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Applications are now open for our Indigenous Apprenticeships Programme 2017 intake!

If you left school, want to go back to work or are thinking of a new career opportunity?  This is your chance!  A number of departments in the Australian Public Service are now offering a 12-month Indigenous Apprenticeships Programme.

This is a great opportunity – you will receive on the job training while working full-time and earning a good salary.  Applications are open until 11 April 2017.

To find out more about the programme in the Australian Public Service, visit humanservices.gov.au/indigenousapprenticeships.

 

 

Defence Force Recruiting will be hosting an information session where current serving members of the Australian Defence Force will be giving a presentation on their experiences, and will highlight what is on offer to those interested in the Army Reserves. You will also be given the opportunity to ask questions, discuss options and enquire about the recruitment process.

 

DATE: Friday 24th March, 2017

TIME: 11.00am

LOCATION: Defence Force Recruiting Canberra

Level 2, 64 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra ACT 2601

 

If you’re interested in a part-time career that offers tax-free pay and is full of adventure, then we encourage you to come along and find out more about careers in the Army Reserve.

Land, sea or air. Find out which one has a role that suits your future.

Head to Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemen’s Club. 157 Junction Street Nowra on Thursday March 23rd 6:00pm for an information session about roles currently available in the Australian Defence Force.

Book your spot here: http://events.defencejobs.gov.au/event/BB5HCG/ or vist the Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/763593623792984/ 

 

SPARK – Ginninderry’s training and employment initiative proudly supports engagement, training and employment pathways for local people.

 

SPARK in partnership with MEGT Institute and Canberra City Care are delivering a new and innovative accredited training program focusing on skills development, work experience and employment within the business administration sector.

 

Targeting people living within the West Belconnen and wider Belconnen region,  this program will:

 

• Provide participants with a Certificate II in Business (BSB20115) upon completion
• Provide industry specific training within the business administration sector through simulated work environments and community projects
• Provide industry work placements for those participants that meet the selection criteria
• Provide potential employment pathway opportunities, including traineeships

 

This program will commence Tuesday 21^st March 2017  and run four days a week (Tues – Fri), 24 hours per week) for 10 weeks.  The program will be a combination of theory, practical hands on learning and industry work placement. Eligibility criteria apply.

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

To be eligible for Skilled Capital, you must at the time of enrolment be:

 

• an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or New Zealand passport holder resident for more than six (6) months; or
• a permanent Humanitarian visa holder; or
• a visa holder with work rights on a pathway to permanent residency and not excluded from participation in government funded training and
• living or working in the ACT, and
• at least 15 years of age, and
• not enrolled in or attending secondary school or college. (Students with an Exemption Certificate are not eligible for Skilled Capital. Students who are undertaking year 10 or year 12 equivalent study in an alternative program are eligible provided they meet the remaining eligibility criteria.)

 

To be eligible for a certificate II level Skilled Capital qualification, you must meet the above criteria, and:

 

not have completed a certificate III or higher (excluding foundation skills qualifications); or

have suffered changed circumstances which impacts your ability to undertake training and/or work such as ill health.

 

Information Session

 

An information session will be held on Thursday 9^th March 2017 at 10am, it is mandatory that all individuals seeking to be on the program attend the 10am session.  This is a 2 part sessions broken into 1.  An information presentation followed by 2.  A selection session for eligible participants.

 

To book a place or find out more information, please contact Ashleigh at Ginninderry on 6255 1173 or email ashleigh@ginninderry.com

 

*Please note: This program was made possible through Skilled Capital.  Skilled Capital is an ACT Government training initiative, funded by the ACT and Australian Governments.  A small fee will apply for each successful participant depending on their eligibly.

ACTION will be holding a new bus driver information session on the evening of Thursday 23^rd February 2017.  The particulars are:

Location: Ainslie Football club (upstairs function room) Wakefield ave, Ainslie

Time: 7pm to 9pm

The session will include an introduction from Ian McGlinn (Director) and a number of speakers including, Katie Dunn HR manager and Ian Hocking. ACTION’s registered training provider INTO training will also be invited to briefly talk about the Cert III  and apprenticeship scheme for new drivers . At the completion of the presentation the attendees will be invited to ask questions, there will also be 10 members of staff on hand to answer questions from those too shy to ask them in an open forum.

ACTION will be holding a separate information evening for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples on Tuesday 28^th February at 7pm. Venue to be confirmed. This will be a less formal session and is expect to take no longer than 90 minutes. Of course interested Aboriginal & Torres Straight persons can attend either or both session if they choose.

Applications will open on Friday 3^rd March and close on Friday 24^th March.

ACTION are expecting to have all relevant information (excluding the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander information night details) up on the Transport for Canberra website by early next week.

 

Applications are open today for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leaders Program (NATSILP), which is an 11 or 12 day experience in which participants walk in the footsteps of remarkable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders to honour their story and support their leadership aspirations.
This new program is being delivered by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF). This initiative is supported/funded by the Australian Government.
Matt Linnegar, Chief Executive of the ARLF, believes it is a unique opportunity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 21 years or older, with a connection and interest in rural and regional Australia, to develop their leadership capabilities.
“By walking in the footsteps of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, who have been challenging assumptions and bringing new approaches for decades, this program supports participants to grow as individuals and broadens their perspectives,” said Matt.
The Program Director/Facilitator, Scott Gorringe, completed a similar ARLF program in 2010, the Australian Rural Leadership Program. He calls on other Indigenous peoples to connect with the leadership capacity of our past, and remember and learn from their stories to set a way forward into the future.
“I want the participants of the program to co-create robust conversations that will engage significant shifts across the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander landscape,” said Scott.
“Participants will also engage in a mentoring program for six months. These mentors will support participants through this exciting leadership program,” he said.
There are 80 participant places available in total, across the four NATSILP programs which are being delivered throughout 2017.
Applications are currently open for the NATSILP and close on 28 February 2017.

To apply, visit www.rural-leaders.com.au.
To view the video announcement, see https://vimeo.com/200748010

For enquiries please call Monique Brouwer, Coordinator Communications, on 0400 913 813 or call the Habitat office on (02) 6285 2422 or email actreception@habitatpersonnel.org.au

Apply now for the National Indigenous Youth Parliament 2017

The National Indigenous Youth Parliament (NIYP) is your chance to go to Canberra, meet Australia’s leaders, learn about democracy and have your say on important issues.

Fifty Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 16-25 will be selected, six from each state and territory and two from the Torres Strait Islands, for a week-long program in Canberra from 23-29 May 2017.

The NIYP will bring together Australia’s future Indigenous leaders to talk about issues affecting your community. You will learn how laws are made and meet the lawmakers.

Participants will be chosen based on their community leadership activities. The program includes expert training in how government works, how laws are made, public speaking and dealing with the media.

The centrepiece is a two-day simulated parliament in the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) at Old Parliament House, where you will debate bills and issues of importance to your community. The final bills will be presented to the Australian Government for consideration.

At the NIYP you will meet other young Indigenous Australians from remote, regional and urban Australia. It is an opportunity to talk about community issues, to have your voice heard and to learn how you can make a difference.

The NIYP is run by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in collaboration with the YMCA and the MoAD.

Applications close on Friday 3 March 2017.

Apply today at www.aec.gov.au/Indigenous.

SPARK – West Belconnen’s new training and employment initiative proudly supports engagement, training and employment pathways for local people.

SPARK in partnership with Uniting Care Kippax and Riverview Projects is delivering a new program in West Belconnen called Kippax Connections.  This program links people from West Belconnen and the wider Belconnen area to vocational education, training and employment opportunities.

Kippax Connections uses a student centered approach to design a customised pathway for each participant that can include:

• One on one tutoring to help improve numeracy and literacy
• Individual mentoring to support connections to volunteering, education, training and job opportunities
• Individual and group sessions to suit the learning style of the participant
• Assistance with building social connections within the local community; and
• Financial counselling and budgeting assistance

This program starts on Monday 21^st March and runs through to December 2016.   Eligibility criteria apply and places are limited.

A one hour information session will be held on Monday 21st March at 2pm at Uniting Care Kippax Corner Luke St and Hardwick Crescent HOLT , where potential participants will be advised of the selection criteria, the program content and the commitment that is required to be selected as a participant on this program.

To book a place at the information session or find out more information, please contact Michael at Uniting Care Kippax on 6254 1733.

Please note: This project was made possible with assistance from the ACT Government under the Adult Community Education Grants Program.

Calling all you ladies! NGURU program in partnership with Yeddung Mura Aboriginal Corporation is inviting you to come along and participate in an all ladies 28 day challenge fitness program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women.

You are invited to attend the information session at the PCYC in Erindale on the 1st February 2017 at 10.30 am with light refreshments included, come along and have a listen to what the program is offering, you will be trained by qualified fitness instructor, who will take you through the fitness program, as well as a dietitian to talk about healthy life style changes and healthy food choices without breaking the budget a nurse is also available to monitor weigh in and blood pressure checks throughout the challenge.
There is no cost to participate in the fitness program; all that is needed is your time and commitment.

Open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the ACT and surrounding area.

For more information call Tanya 0488992575

Just a reminder Habitat  Personnel will be closed from Thursday the 22/12/2016 until Monday the 9/1/2016. 

From everyone at Habitat we hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!