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Federal Government
Departments
The Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
www.deewr.gov.au
The Commonwealth Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations aims to support
strong employment growth and the improved productive performance of
enterprises in Australia. We do this by directing our energies
towards achieving four interrelated Government outcomes that are
relevant to all Australians:
- an efficient and equitable labour market that links people to
jobs and promotes the transition from welfare to work
- fair and flexible workplace relations at the enterprise
level
- an improved operating environment for small busines
- on-line access to government information and services relating
to employment and business.
Contact
Details:
National Office
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Garema Court
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Main Switchboard Number: (02) 6121
6000
JobAccess - An
Australian Government Initiative
www.jobaccess.gov.au
JobAccess is an information and
advice service funded by the Australian Government. It offers help
and workplace solutions for people with disability and their
employers. JobAccess is an initiative of the Australian Government
to support the employment of people with disability.
JobAccess includes a comprehensive,
easy-to-use web site and a free telephone information and advice
service where you can access confidential, expert advice on the
employment of people with disability.
Australian Apprenticeships and
Traineeships Information Service
www.aatinfo.com.au & www.aapathways.com.au
The Australian Apprenticeships and
Traineeships Information Service provides up to date information
and a range of resources on all aspects of Australian
Apprenticeships and Traineeships.
Resources include over 3,000
Australian Apprenticeships job and training descriptions searchable
by State and Territory, and industry based Job Pathway Charts and
Practice Aptitude Quizzes.
The Service provides two
websites:
- The Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information
site (www.aatinfo.com.au) for
support service networks such as Employment Services Providers,
Australian Apprenticeships Centres and Group Training
Organisations; and
- The Australian Apprenticeships Pathways site (www.aapathways.com.au)
used by these networks with their clients or by the general public
as a 'self help' resource.
Also provided is a phone and email
enquiry service (1800 338 022 and contact@aatinfo.com.au), a
Twitter service (www.twitter.com/aatinfoservice)
and information sessions delivered across Australia.
The Service is funded by the
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
(DEEWR).
JobSearch
www.jobsearch.gov.au
JobSearch is Australia's largest
free online jobs website. It is funded and operated by the
Australian Government as a free service to assist job seekers into
employment and connect employers with quality staff.
Job Services Australia providers
and public employers upload their job vacancies to JobSearch and
search for potentially suitable staff.
Job seekers can search for jobs via
the map on the homepage by choosing their state, local area and
occupation category. The advanced search function includes more
detail in search criteria.
Everyone is welcome to use
JobSearch to search for vacancies. It's free to register and take
advantage of the complete range of services.
Department of Families,
Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
(FaHCSIA)
www.fahcsia.gov.au
The Department of Families,
Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) is the
Australian Government's main source of advice on social policy and
manages about one fifth of the federal budget.
FaHCSIA works in partnership with
other government and non-government organisations managing a
diverse range of programs and services designed to support and
improve the lives of Australians.
Programs and services managed by
the Department can be seen in the following areas of this
website:
Department of Human
Services
www.humanservices.gov.au
The Portfolio Department of Human
Services (the Department) includes the Child Support Agency and CRS
Australia. Together with its Human Services Portfolio
agencies - Centrelink, Medicare Australia and Australian
Hearing - the Department works to improve government social
and health-related services to all Australians.
The Department provides a central
policy and coordination role for the delivery of services across
the Human Services Portfolio as well as being the delivery agency
for child support and vocational rehabilitation services.
Centrelink
www.centrelink.gov.au
Centrelink is an Australian
Government statutory agency, delivering a range of Commonwealth
services to the Australian community. Cenrelink's purpose is
to serve Australia by assisting people to become self-sufficient
and supporting those in need.
Regional Development
Australia
Regional Development Australia
(RDA) is a partnership between the Australian, state and territory
and local governments to support the growth and development of
Australia's regions. RDA committees will build
partnerships among governments, regional development
organisations, local businesses, community groups and key regional
stakeholders to provide strategic and targeted responses to
economic, environmental and social issues affecting regions of
Australia.
GrantsLINK Directory - www.grantslink.gov.au/
Find government grants and assistance for individuals,
businesses and communities
The GrantsLINK directory has information about federal, state
and local government funding programs that can help you:
- develop solutions to local and national problems
- fund ideas and initiatives
- get assistance in times of hardship.
Productivity
Commission - www.pc.gov.au
The Productivity Commission is the
Australian Government's principal review and advisory body on
microeconomic policy and regulation.
The Productivity Commission conduct public inquiries and research
into a broad range of economic and social issues affecting the
welfare of Australians, including: competition policy,
productivity, the environment, economic infrastructure, labour
markets, trade and assistance, structural adjustment and
microeconomic reform.
Skills Australia - www.skillsaustralia.gov.au
Skills Australia is an independent
statutory body, providing advice to the Minister for Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations on Australia's current, emerging
and future workforce skills needs and workforce development
needs.
Department of Education and
Training, Victoria - www.det.vic.gov.au
Department of Education and
Training, New South Wales - www.det.nsw.gov.au
Department of Education and
Training, Western Australia - www.det.wa.gov.au
Department of Education and
Training, Australian Capital Territory - www.det.act.gov.au
Department of Further
Education, Employment, Science and Technology,
South Australia - www.dfeest.sa.gov.au
Department of Education and
Training, Queensland - www.det.qld.gov.au
Department of Education and
Training, Northern Territory - www.det.nt.gov.au
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Information Technology
Infoxchange
Australia
www.infoxchange.net.au -
information technology connecting communities.
Infoxchange Australia's vision is
entirely focussed on using information and communication technology
(ICT) to foster social justice in Australian communities, by:
- Empowering disadvantaged individuals through providing
equipment and online services at a low cost, and teaching valuable
new skills; and
- Providing valuable resources and tools to the wider community
sector (including local government and state government
departments), by conducting training programs, delivering
multimedia services, facilitating service coordination and
connecting people to work.
Green PC
www.greenpc.com.au -
providing budget technology to combat the inequity in information
services
Green Peripherals and Components,
otherwise known as GreenPC, has now developed as a successful
social enterprise initiative of Infoxchange Australia that operates
to service low income people on a national basis.
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Professional Associations
Organisation for Economic
Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - www.oecd.org: OECD is an
international organisation helping governments tackle the economic,
social and governance challenges of a globalised economy. Best
known for its publications and statistics, its work covers economic
and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education,
development and science and innovation.
The Australian Association
of Occupational Therapists - www.ausot.com.au
The Australian
Physiotherapy Association - www.apa.advsol.com.au
Psychology.com.au
- www.psychology.com.au
is a continually growing resource of articles, advice and
discussion on a range of psychology-related issues to help people
better understand themselves and their experience of being
human.
The Australian Society of
Rehabilitation Counsellors -
www.asorc.org.au
The Australian
Psychological Society - www.psychology.org.au
MDRC - www.mdrc.org: Manpower
Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan education and social policy research organisation
dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies
that affect the poor. Based in New York and California, MDRC design
and study new approaches to the problems confronting public
education; low-income children, families, and communities; and
low-wage workers and people with serious barriers to
employment.
The Australian Council of
Social Service (ACOSS) - www.acoss.org.au: ACOSS is the
national peak council of the community welfare sector in Australia
- the principal voice of low income and disadvantaged people in
social and economic policy matters.
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Disability
Australian Disability
Enterprises - www.australiandisabilityenterprises.com.au/
Australian Disability Enterprises
are commercial businesses that provide employment opportunities for
people with disability.
Australian Disability Enterprises
enable people with disability to engage in a wide variety of work
tasks such as packaging, assembly, production, recycling, screen
printing, plant nursery, garden maintenance and landscaping,
cleaning services, laundry services and food services.
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Homelessness
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Mental
Health
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Workers compensation
authorities
Comcare works
in partnership with employees and employers to reduce the human and
financial costs of workplace injuries and disease in the
Commonwealth jurisdiction.
Find out more
about Comcare and
the Comcare
scheme.
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Other
Australian Social
Innovation eXchange (ASIX) - www.asix.org.au
Australian Social Innovation
Exchange Limited is a non-profit company formed to find better ways
of tackling social problems and responding to growing community
needs or opportunities.
ASIX will devleop as a "network of
networks" that links people and organisations interested in, and
actively engaged with, social innovation in Australia.
Social Traders -
www.socialtraders.com.au
Social Traders is an independent
social enterprise development company. We fund research and raise
awareness of the potential of social enterprise to deliver
innovative and important social outcomes for the community. We
support the development of viable social enterprises by improving
access to finance and markets.