From 1 July 2023, Employment Facilitators have had access to a flexible funding pool to support and deliver small scale local activities to respond to community priorities that improve local labour market functioning.
Use of the Funds must:
- support actions or interventions that contribute to improved functioning of the local labour market, including those that enhance local coordination, collaboration or capacity building.
- align with one or more priorities in the region’s Local Jobs Plan; or an opportunity identified by the Taskforce.
- represent value for money.
- appropriately consider risks and mitigations
- not bring Workforce Australia Local Jobs, Employment Facilitator and Support Officer Services, the department or the Australian Government into disrepute.
The Funds may be utilised for activities that:
- support skills development to meet local employer demand.
- increase individual’s competitiveness in the labour market or are likely to lead to an employment pathway including training, pre-employment and community connection activities.
- engage employers.
- build capability of stakeholders in the local skills and employment ecosystem.
- assists individuals, workers and employers that have been impacted by labour market disruption.
- contribute to other local initiatives or projects that align with the Local Initiatives Fund principles.
