Job Services Australia is the Australian Government’s gateway for job seeker to access training, skills development and work experience.
Job Services Australia offers personalised help and services that are better targeted to your needs and more access to training opportunities and work experience to help you find and keep a job. Job Services Australia providers are organisations contracted by the Australian Government to provide employment services and are located in more than 2000 towns, cities and rural sites around the country.
There is a Job Services Australia provider near you
Your local Job Services Australia provider will be your first point of call for all your employment and job search needs. They will work with you one-on-one to help develop and enhance your skills for the job that’s right for you. Your Job Services Australia provider is also focused on training for the future.
Your Job Services Australia provider can give you advice on the best job search methods, career options and employment programs, as well as helping you prepare your résumé, enhance your interview technique or undertake skills development or professional training you may need to help you get and keep a job.
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Having the right plan to find the right job
When you visit your local Job Services Australia provider, you will be introduced to some of the highly skilled staff who will get to know you and your individual needs, and will help you on your journey to employment. This team will work with you to develop your own personal Employment Pathway Plan (EPP). Your EPP will set out your personal employment goals and the services and training you need to help you find and keep a job.
Connecting you with Australian employers
Job Services Australia is also working closely with employers to identify key employment opportunities and areas where skills are in demand. By building this close partnership, you can have greater confidence that the skills you develop will match the skills employers actually need. Having the right skills for the job you want will help you to make a quick, smooth transition into the workforce.
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Job search facilities
To assist you in your search for work, your Job Services Australia provider will provide you with access to personal computers with broadband internet access and printers. You can use these facilities to access the internet to undertake job seeking activities including updating and printing your résumé or searching and applying for jobs online.
You will also be able to access a range of job sites including Australian JobSearch. JobSearch is Australia’s largest free job website with thousands of jobs displayed daily. It provides information about jobs, working conditions, careers and training.
Skills development, training and flexible assistance—the basis of Job Services Australia
Job Services Australia is strongly focused on providing you with the right skills, training and support to help you get the right job, based on your needs and preferences and the job opportunities in your local area.
Your Job Services Australia provider will work with local employers, community and health organisations, registered training organisations, federal, state, territory and local government and other organisations to help give you the right mix of training and skills development, based on your personal circumstances. You can also undertake work experience with a relevant employer, or become involved in one of Job Services Australia employment services to help you enhance or develop more skills.
Read more on Job Services Australia employment services, work experience and other training opportunities
The more help you need, the more help you get
Job Services Australia will provide specialised services if you experience additional barriers to employment, such as family issues, mental health issues, disability or homelessness. Your Job Services Australia provider will work with you closely to give you the support and assistance you need, based on your individual needs. You may also be given the choice of attending a specialised Job Services Australia provider, for example, a youth or disability specialist, that operate in many locations across Australia.
If you have recently lost your job you are eligible to receive immediate access to personalised assistance, career advice, referral to available training places and job search help to help get you back into the workforce as soon as possible.
More information for specific job seekers:
How to become involved
If you are a job seeker interested in receiving help from Job Services Australia in most instances you should visit your local Centrelink office to register to receive assistance.
How to register for assistance
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Job Services Australia offers you a single entry point to a broad range of services that can help you find and keep a job, with no interruption to the delivery of these services. Your Job Services Australia provider can explain in more detail how Job Services Australia can help you.
Information on the employment services offered under Job Services Australia is available from the Employment services page.
The Job Services Australia Service Guarantees, Code of Practice and job seeker fact sheets are available from the Resources page.
Information on Job Services Australia is available in other languages on the translated brochures page. Your Job Services Australia provider may also be able to provide interpreter services if you need them.