Did you know that there are employment programs and support services available for Aboriginal young people and Torres Strait Islander young people?
- The Aboriginal Employment Strategy offers mentoring support and apprenticeship and traineeship services to students.
- The Indigenous Apprenticeships Program by Services Australia offers a pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to start their career in the Australian Public Service.
- The School based traineeships program by yourtown helps students find apprenticeships or traineeships so they can gain work skills while completing school.
- The CSIRO offers indigenous employment opportunities, including traineeships, cadetships and postgraduate scholarships.
- ANZ Bank offers school-based and full-time traineeships for Year 10-12 students and adult part or full time traineeships.
- CommBank provides opportunities through traineeships, internships, and graduate programs.
- NAB offers school based and adult traineeships and internship programs for university students.
- Westpac provides various opportunities, including direct employment, graduate programs, traineeships, internships and cadetships.
- The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association website contains information and answers frequently asked questions about becoming a doctor.
- The Australian Government Department of Health provides opportunities for students to complete their studies and join the health workforce.
- The Australian Public Service Commission offers an Indigenous graduate program for recent tertiary graduates. The program recruits on behalf of a large number of Australian Government agencies
- The Australian Taxation Office Evergreen program provides opportunities for combined work experience and formal training, with a permanent job on completion.
- The Queensland Police Service Indigenous entry pathway offers positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a direct entry recruit training program.
- The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department offers Indigenous development and graduate recruitment programs.
- The Department of Transport and Main Roads offers employment programs and opportunities, including graduate programs, cadetships and scholarships, and apprenticeships and traineeships.
- Indigenous Business Australia provides information, loans and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people starting their own business.
- GenerationOne has information on mentoring, business, employment, community and education opportunities and programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Jobs and careers websites
- The Indigenous Employment Australia job board lets you search for Queensland and interstate jobs.
- Australian Training Works (ATW) runs an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traineeship program with multiple opportunities across Queensland.
- Indigenous Workstars recruitment agency specialises in the placement of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people into meaningful employment.
- Jobactive lets you search for Identified Positions and set up alerts for other jobs that may be of interest.
- The Koori Mail posts job vacancies and graduate employment opportunities for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people.
- The National Indigenous Times posts job ads for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from the print editions of the National Indigenous Times newspaper.
Last updated 4 April 2025
