WA training map: industry partnership commitments

This map highlights snapshots of enterprise partnership commitments happening around Western Australia. To have your partnership details considered for inclusion, please send us an email at ostb@trainingwa.wa.gov.au which includes the following details:

Your organisation name, a contact name and telephone number, details of how many people you are training, how many people you aim to train (including timeframes) and the names of all the organisations involved. Please keep your text to between 30 – 40 words, see the examples on the map below as a guide.

Wunan's construction and maintenance business employs 13 Aboriginal building staff. Wunan is committed to employ 20 to 25 Aboriginal apprentices over the next six to 12 months in partnership with the Department of Housing.

Through the Argyle Participation Agreement, Rio Tinto has challenged itself to increase its Aboriginal employee profile at Argyle Diamond Mine from 23% to 40% by 2013.

Kimberley Land Council and Woodside Petroleum Pty Ltd have signed an in-principle contract to expand a Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct near Broome that will bring increased employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.

The Kimberley Land Council and five WA unions have signed an agreement to promote Aboriginal participation in the new LNG workforce, expected to be around 6,000 employees.

In addition to the landmark contract awarded by BHP Billiton Iron Ore to Ngarda Civil and Mining in 2008 to operate its Yarrie mine, the companies have also partnered to deliver Pirrarka Indigenous Mining Academy (PIMA). PIMA is a purpose built training school located at the Yarrie mine site and targets local Indigenous people which leads to real jobs in mining and associated industries.

Fortescue Metals Group's Summit 300 program, delivered through its Vocational Training and Education Centre (VTEC) is FMG's commitment to the Australian Employment Covenant. VTEC has training and employed approximately 200 Aboriginal people and will train a further 300 for employment in FMG over the next 24 months.

The new Pilbara Aboriginal Contractors Association Inc is committed to increase training and long term employment opportunities for Aboriginal people in the Pilbara. Membership of the association is made up from Pilbara Aboriginal business owners.

Through a consortium of Government and industry stakeholders, Central West TAFE is committed to the Building Healthier Communities (Wiluna) project that provides a Certificate II in Rural Operations for 12 participants over each 18 month period.

The Bayalgu program was established and funded by MinMetals and Central Earth Moving with mentoring services provided by the Midwest Football Academy. Central West TAFE deliver some of the program. The Bayulgu program targets 16 young male participants a year and provides a pathway from the Mid West Football Academy to potential employment in the mining industry.

The Water Corporation of WA has set a target to employ 60 Indigenous people by 2010 through its Statewide Indigenous Employment Action Plan. The plan seeks to increase opportunities for Indigenous people in the Water Corporation through a number of entry level programs including the national Indigenous cadetship program, apprenticeships and traineeships.

Since the establishment of its Reconciliation Action Plan, Qantas has increased the number of Indigenous employees by 30% nationally, with several trainee and cadetship programs to enhance employment opportunities in the future.

Curtin Vocational Training and Education Centre, AngloGold Ashanti, Cliffs, Global Training and community organisations are committed to implement traineeships in the Certificate II in Mining Field Exploration Operations. This qualification will lead to employment pathways for Aboriginal people and comprises on the job training with an emphasis on mentoring for both industry trainers and trainees. The eight current trainees and future intakes will benefit from the workplace based nature of the training.

Through its partnership with Tiwest, Directions has delivered the Licence for Success program to 114 Aboriginal people to gain their drivers licences.

Burswood Entertainment Complex has committed to providing 100 available jobs to Aboriginal workers over the next two years. This includes specific training and mentoring in partnership with a number of private and public providers, including Swan TAFE.

Newmont Boddington Gold has committed to offering employment opportunities for 100 Gnaala Karla Booja and Noongar people as part of a landmark agreement with the traditional owners.

Walitj Aboriginal Corporation in partnership with Great Southern TAFE, Department for Agriculture and Indigenous Land Corporation are committed to providing training for local Aboriginal people in Certificate II in Rural Operations and Certificate I in Construction with 9 and 10 participants respectively.