Indigenous Support
Job Seekers
Novaskill is proud of the commitments made to our Indigenous Communities and employees over the years building many strong Indigenous Community partnerships.
Working with Aboriginal Land Councils, Aboriginal Corporations and Indigenous communities- Novaskill strives to provide opportunities for employment and educational experiences that are tailored to Indigenous culture, community, issues and solutions.
Novaskill administers the Indigenous Advancement Strategy on behalf of the Australian Government. This means we have specialist staff that promote and assist indigenous job seekers with employment, work experience and education experiences.
With a network of employers, Novaskill can provide coaching, mentoring, work experience, post job support and customised training to eligible indigenous job seekers.
Learn while you earn and start an apprenticeship or traineeship while you’re still at school!
Apprenticeships and traineeships combine training with working in a real job, for a real boss with a real wage.
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SATs) allow you to complete year 11 and 12, while being employed and paid by a local business and undertaking training to attain a nationally recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification as well as your Higher School Certificate (HSC)/ Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).
You will be required to work in your host business for approximately one day each week throughout year 11 and 12 and will begin full time work as a second year apprentice or trainee from the January after you finish school.
For more information on how this exciting program can really kick start your career, and what support is available to you as an Indigenous Australian, please contact your local Novaskill branch.
Services
The Indigenous Employment Team provides a free mentoring service to our Indigenous Trainees, Apprentices, course participants and employees. The program covers life skills, cross-cultural awareness and employer expectations. This valuable program ensures all indigenous employees have the best chance of success in their role.
Novaskill mentoring includes but is not limited to;
For more information about how we can help you, please contact our Indigenous Employment Services Officer
Acknowledgement
Novaskill would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work. We are honoured to be on the ancestral lands of those whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. We pay respect to the Elders, past, present and to the younger generation of the community who will be the future leaders in years to come.