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Council welcomes refugee employment initiativeLast modified: July 1, 2008 - 11:05 AM
Council will welcome a group of visiting refugees to launch a Centerlink initiative, the "Pathways to Primary Industries" program at the Tebbutt Room in the Deerubbin Centre, Windsor at 1pm, on Friday 27 June 2008. The launch follows on from last weeks celebration of Refugee Week. A bus trip has been organised for the refugee group who will tour the Hawkesbury farming area prior to the reception. The participants will visit two local farms including an Orange Orchard and a market Garden which will show them a part of Sydney they might not have seen before and expose them to the option of training and/or employment in farming. The program is aimed to assist refugee communities from Western Sydney to develop skills and employment in agriculture. This program looks at improving employment outcomes in the agriculture industry for people from refugee communities. The proposed program has three main components: 1. TAFE training in agriculture skills provided through the Outreach and Agri-culture teaching sections at Richmond College. 2. Establishing networks within rural industries in Western Sydney to increase job opportunities 3. Employment opportunities "Pathways to Primary Industries" is a Centrelink initiative executed in partnership with TAFE NSW, Blacktown Migrant Resource Centre, Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre, Auburn Migrant Resource Centre, Nepean Migrant Access, NSW Police, Wesley Employment, Salvation Army Employment, Global Skills Employment Anglicare, Angels of Mercy, Hawkesbury Harvest Trail and Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Council is pleased to host a welcome reception for the refugee community and to invite participants to learn more about our rural community and the many opportunities available in our city.
A Sudanese dance performance will be featured at the welcome reception, with local community services also in attendance. Contact details |
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