Employment Advocacy

Community Development Program (CDP)

The Community Development Program (CDP) supports job seekers in remote Australian communities to become \’job-ready\’, address employment barriers, and contribute to their communities through a range of high-quality activities.

ALPA operates a community-controlled model for the delivery of CDP, ensuring that we are working closely with community members to co-design the priorities of the program and to ensure it meets the needs of the wider community in each area that we deliver CDP.

Training

ALPA is a Registered Training Organisation endorsed by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) offering nationally recognised qualifications, currently offering Certificate 1 to 4 from the Retail Services training package SIR, Certificate 1 & 2 from the Community Services training package CHC and Certificate 1 & 2 from the Foundation skills training package FSK.

East Arnhem Youth Model

The East Arnhem Land Youth Model, also aptly named Guŋga’yunga Djamarrkuḻiny (Helping our Children), is a pilot research program that is facilitated by ALPA and is three way funded as a venture between ALPA, The Northern Territory Government and National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA).

Community members from Gapuwiyak, Galiwin’ku, Milingimbi and Ramingining are able to propose activities and projects for young people. These proposals are then assessed by local ‘Leadership Groups’. These groups of community leaders direct which projects and activities should be trialled in their communities to strengthen young people. The Leadership Groups manage a pool of funding to support the right activities, run in the right way aligning with a locally developed strategy. Through careful monitoring and evaluation of these activities, we work with the Leadership Groups to monitor what has and hasn\’t worked to strengthen youth, and how to adapt for next time.

You may have made contact with EASA (the provider of our Psychological services) in the past and may have been surprised by the depth of services we offer in the Organisational Services area. With encouragement from some of our valued customers we are ensuring that other workplaces are getting the opportunity to access these services too.

CORP was created to meet the growing demand for a dedicated area specialising in support about a range of common challenges. We aim for a dedicated area for employees to explore their own development, and organisations to grow their employees.

We felt that all too commonly Organisations were turning to the South for Services that we have been providing for over 30 years, our challenge is getting the word out. With the ‘Tomorrow’s Territory’ promotion underway, Territory wide, our focus is for NT people to utilise NT services and learn that select local services can service the Territory just as good if not better than down South!
The changing environment in which you operate poses opportunity, to do more with less, to create an adaptable, professional, flexible and skilled workforce to support organisational change and redesign.

We’ve noticed engagement in our services, can be later in the change process and we are engaged in efforts to deal with unintended outcomes. The biggest challenge is engaging in reflection before change occurs as well as during the process. We aim to assist and support your Leadership in the change process. With our background and use of EASA’s psychological expertise we have a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw upon.

EASA’s basis of psychological knowledge particularly in what we now know about the brain lifts our workshops return on investment. We’ve all attended training that hasn’t engaged us. Growth and development for an individual or an organisation has been researched extensively, this helps us understand whole brain thinking/planning at both the organisation and individual level.

CORP knows that: “we’ve always done it this way’’ relates to our comfort zones, that change or adaption is tough but often necessary in changing environments. Ask how CORP can support your progress and growth tapping into your resources and assisting you to lead.

Services that CORP offers:

• Mediation
• Group Facilitation
• Workplace Investigation
• Conflict assessment
• Conflict Coaching
• Life Coaching
• Management Coaching
• Training
• Exit Interviews
• Psych testing
• Charter of Agreed Behaviours

The Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation is a key indigenous organisation in the Northern Territory, dedicated to community development and the economic advancement of the Jawoyn people. With a strong commitment to preserving cultural heritage, the organisation focuses on fostering sustainable business initiatives that benefit both the community and the environment. Jawoyn Association is a not-for-profit, with all revenue directed back at its community members either directly or through economic initiatives for the betterment of the Jawoyn people.

With 270 employees and 60% aboriginal employment, Jawoyn Association works across tourism and hospitality, land management, construction (civil, new builds and R&M), and community development, with a range of business units supporting these fields.

In collaboration with government bodies, non-profits, and private partners, the Jawoyn Association strives to build strong networks that contribute to community development. By emphasising practical solutions for economic growth and maintaining cultural resilience, the organisation plays a crucial role in ensuring a sustainable and prosperous future for the Jawoyn people.

The NT Working Women’s Centre (NTWWC) is a community based non-profit organisation with a mission to support women in the workplace. With offices in Darwin and Alice Springs, the Centre provides free and confidential advice to women about work-related matters. Our staff have more than 20 years’ experience in industrial relations and workplace issues and are guided by feminist values to support and empower all women. The NT Working Women’s Centre is an inclusive organisation that advocates for all women including those who have a disability, LBGTI, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and are from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.

YouthWorX NT prides itself on developing work ready programs to suit the changing needs of our community for people of all abilities. Over the years, we have fine-tuned our programs to make sure we are giving you the skills and confidence needed to succeed in the modern workplace, while advocating for inclusive and equitable workplaces.