IMPLEMENTING CHANGE:

A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR

JOBS AND GROWTH In co-operation with the EU Presidency, Irish Government and Pobal

26-27 March 2013, Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland

9th Annual Meeting

WORKSHOP A: LOCAL JOB CREATION - HOW EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

AGENCIES CAN HELP

Sally Sinclair CEO, National Employment Services Association, Australia

Local Job Creation:

How Employment and Training Agencies Can

Help

Presented by:

Sally Sinclair, CEO

National Employment Services Association

27 March2013 OECD LEED 9th Annual Meeting: Implementing Change: A New Local Agenda for Jobs and Growth

NESA is an industry association and the peak body for the Australian employment and related services industry

Australia has a fully outsourced employment services delivery model

NESA represents and advocates on behalf of contracted providers to ensure that we achieve:

Continuous improvement to design, delivery and performance of employment services for stakeholders, and

A sustainable and vibrant industry.

NESA is the voice of the

Australian employment services industry

Continuing development of place-based employment and training services to address local labour market needs.

Strong engagement with small to medium enterprises to create employment opportunities for job seekers with disadvantage.

The importance of alignment of policies and programme settings to achieve collaboration between actors and achieve joined-up interventions for job seekers in skills formation including employability skills (soft skills).

Flexible resources to tailor skills development including Job Services Australia’s Employment Pathway Fund, complementary services and employer incentives/assistance.

Local coordination of actors in areas of entrenched disadvantage to develop demand led job seeker skills initiatives.

Policy and programme developments to address skills and labour mobility in order to meet skills shortages.

o Need to take a journey approach and for many job seekers they will have to have a level of progression to fulfil the skill demands of industry such as the resource sector.

The Australian Experience

Connecting with Employers

Australian Employment Services are funded through the Federal Government to work at no cost with employers (lodge vacancy, screen, match and refer) and contracted at a local level (116 Employment Services Areas).

Incentivising brokerage and performance through job placement and employment outcomes.

Activating and assisting employers through a range of incentives and funds such as Wage Subsidies, Jobs Bonus, Traineeship and Apprenticeship Subsidies, Employment Assistance Fund, Supported Wage System, Employment Pathway Fund.

Flexibility to provide broader labour market assistance.

Partnerships with industry – addressing skill shortages, relocation assistance, targeted labour market programs.

The contracting arrangements of Australian employment services support a dynamic and responsive policy environment. The purchaser maintains the right to vary DEEDs and supporting guidelines to include new initiatives and respond to changing circumstance and priorities throughout the contract period.

Complementary Programmes:

Geographically Targeted Initiatives

Local Connections to Work

Priority Employment Areas

o Local Employment Coordinators

o Jobs and Skills Expos

Disaster Response Packages

Connecting People with Jobs

Regional Development Authorities

o Regional Education, Skills and Jobs Coordinators

Responsive Policy & Service Framework

Targeted Industry Support

Structural Adjustment Packages

Cohort Focused Initiatives

Mature Age Workers

Early school leavers

Long term unemployed – Wage Connect

Indigenous Employment Program

Skills Focused Initiatives

Apprenticeship Kick Start Initiative

Intermediaries, Data and Information

Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA)

Industry Skills Council

Employer Associations

Responsive Policy & Service Framework

Australian Employment Services Framework

Centrelink

Social Security

Employment Services Gateway

Job Seeker Compliance

Framework

Complementary

Programs

National Employment Services Data Base

National Performance Assessment Framework

Commonwealth Department of

Education, Employment & Workplace Relations

Policy & Program Administration, Development & Implementation

Purchasing & Contract Management

New Enterprise Incentive Scheme,

Harvest Labour Services,

Experience +

Youth Connections,

Language, Literacy & Numeracy,

Indigenous Employment Programs

Tailored Service Provision

Flexible, Tailored Service Model

enables integrated wrap around

service assistance to address

individual needs and local

circumstances

•Job Search Support

• Employer Services

•Job Search Facilities

• Skills Assessment

•Range of Activities

•Work for the Dole

•Training

•Volunteering

•Work Trials

• Employment Pathway Plan

•Community Linkages

•Access to resources to support interventions

•Post Placement Support

Complementary Programs

New Enterprise Incentive Scheme, Harvest Labour Services, Experience +, National Green Jobs Corps, Youth Connections, Language, Literacy & Numeracy, Indigenous Employment

Programs

Employment Pathway Fund

Flexible pool of funding to purchase assistance to help job seekers get and keep a job, such as:

Vocational & Employability Skills Training

Work related clothing and safety equipment

Licences & certificates

Short term travel costs

Relocation costs to commence employment

Other personal support services, such as dental, health and housing

Employer Assistance – Wage subsidies, on-the-job training or mentoring for job seekers.

Tailored Support

Vocational Education and Training Sector

Vocational Education and Training (VET) is:

Designed to support regional development through local partnerships with enterprises, employment services providers, community groups and government agencies.

Delivered by a network of private (Registered Training Organisations) and public (Technical and Further Education) providers who are regionally located and are responsible for skills development at local levels.

Participants can undertake VET at school:

as part of their school studies

by enrolling in a course at a TAFE or other training organisation

as a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship

The range of VET programs in schools is determined at a local level

NESA

Level 8, 20-22 Albert Road

South Melbourne, VIC 3205

Australia

Phone: +613 9624 2300

Email: nesa@nesa.com.au

Website: www.nesa.com.au

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