Indigenous employment
The aim of the following policies and initiatives is to help Indigenous jobseekers get into the workforce, and gain vocational qualifications that will improve their chances of getting highly skilled work.
- The Indigenous Employment Policy for Queensland Government Building and Civil Construction Projects (20% Policy) requires that 20% of the employment hours on government construction projects in designated Indigenous communities and shires be dedicated to employing and training local Indigenous people. Half of these hours must be as accredited training.
- The department employs a number of Indigenous Employment and Training Managers to develop and implement strategies to support the 20% Policy and other local economic development programs for Indigenous people.
- To help Indigenous apprentices, trainees and vocational students complete their training and stay in the workforce, the department also employs Indigenous Employment and Training Support Officers to provide them with culturally appropriate, one-to-one mentoring and support.
- The role of the Wal-Meta Unit of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations is to improve the employment rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Queensland public sector.
Related information
- Skilling Queenslanders for Work—employment and training programs for disadvantaged jobseekers.
- Current jobseeker projects.
- Workplace—Commonwealth Government employment information for Indigenous Australians.
Last updated 31 July 2008