Department of the Premier and Cabinet

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Recruiting a Skilled Workforce Indigenous
Employment Programs
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Department of the Premier and Cabinet

• The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC),
  Public Sector Management Division (PSMD)
  facilitate the following Employment Programs
• Entry Level Employment Program
• General
• Indigenous
• People with Disabilities
• Business Traineeship Program
• General
• Indigenous
• People with Disabilities
• School Based Traineeship Program

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Our Role

• Assist WA Public Sector agencies to fill Level 1
  and Traineeship vacancies, quickly and
  efficiently
• To recruit candidates for each Program and each
  stream on behalf of the WA Public Sector
• Provide a referral service for agencies so
  there is no need to advertise your Level 1 or
  Traineeship positons.

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment
Program

• WA State Government Initiative aimed at
  developing and promoting a diverse and skilled
  WA Public Sector workforce
• PSMD recruits Indigenous candidates for both the
  Entry Level Employment Program (ELEP) and the
  Traineeship Programs
• Indigenous candidates can register with ELEP and
  Business Traineeship Program at anytime during
  the year

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Indigenous Placements Facilitated 06/07
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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Entry Level Employment Program

• PSMD coordinate the Entry Level Employment
  Program (ELEP)
• Currently a number of Indigenous candidates
  registered with the Program, who are interested
  in Level 1 administration work within the WA
  Public Sector agencies
• ELEP candidates have a range of experience and
  skills to offer
• The ELEP registration process for Indigenous
  people has been altered to encourage
  applications for WA State Government positions

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
How Can Your Agency Source Candidates from the
Entry Level Employment Program?
Its Simple!
WE RECRUIT FOR YOUR AGENCY

• You can specifically request Indigenous
  Candidates to be referred to a position
• No need to advertise Level 1 positions
• Simply ask your HR area to submit an Entry Level
  Request via RAMS
• We will then send you at least 3 resumes per
  position
• All you need to do is interview and select the
  right candidate!

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Recruiting Young Indigenous People

• Attracting and recruiting skilled and qualified
  young Indigenous people is a challenge faced by
  all WA State Government agencies.
• So why not train them yourself? HERES HOW
• PSMD can assist your agency to recruit young
  Indigenous people, as well as young people from
  the General and People with Disabilities stream.

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
The Programs

• DPC administer two (2) Traineeship Programs the
  Business Traineeship Program and the School Based
  Traineeship Program.
• These Programs are for people under 25 years of
  age, with an opportunity to gain their first
  qualification and learn a range of business and
  administrative skills while working in a State
  Government agency.  
• Available to all WA Public Sector agencies to
  access
• These programs can assist your agency in the
  recruitment, employment and training of young
  Indigenous people.

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Business Traineeship Program

• Complete a Certificate III in Business
• Trainees can commence at anytime during the year
  so your agency can employ a Trainee at
  anytime.
• 12 Month Duration full time or part time
• Trainees are paid a training wage
• 236.00 528.40 per week
• Wages depend on age, years out of school and
  highest year of schooling completed
• Over 200 candidates registered with all three
  streams, including 80 Indigenous candidates

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
School Based Traineeship Program

• Students commence in February of each year (in
  Year 11)
• 2 Days Per Week, over 2 years
• Complete a Certificate II in Business
• Trainee wages
• Year 11 97.20 per week
• Year 12 104.00 per week
• Agencies can recruit students from October
  December each year.

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
How Can Your Agency Employ a Trainee?
Its Simple!
WE RECRUIT FOR YOUR AGENCY

• You can specifically request Indigenous
  candidates only
• No need to advertise the Business Traineeship
  opportunity
• Simply ask your HR area to submit a Business
  Traineeship or School Based Traineeship Request
  via RAMS
• We will then send you at least 4 resumes per
  position
• All you need to do is interview and select the
  right candidate!

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Any questions?