migrant visa granted by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).

When creating your job vacancy on JobSearch you may have the option of agreeing to have your vacancy listed for automatching to skilled migrant job seekers. If you choose this option, your vacancy will be advertised for Australian job seekers only on JobSearch for the first 28 days and after that time it will be viewed by Australian job seekers and automatched to skilled migrant job seekers for the next 32 days.

For more information on skilled migration visit the Department of Immigration and Citzenship - employers

People with disability

JobAccess

JobAccess provides information about a range of government services and incentives for employing people with disability.

Phone the JobAccess Advisors on 1800 464 800 for confidential, expert advice on all disability employment matters.

For further information, visit the Employers - JobAccess website.

Workplace Modifications Scheme

The Workplace Modifications Scheme pays for the costs involved in modifying the workplace or purchasing special or adaptive equipment for eligible employees with disability.

For more information, visit Workplace Modifications - JobAccess website.