Strong Start

Just over a year ago, 17 year-old Aboriginal high school student Ezra Sarra says he was still deciding on what type of work or study to pursue after finishing school. Today, just several weeks out from his high school graduation, and 12 months on from beginning an Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) Indigenous traineeship at his local NAB branch, Ezra is looking forward to beginning a permanent part-time position at the bank while also studying business at University to pursue a career in banking.

Positive partnership

Local Indigenous students and business across the New England region of Northern New South Wales are reaping the benefits of a school based trainee initiative being coordinated by the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC).

Stepping stone

Benson Saulo has achieved an incredible number of things in his 27 years. He’s represented the youth of his country at the United Nations, and sat across the table from world leaders discussing youth issues. He’s addressed the United Nations General Assembly and started several ambitious Indigenous youth initiatives. He’s toured the country, conducting workshops and engaging with countless young Indigenous people. He’s a gifted orator, a superlative role model, and widely regarded as one of the brightest young Indigenous leaders in the country, with a career in politics now beckoning.

Solid foundations

With the building sector in NSW currently enjoying an unprecedented period of growth, more and more opportunities are becoming available for Indigenous men and women to launch a career in construction. The Western Sydney region is a focal point of this building boom and also happens to be home to the largest concentrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the country.

Building careers, one job at a time

Indigenous recruitment and group training company, the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) is building career pathways for young Indigenous people across Australia one job at a time through its Careers Preparation Program (CPP).

Call for more employers to take on Indigenous staff

Leading national, not-for-profit recruitment services and group training company, the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) has called on more employers to consider taking on Aboriginal employees following on from their expansion into Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast in May of this year.

Deadly dad back on the job

At 25, central Queensland Mitakoodi man Lyle Ah Sam, was struggling to provide security for his young family while working in the unpredictable world of casual employment. Now, thanks to the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES), he is enjoying the security of regular wages and looking forward to a career in construction.

Real Empowerment – not just number crunching

For Lanny Edey, the Business Development and Operations Manager for the new Brisbane Office of the Aboriginal Employment Service, finding careers for his mob, is about more than just numbers.

Boxer fights for his career – Lynken Dickson

What started out as a way to lose weight at the age of 12 has become a passion and potential career for young boxer, Lynken Dickson.

Spearhead Careers & The Arts Law Centre of Australia welcomes new Artists in The Black Coordinator

Spearhead Careers and The Arts Law Centre of Australia (Arts Law) is pleased to announce that the position of Artists in the Black Coordinator has been filled by Danielle Montgomery. The Artists in the Black service is Arts Law’s specialised legal service for Indigenous artists, communities and arts organisation. The Artist in the Black service […]

Forrest Review Response

Introduction The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) ltd and Spearhead Careers Pty Ltd supports Forrest position towards seismic change, change thought that is focused towards creating ways by which people can change but not telling people to change. The language and critique within this report is from a large employer perspective rather than the perspective we […]

Aboriginal Employment Strategy NAIDOC Celebrations

The Aboriginal Employment Strategy held our Annual NAIDOC Celebration Dinner on Wednesday 23 July at the Cell Block Theatre in the National Art School of Sydney. Uncle Chicka Madden opened the event with his Welcome to Country acknowledging the traditional owners the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and their continuing connection to the land, […]

Tamara Baker – AES Trainee of the Year

Leading Aboriginal employment organisation Aboriginal Employment Strategy ltd (AES) is proud to announce Ms Tamara Baker as the Trainee of the Year.

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