Indigenous employment services reforms introduced
Changes to the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) programme, which took effect on Sunday 1 July, are already leading to reduced levels of welfare dependency.
Since February 2007, when the 2007-08 reforms to Indigenous employment services were announced, 1182 people have commenced employment. Almost 90 per cent of these people have moved into full time work.
Those who have not yet found work will be assisted by a wide range of employment programmes, including the highly successful brokerage service, Structured Training and Employment Projects (STEP).