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

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.

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.

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.

Skill Up and Placement Programme (SUPP)

Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL)
Employment Region:
South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula
Status:
Completed
The activity involved the delivery of pre-employment job readiness training and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operator Skills short course training. The training aimed to address a skill shortage for CNC operators in the region and aligned with the requirements of employers in the advanced and precision manufacturing sector. The activity targeted youth and other disadvantaged participants as well as those whose previous employment was impacted by COVID-19.

Support Services Careers in the Health Sector

Workways Australia
Employment Region:
Gippsland
Status:
Completed
The activity involved the delivery of a 6 week pre-employment program, and focused on the training and skills required for participants to obtain entry-level roles in a variety of support roles in the health sector.

Supporting Retail Recovery in Wyndham

Wyndham Community & Education Centre Inc.
Employment Region:
Western Melbourne
Status:
Completed
This activity involved the delivery of job readiness and pre-employment training, as well as mentoring support, leading to job placements in the retail and hospitality sectors.

Technology Employment Pathway (TEP)

Generation Australia Ltd
Employment Region:
Inner Metropolitan Melbourne
Status:
Completed
The program offered 3 employment pathways for 40 participants, with 32 securing ongoing employment post the training program. participants completed a 12-week training program to skill them for the roles of either, web development, cloud development or salesforce developer.

The Energising Skills Project

Workforce Plus Inc
Employment Region:
Gippsland
Status:
Completed
This activity involved the delivery of a six-week pre-employment, pre-accredited training program to upskill and reskill participants to take up and sustain emerging job opportunities in the renewable energy and supply chain sectors.

The Placement Circle (TPC)

WomenCan
Employment Region:
South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula
Status:
Completed
This activity involved a peer supported environment for women to undertake employability skills training, combined with vocational training focused on cleaning roles in the care sector. This activity focused on women in the South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula Employment Region, to facilitate placements for participants into paid traineeships in the cleaning sector or other employment opportunities.

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