Local Recovery Fund

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.

This activity will support youth, culturally and linguistically diverse participants, women, and First Nations participants to gain a heavy vehicle or other warehouse related licence, driving skills, and industry knowledge to commence employment in the transport and logistics sector. Participants will undertake a 7-day course including both theoretical and practical training. Participants will be given the opportunity to attend job interviews with partnering employers after successful completion of the course and licensing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This activity involved the delivery of resilience and employability skills training to participants to build their capacity in securing and maintaining employment. The activity also provided support for participants to attain their driver's licence as well as microfinancing information and support. This included assistance to acquire a vehicle, and aimed to provide participants with long-term personalised transport solutions to support sustained employment outcomes. Additionally, the activity included facilitated job placements in the cleaning sector in response to the increased demand for services driven by COVID-19.