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Black to Work

Acknowledgement to Country

I acknowledge that we are here together today on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.

Firstly some facts

45%

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with a disability or long term health condition

7.7%

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with severe or profound disability

2.1 %

More likely to be living with a disability than other Australians

19%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people with a disability participate in the workforce

5

times more likely to experience mental illness than other Australians

First people with disability participate in cultural activities at the same rate as First people without a disability There is an under-representation of our First People linked to DES Services

Partnership – NSW Aboriginal Land Council and Olympus Solutions

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• The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (‘NSWALC’) has a goal to

pursue economic independence and prosperity for Aboriginal people

• Olympus Solutions and NSWALC agree that employment is

critical to the increased economic freedom for Aboriginal people

• Together Olympus Solutions and NSWALC are working to

increase Aboriginal people’s employment participation so that Aboriginal people access their fair share of the economy

 Goal 3 – Pursue

economic independence and prosperity for our people

 NSWALC Economic

Development Policy

 The third wave of

Aboriginal Land Rights

NSWALC Strategic Plan 2018-2022

Goal 3 – Three integrated components:

 Employment services, training and

brokerage capability

 Aboriginal housing capability  Land development and construction

capability Safe and secure housing supports employment and social outcomes

NSWALC Strategic Plan 2018-2022

 First Hub under Indigenous

Business Sector Strategy

 One-stop shop for business and

employment support services

 Indigenous businesses employ

Indigenous people at 60 times the rate of other businesses

 Olympus Solutions a foundation

partner

Yarpa – Business and Employment Hub

Combining our strengths and expertise

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Service Coverage

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The partnership journey …..

2017-2020

2017

VTEC funding bid

Council endorses NSWALC’s participation as an intended joint venture partner with OS

Partnership Business Case

Findings of ACUS BC supports NSWALC’s partnership with Olympus Solutions

Q3

Heads of Agreement

Sets out desire by NSWALC & OS to work together to deliver employment outcomes for Aboriginal people

Q4

VTEC Licencing & Consortium Agreement

2018

Q1

Change to funding contract

PM&C advise OS that they need to enter JV or become an Indigenous organisation

Q2

JV Concept

End state vision Aboriginal entity with first step creation of JV

Q3

Transition Plan submitted to PM&C

Q4

NSWALC JV Business Case

2019

Q1

Creation of Joint Venture

Dependent upon

• utcome of BC

Q2

1 Feb 2019

VTEC Contract to be extended under the JV

Q3

Building NSWALC Service Delivery Capacity

Q4

Aboriginal owned entity to operate employment services

2020

Investment in Infrastructure Construction - NSW

Infrastructure Construction Investment NSW – Next Decade Western City $10.5bn Central City $35.7bn Eastern City $39.5bn Regional $20bn Total $105.7bn

Source: HKA 2018, Employment Enterprise Employment Pipeline Management and Employment Brokerage – Draft Report

Projected Demand vs Supply – Infrastructure Construction (Preliminary Analysis)

Supply Analysis

• No. Indigenous people working in infrastructure

construction in Greater Sydney 693

• No. Indigenous people working in infrastructure

construction in NSW 2,774

• Proportion of Greater Sydney infrastructure construction

workforce that is Indigenous 0.90%

• Estimated current shortfall on 3% target

1,612

Partnership Program Logic

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Current Situation

• Significant

employment disadvantage

• Higher

unemployment

• System does not

meet needs of Aboriginal people

• Lower wages

Inputs & Processes

• Employment

Contracts ‘novated’ to NSWALC

• Creation of Joint

Venture

• Good

Governance

• Effective

Communication

• Partnership

management Short – Medium Outcomes

• Overcome

barriers to employment

• Better

understanding

• f pathways to

employment

• Suitable training

& support

• ptions

Longer term Outcomes

• Increased

employment

• pportunities
• Increase

Aboriginal Businesses

• Employers

embrace Aboriginal culture ad support Aboriginal employees

Strategies

• Hire Indigenous staff member to work through the Indigenous Issues.

Strategies

• Put an Indigenous flavor into your marketing collateral to attract Indigenous Community to use your services.

Strategies

• Put on a feed – That will guarantee to bring the mob into the office to register with you

Strategies

• Sponsor an Indigenous sporting team

Strategies

• Put flags on your reception desk

Strategies

• Pay an Indigenous consultant to put your RAP together and assist with the community consultation.

Our People – Our Service

Listen up Now..

Something we share now may change your results… Everything we have shared up till now has been around for about a decade..

Time

Aboriginal people have inhabited this country for well over 50 thousand years. Their movements were guided by the seasons, rains and the availability of food. They took their time, they listened to the teachings of their elders, they looked after their old people as they were the keepers of the knowledge that sustained them. They trusted their mob to look after each other, mothers raised children, boys became men. Understanding this is vital. If you understand this you will know that a 30 minute appointment completing paperwork and hearing a clients story is just not enough. TAKE your time – Build the relationship

Understand the relationship

• Understand that when you are dealing with one individual you are dealing

with the family & community.

• All actions have a impact on the family and the community
• What may be the right course of action for you may not be agreed by the

family, so YOU will need a new course of action.

• Include the decision makers into your conversations
• Seek out champions from community if you need them to support you,

these may be elders or other community leaders, understand that this may take time

Think like an employer first

• We can quickly jump to consultant mode
• Understand that when you think like an employer first, this will reflect

In your results

• Coach your jobseekers paying attention to Employer expectations
• I have heard many consultants say that the jobseeker didn’t want to let

them down.. Very nice, but do they have the same expectations as the employer

• Can this person do the job and not cause me any issues -
• What adjustments need to be made to accommodate this person – can I do this efficiently in by business
• Is a Wage Subsidy the motivator
• What impact could this decision have on my other employees positive and negative

Walk alongside – Don’t carry your Jobseeker

• Post Placement support
• Mentoring is the process of guiding your jobseekers to make better decisions
• Don’t make the mistake of making decisions for them
• Anticipate the consequence and inform the employer
• Never fluff it up always be honest
• Where their has been a behavior improvement or attitude shift acknowledge and reward
• Include the family in good news

Share Success

• This is not an easy job – your staff like your jobseekers will

Have their ups and downs Have fun -

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Thank You!

NSW Aboriginal Land Council www.alc.org.au nswalcenterprises@alc.org.au