Canberra work experience for future indigenous Australian leaders
18 June 2013
Over 100 indigenous secondary school students from across Australia are undertaking a week of work experience with the Australian government in the nation’s capital city of Canberra.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013Over 100 indigenous secondary school students from across Australia are undertaking a week of work experience with the Australian government in the nation’s capital city of Canberra.
The Learn Earn Legend! Work Exposure with Government programme is in its fourth year, and involves over 80 parliamentarians and 32 government agencies.
Minister for indigenous employment and economic development Julie Collins says: “These students are future leaders in their communities and this programme will expand their horizons, showing them possible job opportunities and pathways into government work.”
With indigenous employment an ongoing issue in Australia, the government has committed a total of almost $650m (£393m) to its Indigenous Employment Program over the next four years.
The aim is to increase indigenous employment within the public sector to 2.7% by 2015 – at which level it would represent the proportion of Australia’s population who are from indigenous backgrounds.
The Learn Earn Legend! Work Exposure with Government programme is in its fourth year, and involves over 80 parliamentarians and 32 government agencies.
Minister for indigenous employment and economic development Julie Collins says: “These students are future leaders in their communities and this programme will expand their horizons, showing them possible job opportunities and pathways into government work.”
With indigenous employment an ongoing issue in Australia, the government has committed a total of almost $650m (£393m) to its Indigenous Employment Program over the next four years.
The aim is to increase indigenous employment within the public sector to 2.7% by 2015 – at which level it would represent the proportion of Australia’s population who are from indigenous backgrounds.
