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Jobfind Centres Australia, a member of the Angus Knight group, in partnership with Tania Major Consultancy recently commenced the first of 3 workshops in the Gulf community of Doomadgee. As former young Australian of the year 2007 and the youngest person ever to be elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in…

Ten job seekers from the seasonally-isolated town of Urapunga, Northern Territory, have built a local work shed as part of a certified construction course provided by Jobfind Centres Australia along with Batchelor and Yugul Mangi Shire. The construction program was the first to be delivered to the Indigenous community of Urapunga, as the town is…

Patrick and fellow job seekers from Cairns have been offered employment on the Southern Access Corridor Project, after completing their Indigenous Employment Project (IEP) with the development initiative. Jobfind was asked to screen suitable candidates for the construction program, with Patrick of the Yidinji Nation one of the candidates selected for the IEP. However things…

Strathfield local Hyun Mi has considerably improved her English communication skills, drastically boosted her confidence and successfully gained sustainable employment as a result of the innovative Sound Path Language and Literacy Program offered by Jobfind Centres Australia. When Hyun Mi came to Jobfind, she was fairly competent with written English – but struggled when it…

Job seeker Reuban from Mount Druitt has found meaningful and sustainable employment as a Supervisor at the Holy Family Food and Clothing store, after thriving under a Work for the Dole activity offered by Jobfind Centres Australia. Reuban first came to Jobfind in October 2011 in search of some guidance and much-needed inspiration, after becoming…

Eight job seekers from Palmerston in the Northern Territory have gained meaningful and sustainable employment with Goodstart Early Learning Centre, as a result of a successful childcare training course offered by the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and Jobfind Centres Australia. The Certificate IV Childcare Skills course, which began six months ago, covers a…

Five youths from the remote Indigenous community of Mornington Island have emerged from their shells and are set for sustainable jobs in sport, recreation and fitness, following their successful completion of training offered by Jobfind Centres Australia, I Want That Course and Tropical North Queensland TAFE. Commencing on 26 September, the four‑week Certificate II Sport…

Eight youth participants from the remote Indigenous community of Pormpuraaw are building a facility to engage other youths in the community, while acquiring sought‑after construction skills and gaining sustainable jobs – as part of a project being undertaken by Jobfind Centres Australia’s Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP). Conducted over two weeks, the Certificate II in…

Three young men from the remote Indigenous community of Gunbalanya in the Northern Territory have gained full-time traineeships with the local meatworks, thanks to the assistance of Jobfind Centres Australia and Apprenticeships Australia. After a tour of the Gunbalanya Meatworks facility in July of this year, five very interested job seekers from the community began…

Three young Indigenous job seekers from Katherine, Northern Territory, have proven they’ve got what it takes to build promising careers in radio broadcasting – after completing an innovative work experience program offered by Jobfind Centres Australia, YouthworX NT and radio station 8KTR. Getting the chance to work with Jon Raynor, the Manager of Katherine’s 8KTR…

Jobfind CDEP participants in Lockhart River, Queensland have been hard at work constructing the local Ivy Park children’s playground, forming part of the practical component of a Certificate II in Horticulture training program conducted by Jobfind Centres Australia. Beginning in April, the group and their mentors began mapping out the playground’s specifications before clearing and…

‘Sticks’ Holroyd, from the remote Indigenous community of Pormpuraaw in Queensland, has proven that disability doesn’t have to get in the way of your dreams after he successfully gained the position of head broadcaster at the local radio station, with the support of Jobfind Centres Australia. Pormpuraaw’s Community radio station, 106.1FM, began broadcasting in 1992…