Funding Round Open for 80 Indigenous Traineeships in Remote Communities
The Australian Government will provide 80 traineeships in business and administration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in aged and primary health care facilities.
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The Hon Warren Snowdon MP
Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health
and Regional Services Delivery
The Hon Justine Elliot MP
Minister for Ageing
10 May 2010Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will have the opportunity to undertake traineeships in aged care and frontline healthcare services under a $15.7 million program to help boost job opportunities in remote Indigenous communities.
The Rudd Government will provide 80 traineeships in business and administration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in aged and primary health care facilities.
The Indigenous Remote Service Delivery (IRSD) traineeships are part of the National Partnership on Indigenous Economic Partcipation, which aims to create up to 2,000 new jobs and 400 new traineeships to support the delivery of government services in rural and remote Australia.
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, and the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, said the Australian Government is committed to improving employment opportunities for Indigenous communities and providing better delivery of services in aged care and primary health care services.
“The Indigenous Remote Service Delivery traineeships provide some great opportunities. Through this program participants can obtain a Certificate 1 level in Business Administration or Administration, right up to Advanced Diplomas,” Mr Snowdon said
“The program also provides for wages and on-costs associated with employing a trainee. The training will be delivered by a registered training organisation,” he said.
The traineeships are for three years from June 2010 to June 2013.
Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot said the traineeships aim to tackle the difficulties experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote areas of Australia accessing and participating in the workforce.
“The traineeships also target Indigenous Australians who have not yet started training or employment, and are looking for a structured career pathway,” she said.
The Rudd Government has been reforming employment services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians since late 2008.
“In December 2008, the Rudd Government agreed to halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade, and contributed $172 million to the Council of Australian Government's National Partnership on Indigenous Economic Participation. This program has directly benefited from that,” Mr Snowdon said.
“In December 2008, the Rudd Government contributed $172 million to the Council of Australian Governments National Partnership on Indigenous Economic Participation, and this program has directly benefited from that,” Mr Snowdon said.
Mr Snowdon encouraged Government-funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care and primary health care services to apply for a traineeship position through the Department.
The funding round began on 29 April 2010 and was advertised in media nationally on 1 May 2010. Applications can be accepted by the Department until 4 June 2010, with placements rolling out in early 2010-11.
The Department has developed application guidelines for the IRSD traineeships, and more information is available at www.health.gov.au and click on the Tender and Grants link.
Media contact: Alice Plate (Snowdon) 02 6277 7380 or 0400 045 999
Kathryn Conroy (Elliot) 02 6277 7289
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