Mudgee, NSW
WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA LOCAL JOBS
Workforce Australia Local Jobs
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), funds Workforce Australia Local Jobs and supports the Local Jobs Coordinator and Support Officer closely in their support of local initiatives within the region.
Local Leadership and Coordination
Skillset leads coordination and delivery of program components in the Central West.
Skillset hosts and implements the Workforce Australia Local Jobs Program.
Employment Facilitation
Skillset and DEWR appoints a Job Coordinator and Support Officer to operate within the Central West region. Facilitating connections between businesses, job seekers, training providers, and support services.
Anthony Dawson Job Coordinator
Local Jobs is focused on five key local priority areas to support local employment:
PRIORITIES FOR THE REGION
Georgie Lonergan Support Officer
1. Addressing skilled labour shortages in key industries
3. First Nations people in employment services
2. Transport and housing
4. Support other priority cohorts
5. Strengthen support for individuals facing prolonged or intergenerational unemployment
The Local Jobs Plan outlines the training and employment obstacles and key priorities within the region, along with strategies aimed at guiding the development and execution of projects to tackle these hurdles.
CENTRAL WEST LOCAL JOBS PLAN
Job Coordinators
Job Coordinators and Support Officers support the delivery of the program by bringing together key stakeholders including businesses, employment services providers, higher education and training organisations.
Local Jobs and Skills Taskforce
Each Employment Region has its own Taskforce. Representatives include local stakeholders who have demonstrated experience in upskilling, reskilling, and an ability to represent, connect and collaborate with others in the region to meet labour market needs.
LOCAL JOBS AND SKILLS TASKFORCE
LOCAL JOBS AND SKILLS TASKFORCE
Each Employment Region has a Local Jobs and Skills Taskforce, chaired by the Job Coordinator
Anthony Dawson Job Coordinator Local Jobs Central West
Steve Bowman Community Place Manager Grupo Cobra
Tracie Robertson Principal Ray White
Emma Murphy R/ Training Service Manager Western NSW | Regional Training Services
Josh Gordon Director Regional Development Australia Central West
Lindsay Bull Workforce Australia Service Manager Employment Services VERTO
Rachel Nicoll Senior Project Officer Central West and Illawarra Future jobs and Investment Authorities
Meredith Macpherson Water & Regional Development Manager Central NSW Joint Association
Jacob Cass Centre Manager/ Deputy Chairperson, Country Universities Centre Parkes/ Regional Universities Study Hub Advisory Committee
Vicki Seccombe Regional Manager Western NSW Business NSW
