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Disadvantaged job seekers

Information for job seekers with specialist needs, including people with disabilities, disadvantaged young people, and other people facing significant barriers to employment.

Disability Employment Network

Information about specialist employment services for people with disabilities.

Job Placement, Employment and Training

Information about programmes to help young disadvantaged job seekers.

Personal Support Programme

This section has information about employment services for people who face significant barriers to employment.

PM's Employer of the Year Awards

Nominate the employer of the year.

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Vocational Rehabilitation Services assist people who have an injury, disability or health condition to work independently in the open labour market.

Australian Apprenticeships Access Programmes (AAAP)

AAAP provides preliminary training to help those who are disadvantaged to undertake an Australian Apprenticeship.

Disability Specialist Job Network Services

Find a disability specialist Job Network member. Services Job Network provide to jobseekers with a disability.

Disability Support Pension Employment Pilot

The then Department of Employment and Workplace Relations funded a pilot that to provide eligible Disability Support Pension recipients with access to a range of employment services under Job Network.

Early Intervention and Engagement Pilot

The pilot provides an opportunity to further refine assessment and referral processes for DSP applicants/review and NSA/YA (o) job seekers seeking exemption from activity test requirements.

Early Intervention and Engagement Pilot - Service Providers

Service Providers Questions and Responses - ‘Early Intervention and Engagement Pilot Briefings April 4 – 8 2005’

Job seekers from a non-English speaking background

If you are a job seeker from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, Job Network can help you.

JobAccess disability resources

JobAccess is a one-stop information shop for all matters relating to the employment of people with disability.

JobJuice youth resources

Left school and looking for work? Here are some tips to help you.

Jobwise mature age resources

Jobwise is a website dedicated to mature age employment. It contains information for employers, mature age job seekers and mature age workers.

Mature Age Job Seeking Tips

Job seeking tips and hints for those more mature job seekers.

Mental Health and Wellbeing website

The new site is a one-stop shop outllining Government programmes aimed at reforming and improving outcomes for people with mental illness in Australia.

Work Experience Placement programme

The Australian Government to pay for insurance costs for job seekers undertaking work experience.

Youth Programmes Search

Provides a snapshot of the youth related programme information provided to the Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce.