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.

QLD

Aviation Logistics Team

Cairns Aviation Skills Centre
Employment Region:
Cairns
Status:
Completed
The activity was a 6-week training and work project that was aimed at developing and placing participants into administrative, compliance and logistics roles with at least three identified employers at the Cairns Airport.

Aviation Specialty Trade Assistance Training activity

Cairns Aviation Skills Centre
Employment Region:
Cairns
Status:
Completed
The activity involved the creation and delivery of industry designed, non-accredited training to create a pathway into aviation for job seekers who were unable to directly engage in the Licenced Aircraft Mechanical Engineering (LAME) apprenticeship course.

Barbering Pre-Employment Program

Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) Limited
Employment Region:
Gold Coast
Status:
Completed
The activity involved the provision of a pre-employment program to upskill and reskill job seekers within the barbering industry. It delivered four weeks of pre-employment training to job seekers and supported them to engage in immersive training and employment with local barbering services.

Big Brother Program

Everything Suarve
Employment Region:
Gold Coast
Status:
Completed
The activity involved intensive pre-employment support to improve the work readiness and skilling of young people for local jobs in construction. The activity delivered training and mentoring to support participants to complete accredited training and work placement and secure employment and or further education.

Building Better

Occupational Skills Centre Australia
Employment Region:
Mackay
Status:
Completed
The activity involved the delivery of nationally accredited training to disadvantaged participants to upskill and place into employment in the rail industry. Training was delivered over 5 weeks, with participants obtaining a Certificate III in Rail Infrastructure Operations.

Call Ready Program

Prestige Staffing Solutions
Employment Region:
Gold Coast
Status:
Completed
The activity aimed to upskill, reskill and build the confidence of participants over a 2-week job readiness program to transition participants into call centre roles.

Care Careers Project Fitzroy

Community Services Industry Alliance
Employment Region:
Fitzroy
Status:
Completed
The activity delivered an 8-week pre-employment program and provided participants with relevant life skill and individual support units, with practical exposure to workplace requirements and mentoring in the health care and social services sector. Participants were supported into entry-level roles in the region with disability and aged care agencies.

Catering and Hospitality Career Start Program

Energy Skills Queensland Inc
Employment Region:
Wivenhoe
Status:
Completed
The activity involved providing training in Certificate II Kitchen Operations to up to 10 participants from an Indigenous or culturally and linguistically diverse background and assisted them with mentoring, online inductions, police checks and medicals to support them to secure employment in the hospitality sector.

Civil Construction Career Start Project

Energy Skills Queensland Inc
Employment Region:
Somerset
Status:
Completed
This activity involved a pre-employment program with entry pathways into civil construction and related industries. Participants were reskilled and upskilled into roles by way of life skills, work readiness training, work placements, formal training, mentoring and job placement support. The activity delivered pre-employment training to support participants into employment with civil construction employers in the Somerset Employment Region.

Clean Start Program

Prestige Staffing Solutions
Employment Region:
Gold Coast
Status:
Completed
The activity involved a 3-week job readiness program to support participants into entry-level roles in the accommodation industry. The activity consisted of accredited skillset training and daily physical fitness.

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