Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Mark Arbib launched the Indigenous Youth Careers Pathways Program (IYCP) on 16 May 2011.

Starting in the 2012 school year, IYCP will give up to 6400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students the opportunity to get a school-based traineeship. The program will assist Indigenous students in years 10 to 12 in targeted high schools, with mentoring and case management to help them deal with issues that make the transition from school to work difficult.

The Budget initiative is funded for $50.7 million over four years.
View the Minister’s media release and fact sheet ‘Helping Indigenous Australians achieve their potential’.