Community: the Heart of the Economy
From the ground up: Redesigning Australia’s
employment services system
• David Thompson AM | Jobs Australia
• Ali Jalayer | Labour Market Policy Branch, DEEWR
• Sky de Jersey | Settlement Council of Australia
CHAIR: Lynette May | Disability Employment Australia
From the Ground up: Redesigning
Australia’s Employment Services System
Ali Jalayer
Branch Manager
Labour Market Policy Branch
Labour Market Strategy Group
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
March 2013
Is there an ‘ideal model’?
• Employment services systems are evolutionary and
iterative by nature—hence, Building on success
• Current system is achieving good outcomes for
highly disadvantaged job seekers
• Where could we improve?
• How do we compete with private recruitment
industry and meet employer need AND help highly
disadvantaged job seekers?
Supporting the disadvantaged
•
A growing economy does not solve unemployment
•
The current caseload is challenging, with a large number of
LTU and VLTU
•
Employment services cannot be all things to all job seekers
•
Collaboration between
services and building
local connections must be
answer to servicing the
highly disadvantaged.
Managing Structural Change
•
The current system does this well
•
System’s rapid and effective response
to downturns in textile and
manufacturing industries typifies this.
•
Structural Adjustment
Packages have allowed JSA
to effectively respond to
both local and national
labour market changes.
Compliance Creep
•
A priority for 2015
•
Advisory Panel on Employment Services
Administration and Accountability
•
Red Tape comes from trying to make a system
that meets everyone’s expectations
•
Lack of oversight, reporting and auditing can
be, as in the UK, just as big a problem as an
excess.
What’s next?
• Using feedback already received to build
broad principles
• Next round of consultation planned to focus
on feedback on a detailed model for
employment services
• Lots of work to do and stakeholder feedback
is what will make the process a success.
• 2015EmploymentServices@deewr.gov.au
Community: the Heart of the Economy
From the ground up: Redesigning Australia’s
employment services system
• David Thompson AM | Jobs Australia
• Ali Jalayer | Labour Market Policy Branch, DEEWR
• Sky de Jersey | Settlement Council of Australia
CHAIR: Lynette May | Disability Employment Australia