employment & productive diversity addressing unemployment in cald communities
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Employment & Productive Diversity
Addressing unemployment in CALD communities
• Settlement Services• Community Development• Advocacy• Sector Development• Employment and Training– Employment as key component of
successful settlement– Skills, experience and personal attributes
10 years of MDA’s Employment & Training Services,2002-2012
Jobseeker support
• Training in Australian work culture, essential employability skills, workplace rights and responsibilities, as well as occupational health and safety
• Assistance with career pathway planning and overseas skills recognition, training in job search techniques as well as individualised application support, including resume preparation, cover letter writing and interview coaching
• Access to skills development through accredited vocational training and opportunities for work experience
MDA’s role in Work & Welcome
• Administering program funds (tax-deductible donations)
• Being the formal employer of all program participants
• Serving as the chief referring agency to the program
• Assisting participants into ongoing employment
Aims of the YEF
• To raise awareness about the needs and challenges refugee and migrant young people face when seeking work in their chosen industries
• To provide young people with tips and strategies to improve their job seeking efforts
• To give young jobseekers an opportunity to network directly with employers
Panellists at YEF
• All Purpose Transport • Australian Country Choice• Greenslopes Private Hospital • McDonald’s• Queensland Police Service• Woolworths
What we offer employers• Successful partnerships to provide lasting staffing
solutions• Access to job-ready candidates screened to match
the specific requirements of a given role and workplace
• Full support throughout the entire recruitment process
• Pre-employment induction and training to meet specific workplace needs
• Ongoing support for employers and employees during the probation phase (and up to 3 months post placement)
• Fee-for-service training and consultancy on workplace diversity and working across cultures, as well as on-the-job cultural and language support
Key features of successful regional employment and
settlement• Individuals’ motivation to find and stay
in paid work • Development of strong networks
among new and emerging communities
• Positive community welcome (or community preparedness)
• Strong local partnerships• Industry partnerships (e.g., MDA, Teys
Australia and AWX Agribusiness)
