Employment pathways
Whether you want to hire staff for your business, or look for work or student placements, there are a range of options available to you.
Job seeker programs
This free service helps eligible migrants with low English levels to improve their English language skills. If your children are under school age, free child care is available during in-person sessions.
If you’re considering becoming an apprentice or trainee, this information and support can help you understand what’s involved.
This program will see up to 1500 apprentices and trainees work on Victoria's major infrastructure projects every year, while getting training to establish their career.
The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy supports businesses and group training organisations to take on new apprentices and trainees.
This program offers eligible Yarra business owners up to four 2-hour advice sessions with a mentor.
CTA is designed to help people 45 years and over, to improve their confidence and skills to become more competitive in the local labour market.
If you’re looking for a job, a career change or guidance, these programs may be able to help you.
Free TAFE for priority courses offer training that leads to jobs which are in demand from employers. It includes:
- 45 priority non-apprenticeship courses in a range of sectors
- 20 Victorian apprenticeship pathway courses, or pre-apprenticeships.
This program aims to increase the number of people doing apprenticeships and traineeships while still completing their senior secondary studies. It will deliver an estimated 1,700 apprenticeships and traineeships in more than 100 Victorian secondary schools.
This job board connects youth with employment opportunities in Melbourne's Inner North.
This supports job seekers and employers to connect in a rapidly changing job market.
The Launch into Work program supports the delivery of pre-employment projects. These projects prepare eligible individuals for specific entry-level roles within a business.
If you are a community group or individual with ideas for skills and employment solutions or your business has workforce needs, the Local Jobs Program can help you.
Learn more about Local Jobs Program
Learn more about Local Jobs Program for Inner Metropolitan Melbourne
Parent Pathways is a voluntary service that provides personalised assistance and financial support to eligible parents and carers of children up to the age of 6 years.
Learn more about Parent Pathways
This program aims to assist apprentices and trainees who have lost their employment to complete their training.
Skills and Jobs Centres offer free career, employment and training support services.
This program delivers government-subsidised training to eligible people.
The Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program is an Australian Government program that delivers free language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills training to eligible Australians.
If you’re starting a business, find out what support is available and connect with local services.
Skillsroad is a website connecting job seekers to employers. It provides information for job seekers, parents and teachers around career planning and training and study options.
Most schools offer opportunities for students to engage with the world of work. Employers can get involved by providing work experience, structured workplace learning or school-based apprenticeships and traineeships.
Transition to Work helps young people aged 15-24 into work (including apprenticeships and training) or education. Transition to Work participants receive intensive, pre-employment support to develop practical skills to get a job, connect with education or training, find local job opportunities and connect with relevant local community services.
VARP gives young people aged 15 to 24 an opportunity to work for a minimum of 12 months while completing an accredited traineeship or apprenticeship.
This offers resources for prospective students, job seekers, career advisors, parents, employers and RTOs to explore education and training options offered by TAFE and training providers.
Wage subsidies of up to $10,000 may be available to businesses that hire eligible people into ongoing jobs.
Work and Learning Centres help Victorian jobseekers, especially those living in public housing communities, find a job.
Workforce Australia is a place where Australians can search and apply for jobs or find more information on their pathway to employment.
This program gives young people aged 15 to 24 an opportunity to work in the Victorian public service for 12 months while completing accredited training.