9 Colliers Avenue (PO Box 8153), ORANGE NSW 2800

Ph: 02 63619511, Fax: 02 63601251
ACN 106 904 545, ABN 39 106 904 545

 

Birrang: stepping stone to employment for our people

Employer Broker Panel

 

DEEWR has selected Birrang Enterprise Development Company for appointment to the Employer Broker Panel in the State of NSW.

The objective of the Employer Broker role is to engage with employers in a skill or labour shortage industry, or a specific location, to broker solutions that meet employers’ needs and to co-ordinate and target the efforts of Employment Service Providers to matching the needs of job seekers with the labour market requirements of employers while also improving employment outcomes for disadvantaged job seekers.

 

· The Program is a competitive grants program funded by DEEWR.

 

· The Panel will comprise employers, groups of employers, employer organisations, unions and other organisations.

 

· Funding of six million dollars over three years has been allocated to the program; equating to two million dollars of funding per year for projects.

 

· The contract commences on July 1, 2009 and is funded till June 30, 2012.

 

· There are 56 appointments to the Employer Broker Panel Australia wide.

 

· Funding can only be received for Employer Broker activities by employer Broker Panel Members

 

·  Other persons or organisations may wish to nominate ideas and can do so by submitting directly to DEEWR or to an EBP member.

 

· The Program is not indigenous specific.

 

Employer Broker activities will focus on industries experiencing skill or labour shortage, and disadvantaged locations, and will complement other Australian Government initiatives in these areas.

Members of the EBP will develop proposals to deliver EB activities. Other potential roles for Employer Brokers include:

 

· Improving linkages between jobseekers, Employment Service Providers, employers, training organisations and other stakeholders

 

· Working with training organisations and Employment Service Providers to develop career pathways that will assist employers to attract and retain an appropriately skilled workforce

 

· Linking disadvantaged job seekers with appropriate training and other assistance to meet the needs of employers

 

· Assist individual employers or groups of employers in the retention of staff.