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9 Colliers Avenue (PO Box 8153), ORANGE NSW 2800 Ph: 02 63619511, Fax: 02 63601251
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Birrang: stepping stone to employment for our people |
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Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) Program
The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) Program helps Indigenous job seekers to gain the skills, training and capabilities needed to find sustainable employment and improves the economic and social well-being of communities. CDEP is one of the key Indigenous employment programs contributing to the Australian Government’s aim of halving the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous employment within a decade. CDEP contributes to the economic and social development of communities through the delivery of two streams of services: work readiness and community development.
Work Readiness
The aim of the work readiness stream is to ensure that Indigenous job seekers in remote communities can achieve their training and employment goals, and thus economic independence through employment. CDEP provides job seekers with a range of personalized training and support designed to give them the skills needed to get a job. This includes activities such as vocational training, on-the-job work experience, English literacy and numeracy training, mentoring support, and general work and life skills training. Employers providing work experience placements for new CDEP participants will have access to the CDEP Work Experience Subsidy (administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations) to encourage them to offer work experience placements and pay wages directly to CDEP participants.
Community Development
The aim of community development is to increase the economic and social well-being of Indigenous communities by providing local people with the support and tools they need to act on issues of importance to them. The CDEP community development stream will support these aims in three ways. Firstly, CDEP providers will work with their communities to develop community action plans that support the needs and aspirations of the communities. The plans will set goals, actions and targets to improve the quality of community life, and the social and economic participation of people in the community. CDEP providers will also supply the resources and support needed to deliver the community projects that are identified and engage CDEP participants in the delivery. Secondly, CDEP providers will provide an information and referral service to help Indigenous people and their families to access other support services available in their region. Thirdly, CDEP providers will be supported to build their own skills and capacity to deliver the new approach to work readiness and community development, and better assist the development of social and economic opportunities in communities.
How can I access CDEP?
Contact Birrang on 0263619511 Indigenous job seekers who are interested in participating in CDEP will need to contact Centrelink and apply for an appropriate Income Support Payment. Centrelink will refer you to a Job Services Australia provider in your area if you are eligible. Job Services Australia will work with you to develop an individual Employment Pathway Plan that sets out the services and training that will help you to find and keep a job.
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