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.

NSW/ACT

Care for your Career - Your pathway to employment

HGT Australia Limited
Employment Region:
New England and North West
Status:
Current
The activity assists participants to make informed career choices by providing industry-specific training and short work placements in the Aged and Disability Care sectors through partnerships with local employers.

Care for your career - Your pathway to employment

HGT Australia Limited
Employment Region:
Hunter
Status:
Current
The activity will assist participants to make informed career choices by providing industry-specific training and work exposure in the aged and Disability Care sectors through partnerships with local employers.

Care for your career - Your pathway to employment

HGT Australia Limited
Employment Region:
Mid North Coast
Status:
Current
The activity will assist participants to make informed career choices by providing industry-specific training and work exposure in the Aged and Disability Care sectors through partnerships with local employers.

Early Childhood Educator Pathway Program

Technical and Further Education Commission
Employment Region:
Hunter
Status:
Current
The activity is a pre-vocational course consisting of non-accredited training and short work placements to help address skills shortages in the childcare sector. The activity builds the profile of the childcare sector as a desirable career choice and creates a pathway into the sector through access to a fee-free qualification for participants.

Forklift Advantage Program

Threesixty Consulting Group
Employment Region:
Sydney South West
Status:
Current
A pre-employment and forklift driving program co-designed to include industry-oriented skills, employability and job readiness training in warehousing, with direct employment pathways to fill in-demand vacancies across warehouse and distribution centres.

Forklift Advantage Program

Threesixty Consulting Group
Employment Region:
Sydney Greater West
Status:
Current
The activity involves the provision of job ready skills in warehouse operations and accredited training in High-Risk Work licensing, with direct employment pathways to fill in-demand vacancies across warehouse and distribution centres.

Generation Australia (GA)’s care Mobilisation and Aged Care Foundations program (ACFP)

Generation Australia Ltd
Employment Region:
Sydney Greater West
Status:
Current
The activity assists participants to make informed career choices in the aged care sector. The activity will deliver workshops (mobilisation events) and accredited training to facilitate rapid transition of participants into traineeships and on-the-job training over a 12 month period.

Get a Job South Coast

Regional Development Australia - Far South Coast
Employment Region:
Illawarra South Coast
Status:
Current
The activity will provide 12 ‘Look and Learn’ Industry Information sessions, 12 Industry Tours, and 3 Career Development Days across 5 Local Government Areas in the region. Participants will connect with employers from a range of industries including Manufacturing, Community Services and Hospitality.

Girls of Steel

The Skill Engineer Ltd.
Employment Region:
Sydney North and West
Status:
Current
A pre-apprenticeship/traineeship program to support female school leavers, First Nation’s women, and women returning to the workforce, to enter into non-traditional trades (manufacturing, engineering, mechanical and electrical) in the Hawkesbury and Central Coast locations.

Going Beyond Program

Acronem Consulting Australia Pty Ltd, The trustee for Waikawa Trust
Employment Region:
Hunter
Status:
Current
The activity will establish employment pathways for women into non-traditional roles in manufacturing, construction, trades, and renewable energy. The activity will be facilitated across multiple locations in the Hunter Employment Region. Participants will be engaged through workshops, industry mentoring, tailored wrap-around support, and networking.

Learn how Local Jobs is providing pathways for job seekers aged 15 to 24 years in the Illawarra and South Coast region.

Learn how Local Jobs is providing pathways for women over 45 back into the workforce in the Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast region, while also filling in-demand roles in the local childcare industry.