Indigenous employment: A vision for the future Leon Morris Director Indigenous Economic Development Department of Business, Economic and Regional Development Northern Territory Government 28 September 2007 CDU SYMPOSIUM A Skilled Workforce for Regional and Remote Australia: Keeping, Attracting, Training
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Indigenous employment: A vision for the future
Leon MorrisDirector
Indigenous Economic DevelopmentDepartment of Business, Economic and Regional Development
Northern Territory Government
28 September 2007
CDU SYMPOSIUMA Skilled Workforce for Regional and Remote Australia:
Keeping, Attracting, Training
Disclaimer
These are personal views informed by my role as Director, Indigenous Economic Development,
but can not be considered as Government policy
CDU SYMPOSIUMA Skilled Workforce for Regional and Remote Australia:
Keeping, Attracting, Training
Finding productive economic activity for 28,641 Indigenous people of working age (15-64) in the NT.
NT Urban: 8,498 (11,249 Indigenous people of working age, of which 2,751 are employed)
NT Remote: 20143(22,055 Indigenous people of working age, of which 1,912 are employed)
THE CHALLENGE
• No one size fits all response
• Starting point is to:
Recognise and acknowledge difference
Build Choices and opportunities
THE RESPONSE
7 Recommended Approaches:
1. Mainstream urban employment2. Mainstream regional/remote employment 3. Indigenous Outcomes from Government
procurement4. Build local economies through engagement with
private sector5. Build “Indigenised” businesses6. Rethink labour7. Provide support mechanisms to development
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Work in partnerships• Listen to understand (2-way)• Build on strengths• Foster role models• Celebrate success• Be prepared to take risks (and fail)• Learn from success and failure• Be flexible
WE WILL NEED TO
Skill shortages in a thriving economy creates many opportunities
a) Target retail and service industries:• Accor model: industry open days; cohorts of trainees; cross-cultural understanding; direct path to real jobs through linked employersb) Target private sector construction training and employment• Build on existing partnerships eg TCA, LDC, NLC; build small business models eg Saltwater Constructions; School based apprenticeships
c) Target professional training and recruitmentBuild on NTPS recruitment successes; Leadership and support programs (CDU+BIITE); Schools guidance counselling
d) Target small business support and developmentFoster entrepreneurial culture; Support and mentoring at all stages of business development; Streamline government support programs; Target projects with market viability
c) Target Government jobs• Actively support job creation in remote Government service delivery• Build on CDEP to real jobs transition strategy • Map and support pathways to administration and management roles through entry-level jobs
d) Target Stores employment• Build on ALPA, Outback Stores and Fred Hollows models• Community Stores licensing assessment to include Indigenous employment strategies
• Develop music industry employment strategy • Increase marketing capacity of arts centres and individual artists to maximise income from fine art, niche and memento markets
• Financial and investment advice for high income artists
• Explore alternate labour practices – part-time, consultancies, labour pools
• Accept seasonal basis of some employment activity
• Explore mixed or multi-sector activity – suites of employment and activity
RECOMMENDED APPROACH #6 Rethink Labour
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• Acknowledge economic value in social and cultural practice –
building functional societies underpins economic activity
• Post CDEP: Provide meaningful activities for activity testing income support payments
RECOMMENDED APPROACH #6 Rethink Labour
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• Closing the Gap – build on multi-faceted approach to generational change
• Infrastructure investment – transport, power, water , communications
• Research Understand Indigenous aspirations and
private sector motivations and impediments• Data collection • Literacy - economic, financial and English
RECOMMENDED APPROACH #7 Support Mechanisms7
• Work in partnerships• Listen to understand (2-way)• Build on strengths• Foster role models• Celebrate success• Be prepared to take risks (and fail)• Learn from success and failure• Be flexible