Rudd supports new employment initiative for Indigenous Australians

Rudd supports new employment initiative for Indigenous Australians Rudd supports new employment initiative for Indigenous AustraliansPosted October 13, 2011, by Sophie Brown The federal government released information yesterday announcing its support for a new project to provide full-time employment for Indigenous Australians. The Australian Government today announced its support for a ground breaking new initiative, the Australian Employment Covenant. The Australian Employment Covenant is a private sector initiative led by Mr Andrew Forrest, the CEO of Fortescue Metals Group. The Australian Employment Covenant will rally employers to commit to providing opportunities for 50 000 Indigenous Australians to step out of welfare and step up to permanent full time paying jobs. Just as the Government has set targets to close the gap between Indigenous and non indigenous Australians, Andrew Forrest is going to ask Australian businesses to be similarly bold. Under the Australian Employment Covenant, Indigenous Australians who want to work will be encouraged to opt out of the welfare system. Indigenous Australians who decide to take this first step can then enrol in a short intensive training course that will get them ready for on-the-job mentoring with a parteicipating employer. Participating employers agree through the Australian Employment Covenant to employ Indigenous people qualified to the training-ready level. The Governments part of the bargain is to help bridge the training-ready gap. The Government will match this commitment with appropriate pre employment training. Andrew Forrest and his steering committee including Noel Pearson, Warren Mundine and Rod Eddington will be encouraging every Australian employer to join them in tackling Indigenous unemployment in a way that only the private sector can with real jobs. The Government welcomes this imaginative and ambitious plan which will build on existing initiatives on the part of individual companies.Governm ent ResourcesGovernment communications officer sample resumeGovernment communications officer sample cover letterCareer Insider StoriesNatasha Stott Despoja - Senator, South AustraliaInterested in becoming a?Management ConsultantHealth Information ManagerEnvironmental Health OfficerUrban PlannerRegional PlannerPopular Career Searchessample application letter for government positiongovernment jobs interview questions and answersgovernment careerauditor jobs in governmentcourses to get government jobGovernment CoursesBachelor of Cyber SecurityEnquire Online Enquire OnlineMaster of Cyber SecurityEnquire Online Enquire OnlineGraduate Certificate of Development and Humanitarian ActionEnquire Online Enquire OnlineDiploma of GovernmentEnquire Online Enquire OnlineSophie BrownRelated ArticlesBrowse moreCAREER ADVICEGovernment jobsNavy leadership program for womenIn an effort to improve opportunities for women in leadership roles in the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Government is exp anding its Navy Womens Leadership Program in 2010.Government jobsThe public sector a world of opportunityPeople have this idea that working in the public sector is all about boring jobs but it isnt. Ive had an extraordinary career doing terrific things that I believe in.CAREER ADVICEWhat to do when you get fired lessons from our political leadersPoliticians have notoriously low job security, so if anyone knows how to get fired and move on, it should be them, right? For better or worse, Marni takes a look at what we can learn from our esteemed leaders of the past.