Media Release - Jobs Fund suports social enterprise and disadvantaged jobseekers
Date published :
25
March
2010
SENATOR THE HON MARK ARBIB
Minister for Employment Participation
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service
Delivery
SENATOR STEPHEN FIELDING
Leader of Family First
THE HON LINDSAY TANNER MP
Minister for Finance and Deregulation
Member for Melbourne
25th March 2010
Jobs Fund suports social enterprise and
disadvantaged jobseekers
Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib and the Leader
of the Family First Steve Fielding today announced $21.5 million
for 32 projects under Round 2 of the Australian Government's Jobs
Fund - Get Communities Working. Get Communities Working projects
link disadvantaged job seekers with training and employment
opportunities with a strong focus on supporting social enterprises.
Senator Arbib and Senator Fielding said the projects would create
or retain 1033 jobs, 838 work experience positions and 247
traineeships and apprenticeships.
Click here to read the full media release on the
Minister's Media Centre website
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