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

Community Services Job Match Gateway Project

Community Services Industry Alliance
Employment Region:
Cairns
Status:
Completed
The activity comprised two industry focussed rapid recruitment events, a disability and aged care event, and a childcare event. Each event aimed to support participants into employment through introduction to local partner employers in the region.

Connecting Youth to Careers, Learning and Education (CYCLE)

The Trustee for The Next Level Education and Training Unit Trust
Employment Region:
Fitzroy
Status:
Completed
A pre-employment program for participants provided intensive support, coaching, employability skills training and mentoring with job placement support and pathway development for a range of local employment and training opportunities. The activity developed Individual Client Plans to engage participants through to paid employment for a minimum of 20 hours per week within social enterprise community services or through a supported pathway to a range of employment and training opportunities in the Fitzroy Employment Region.

Cutting-Edge Timber Training

Max Solutions
Employment Region:
Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast
Status:
Completed
This activity involved a tailored pre-employment training program aimed at meeting employer needs and providing participants a start in the timber industry. The pre-employment program includes a Certificate II in Saw Milling, and familiarisation through placement in a paid work trial in timber mills in the Maryborough area. The training was designed to attract people to the timber industry.

Direct to Care Employment

Skills Hub
Employment Region:
Townsville (includes Mt Isa)
Status:
Completed
A pre-employment program designed for participants who have been successful at interview with a home care provider and undertake the Entry Into Care Role skillset prior to commencing their employment.

Driving Work Program

Vocational Partnerships Group
Employment Region:
Cairns
Status:
Completed
This industry focused activity aimed to strengthen the pathway to employment for 50 young people by providing intense wrap around support for learners, provisional and machinery licences to complement the job preparation this cohort is already receiving and therefore significantly increasing their ability to gain apprenticeships, traineeships and entry level positions that are available and require licences as a pre-requisite.

Empowered: Driving Diversity and Inclusion in Supply Chain and Logistics

360 Academy
Employment Region:
Brisbane South East
Status:
Completed

The activity consisted of an online pre-employment program over five days aimed at identifying participants' strengths, transferable skills and motivation. The program also addressed barriers with wellbeing-based practices using the principles of positive psychology.

Engineering a Career

DGT Employment and Training
Employment Region:
Brisbane South East
Status:
Completed

This activity involved a co-designed employment pathway into the manufacturing sector. Participants were reskilled and upskilled into roles with employers by way of entry level skill sets and worksite−based training. The activity delivered pre−employment training to support participants into employment, apprenticeships or traineeships in the manufacturing and construction industry supply chain sector in the Brisbane South East Employment Region.

Entry to Communities Employment Program

Community Services Industry Alliance
Employment Region:
Wivenhoe
Status:
Completed
The activity provided education and awareness of available careers in the community services industry. Participants engaged in a four-week, non-accredited, pre-employment program including individualised career counselling to support employment into the various roles and careers in the sector.

ESuarve Job Ready Program

Everything Suarve
Employment Region:
Gold Coast
Status:
Completed
A pre-employment program aimed to address mental well-being, provide short course qualifications, employability and life skills, site-specific industry visits and support the placement of participants into full-time employment via traineeships and apprenticeships in construction, manufacturing, and warehousing.

First Nations Digital Skills And Employment Training Program

Energy Skills Queensland Inc
Employment Region:
Brisbane South East
Status:
Completed

The activity provided a pathway into the IT business and the cyber security industry over 7 weeks. It aimed to achieve a 70% job placement with the lead recruitment activity being backed by the lead employer who hosted the participants for one day a week and provided work tasks, jobs, training, and information to guide the participants in real world situations.

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