{"id":8995,"date":"2020-11-03T04:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T04:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=8995"},"modified":"2020-11-03T04:00:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T04:00:59","slug":"local-recovery-fund-open-for-local-jobs-pathways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/03\/local-recovery-fund-open-for-local-jobs-pathways\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Recovery Fund open for local jobs pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Morrison Government\u2019s Local Recovery Fund is now open for 25 select regions experiencing high unemployment to develop local and tailored projects, to help Australians get back into work and assist communities recover from the economic impact of COVID-19.
\nApplications are now open for local groups and organisations to apply to receive funding ranging from $10,000 to $200,000, to develop projects, including mentoring, training and reskilling, in line with local employment needs.
\nThe Local Recovery Fund is a key component of the Local Jobs Program and will fund projects, or parts of larger projects, that are not being supported through existing programs or activities.
\nMinister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the fund will help drive job outcomes in the selected regions with locally led initiatives aimed at getting more Australians back into work.
\n\u201cLocal Jobs is focused on reskilling, upskilling and creating employment pathways to help people move back into jobs as the economy recovers from COVID-19,\u201d Minister Cash said.
\n\u201cProjects supported under the Local Recovery Fund will be locally driven initiatives that are aligned to each regions employment related priorities, as identified in a Local Job Plan.
\n\u201cI strongly encourage stakeholders in each of the eligible employment regions to work together and put forward innovative project ideas under the Local Recovery Fund.
\nAs part of the Local Jobs Program 25 Employment Facilitators, have been engaged to help connect job seekers to local employment opportunities.
\nThe Employment Facilitators will chair Local Jobs and Skills Taskforces across Australia. The taskforces will bring together local employers, employment and training providers and other local stakeholders, to collaborate and develop projects funded by the Local Recovery Fund to get job seekers back into work.
\n\u201cWe will do this by getting Australians back to work and by supporting locally-driven pathways to jobs.\u201d
\nApplications for the Local Recovery Fund will open from 3 November with funding available from mid-December 2020.
\nThe employment regions included in this program are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
State\/Territory<\/strong><\/td>\nEmployment Region<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New South Wales<\/strong><\/td>\nSydney South West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIllawarra South Coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHunter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNew England and North West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMid North Coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNorth Coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSydney Greater West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queensland<\/strong><\/td>\nGold Coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCairns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWide Bay and Sunshine Coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTownsville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWivenhoe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tasmania<\/strong><\/td>\nHobart and Southern Tasmania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNorth and North Western Tasmania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victoria<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGippsland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWestern Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nInner Metropolitan Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNorth Western Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nAdelaide North<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMurray and South East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNorth West Country<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Western Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth West WA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPerth South<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northern Territory<\/strong><\/td>\nDarwin and Alice Springs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further details on how to apply can be found at\u00a0www.dese.gov.au\/local-jobs-program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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