What is Indigenous employment program?
ABORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT PATHWAY PROGRAM AEPP is our program to help and support Indigenous jobseekers with barriers to employment into suitable, sustainable jobs and traineeships.
Do indigenous people get extra benefits?
Generally, Indigenous people receive the same level of public benefits as non-Indigenous people. Individuals do not get extra funding because they are Indigenous.
What is Closing the Gap program?
Closing the Gap is a strategy that that aims to improve the life outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with respect to health and wellbeing, education, employment, justice, safety, housing, land and waters, and languages.
Did closing the gap work?
What have we achieved? The sustained effort over the past 10 years to close the gap in the areas of health, education and employment has delivered better outcomes. For instance, Indigenous child mortality rates have fallen significantly over the longer term – down 35 per cent between 1998 and 2016.
What is VTEC program?
A Vocational Training and Employment Centre (VTEC) connects Indigenous job seekers with a guaranteed job for 26 weeks. The guarantee of a job before job-specific training starts, is the key feature of VTECs. This ensures: job seekers choose to participate in the program.
What is a reconciliation action plan?
A Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a formal statement of commitment to reconciliation. A school or early learning service can develop a RAP using the Narragunnawali platform to register and extend on existing initiatives or to begin a new journey.
Do aboriginal pay taxes?
Indigenous peoples are subject to the same tax rules as any other resident in Canada unless their income is eligible for the tax exemption under section 87 of the Indian Act. We want you to be aware of the benefits, credits and requirements that apply to you.
What benefits do I get if I’m aboriginal?
grants (such as Indigenous housing loans, research and study grants) university courses (with specific positions for Indigenous students) Centrelink and housing assistance (Indigenous-specific) employment (Indigenous identified positions)
What are the 6’7?) Close the Gap targets?
We believe in the free flow of information Among the current seven targets, those not met or not on track are for child mortality, school attendance, literacy and numeracy (where there is improvement), employment (which is stable), and life expectancy.
Why do Indigenous have poorer health?
Indigenous populations have poorer health outcomes compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts [1]. The experience of colonisation, and the long-term effects of being colonised, has caused inequalities in Indigenous health status, including physical, social, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing [2].