Minister for Indigenous Australians
The Albanese Labor Government's new Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) begins today, providing tailored support to around 40,000 job seekers.
The new service delivers on the Government's commitment to replace the Coalition's Community Development Program (CDP).
RAES will support job seekers with the training and skills development needed to become job ready and take up job opportunities, including those created through the Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) program.
There will be further support to stay in work, with greater access to mentoring.
Where work is not available, providers will engage job seekers in local community projects that build skills.
These projects give local communities more flexibility to design solutions to meet local employment and business needs and create tailored solutions for job-readiness.
RAES providers will use at least 25 per cent of their funding towards developing these local community projects, which benefit individuals and communities through real job pathways and enterprise development.
RAES will also invest in building provider capability to deliver higher quality, culturally safe services tailored to job seekers in 1,200 remote communities.
The design of RAES has been informed by community consultations and job trials.
Job seekers can call a dedicated RAES Transition Line on 1800 306 182 if they have any questions about their providers, or call Services Australia if they have questions about their income support payments.
