Career Transition Assistance for the Yazidi Community in Wagga Wagga NSW Language, literacy and numeracy issues can be a barrier to employment, especially for those from non-English speaking and English-as-a-second-language backgrounds. With the help of an interpreter, a group of Yazidi citizens in Wagga Wagga NSW undertook the Career Transition Assistance (CTA) course with excellent…
Kerry’s journey from homelessness to hope This time last year, Vincentia NSW Disability Employment Services (DES) client Kerrie Anne was homeless. She had overstayed a notice to vacate and was in the process of tribunal proceedings to find a solution so her and her son would not become homeless. Unfortunately, she was not successful and…
Career Transition Assistance (CTA) helps Pauline with her New Career Path Pauline previously worked in Hospitality at a local club. Looking for a career change, she got referred to Career Transition Assistance (CTA) in Echuca Victoria. By day six Pauline had a job with the help from the CTA program. To celebrate her efforts and…
Rebecca’s journey from seasonal worker to dream Truck driver job Rebecca’s determination is proof that if you put your heart and soul into it, you can achieve anything. Rebecca suffers from chronic pain but refuses to give up. She has travelled around NSW/Vic towing a caravan as she was a seasonal worker. Her work ranged…
Echuca mother and daughter duo are moving up in hospitality career Mother and daughter, Annette and Maddison started with Sureway Echuca Victoria unsure of their career paths and struggling to find work. Annette and Maddison’s Disability Employment Consultant sprang into action and began to work with the pair to improve their employability skills. After a…
Barry from Port Augusta motivated to enter forklift driver job Barry commenced with Sureway Port August SA in August 2022. He hadn’t worked in three years due to COVID layoffs and was wary of employers due to the way he was treated by his previous employer. Armed with his driver’s licence, MR and forklift licence,…
Kayla’s journey to part-time employment in cleaning Wagga Wagga Workforce Australia participant Kayla, 31, has recently secured permanent part-time employment in the cleaning industry. Below she shares her journey from unemployment to her new reality of financial freedom and connection to her community. Can you tell us a bit about your life prior to getting…
Outstanding learners nominated for NSW Training Awards Sureway Skills Training nominated five outstanding learners in the recent round of NSW Training Awards: Blake Theunissen: Nominated in the category of NSW Trainee of the Year Course: TLI30321 – Certificate III Supply Chain Operation Eleisha Murray: Nominated in the category of NSW Trainee of the Year Course:…
Study leads to three supermarket management opportunities in Ballarat Matthew was working casually as a Shelf Stacker when he commenced with Sureway Ballarat in late 2022. He was highly motivated to gain more permanent employment. After reviewing his resume and discussing his career goals and future, Matthew’s Employment Consultant encouraged him to study the Certificate…