Employment Disadvantaged Territorians
Employment disadvantage is defined as “disconnection from the labour market and the so-called knowledge economy”, through such factors as limited or unfinished education, inadequate levels of literacy and numeracy, skills deficits, disability, discrimination, social attitudes etc.
Employment disadvantaged Territorians include people with a disability, Indigenous people, mature-aged (45+), youth (15-24 years), people from a non-English speaking background, women, people with a criminal record, long and very long-term unemployed.
Employment Disadvantaged Pathways Project
The Employment Disadvantaged Pathways Project has been established to respond to the Creating Effective Pathways to Employment and Training for the Employment Disadvantaged in the Northern Territory report. The report highlights the challenges faced by the Territory’s employment disadvantaged and makes 21 recommendations for consideration and action by Government.
Work on a number of the report’s recommendations is being undertaken through a cooperative Northern Territory and Australian Government and Community Sector working arrangement - the Employment Disadvantaged Pathways Project Steering Committee has been set up to oversight implementation of the Employment Disadvantaged Pathways Project. Some progress has been made against a number of the report’s recommendations.