Our ‘Industries in Demand’ series highlights individual industries experiencing a high demand for labour and the types of jobs they offer. The second in our series covers the Retail Industry, Australia’s second largest employing industry.
Congratulations Jennifer, Kylie and Awar! Each of these job seekers has recently landed a traineeship in Early Childhood Education and Care with thanks to the Sydney South West Local Jobs Program and Kool Kids Training College.
“To see job seekers, who have arrived in Australia with little or no English language skills, settled into a job makes me very happy. I feel very proud of them because I know it’s not easy to move to another country and start a new life.”
“I have a great sense of responsibility teaching them at such an impressionable and important age. Toilet training, tying shoelaces, just seeing the look on their faces when they finally achieve doing it themselves. You can only get that feeling of satisfaction and enjoyment from kids.”
Our ‘Industries in Demand’ series highlights individual industries experiencing a high demand for labour and the types of jobs they offer. The first in our series covers the Construction Industry.
Well done to our job seekers completing the study phase of their Retail Ready Jobs program. We look forward to supporting them in their practical placements soon.
Six of our job seekers graduated on 22 December after completing a seven-week online Disability Support Worker program thanks to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance and Generation Australia.
After six years working in the corporate sector, Joshua Martinez went in search of a job with meaning. He found a career. Celebrating 10 years in employment services, March 2022, Josh said, “Throughout my Employment Consultant career, I have developed an immense passion for helping job seekers achieve their employment goals. I go home every day knowing I made a difference in my job seekers lives.”
Our priority is to ensure the safety and continuity of service for our job seekers, employers and staff.
Victoria Wellard is the facilitator of Global Skills Youth Hub – a program for our job seekers aged 24 years and under.