Local Recovery Fund

The Local Recovery Fund is available in 51 Employment Regions (regions).

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The Local Recovery Fund supports locally driven activities that:

  • meet priorities identified in the region’s Local Jobs Plan
  • are tailored to the opportunities and needs identified in the region
  • address employment and training priorities; and
  • skill individuals to meet local employer demand.

Local Recovery Fund activities are usually sought via a Request for Proposal procurement process. If you are interested in developing a Local Recovery Fund proposal, contact your local Employment Facilitator.

To view current and past Local Recovery Fund activities, search the below table using relevant filters. For more information, contact your local Employment Facilitator.

VIC

Moorabool Jobs Program

Laurels Education and Training
Employment Region:
Western Melbourne
Status:
Completed
The activity involved the delivery of intensive pre-employment training, mentoring and work experience placements. The activity also included a Careers Expo to connect participants with employers and showcase local employment opportunities. The activity supported youth, female, culturally and linguistically diverse, refugee and Indigenous participants and aimed to facilitate job placements.

Pathways to Construction

Holmesglen Institute
Employment Region:
Inner Metropolitan Melbourne
Status:
Completed
Participants completed a 3 week construction training program including job readiness. They were supported into placement at the Victorian Tunnelling Centre training facility to prepare for entry-level roles in the construction industry for major projects.

Pathways to Digital Health – Supporting Telehealth Delivery

Melbourne Polytechnic
Employment Region:
North Western Melbourne
Status:
Completed
The activity aimed to provide participants with the skills required to administer, coordinate, monitor and support the provision of telehealth services delivered by health professionals. The activity was designed to meet employer skill requirements for the growing demand for telehealth services in response to local community care needs and included the delivery of accredited units tailored to employer needs. Participants were provided with mentoring support and career guidance, including facilitated connections to job opportunities.

Project Shared Outcomes

The Creative Co-Operative
Employment Region:
Inner Metropolitan Melbourne
Status:
Completed

The activity included training focused on entry level digital skills, mentoring and work experience for high scoring participants, targeting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women. Participants worked on simulated projects involving the design and launching of a digital campaign. The supplier aimed to employ 5 participants from the work experience cohort and match 10 with employers from the supplier’s network. For participants not progressing to the work experience stage, access to alternative supports were offered.

Refer In Program

Civil Training Australia (VIC) Pty Ltd
Employment Region:
North Western Melbourne
Status:
Completed
This activity involved recruiting, preparing, and supporting participants into employment within the warehousing and construction sectors. This activity included the delivery of micro-credential training aligned to job role requirements, as well as the facilitation of job placements.

Reignite Men's Program

Aisha Alim Coaching Solutions
Employment Region:
Gippsland
Status:
Completed

The activity delivered training to mature aged participants looking to secure employment in local industries or transition into further training.

Release the Beast

Release the Beast
Employment Region:
Bendigo
Status:
Completed
The activity delivered a three-week course encompassing employability skills, practical live hospitality training in an operational café, micro-credentialling, employment entry training, employer linked activities followed by post placement support.

Road to Employment - Job Ready Driver Program

ForesiteTraining Pty Ltd
Employment Region:
Western Melbourne
Status:
Completed

This activity supported women to gain a heavy vehicle and warehouse related licence, driving skills, and industry knowledge for employment in the transport and logistics sector. Upon completion, participants gained licences in Heavy and Medium rigid vehicles and forklift licences leading to employment with multiple employers.

Roads to Employment - Job Ready Driver Program

ForesiteTraining Pty Ltd
Employment Region:
South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula
Status:
Completed

The activity aimed to support long term unemployed, females, mature age, young people, CALD individuals, refugees and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants to gain a heavy vehicle or other warehouse related licence, driving skills, and industry knowledge for employment in the transport and logistics sector.

SEMMA Welding Skills Training Project

South Eastern Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance
Employment Region:
South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula
Status:
Completed
This activity included the delivery of a 150-hour, industry-led, 4-week targeted welding short-course training program to participants, and aimed to address a skills shortage through delivery of tailored and targeted training aligned to local employer skill requirements as well as industry needs. The activity was targeted to the youth, culturally and linguistically diverse and female cohorts, as well as individuals who were impacted by COVID-19 in their previous employment and facilitated participant job placements.

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