Victoria Working to Assist Disdvantaged Jobseekers
Source: Victoria. Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation. Media Release
"The Brumby Government is encouraging industry and community organisations to lodge expressions of interest to help 1150 disadvantaged Victorians enter the labour market. Skills and Workforce Participation Minister Jacinta Allan said the 09/10 State Budget provided $10.2 million to increase its current workforce participation goals to generate more opportunities for disadvantaged jobseekers.“The Brumby Government is taking action to assist people with barriers to employment develop skills and find a job,” Ms Allan said. “Now more than ever, it is vital that as many Victorians as possible are in work or training and that’s why we’ve funded the New Workforce Partnerships (NWP) program for a further two years.“I encourage industry and community organisations to work in partnership to tender for projects that deliver employment outcomes for disadvantaged jobseekers."