Aboriginal Employment Strategy
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy provides individually tailored assistance to help Indigenous job seekers prepare for, gain and retain jobs.
For more information, visit the Aboriginal Employment Strategy website.
Australian Employment Covenant
The Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) provides opportunities for Indigenous job seekers to secure sustainable jobs and develop long-term careers.
If you don’t already have the skills needed, you will be given quality job-specific training before you start your job as well as on-the-job support and mentoring.
Speak with your local Job Services Australia provider about accessing AEC jobs, or look out for AEC identified jobs on JobSearch.
For more information, visit the AEC website.
Indigenous Employment Program
Indigenous Australians can get assistance through the Indigenous Employment Program to get a job, stay employed, develop their career or own and operate their own businesses.
Contact your nearest Job Services Australia provider for information about how to get involved in the program.
To find a Job Services Australia provider, go to find a provider.
Assistance for Indigenous tertiary students
Indigenous Cadetship Support
The Indigenous Cadetship Support links Indigenous students who are undertaking diploma, advanced diploma and undergraduate degree courses, with employers in an arrangement that involves full-time study and work placements.
For more information, call the Indigenous Employment Line on 1802 102, or visit the Indigenous Cadetship Support website.
Assistance for Indigenous businesses
Indigenous Australians with a viable business idea can get support to start, run and grow their own business through the Indigenous Employment Program.
Indigenous organisations, business owners, communities and family groups can also get help from a range of services tailored to their business needs through the Indigenous Employment Program — at any stage during the life cycle of the business,.
Eligible Indigenous businesses can also directly access commercial finance for loans through the Australian Government, in partnership with Westpac. More information about commercial loans can be found on the Westpac website.
For more information about Indigenous business assistance contact the Indigenous Employment Line 1802 102.