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Navigating Employment Pathways Forum & Expo Forum Report A partnership project between the Australian Migrant Resource Centre and the Department of Employment
Adelaide Festival Centre, September 2016 Executive Summary The Navigating Employment Pathways Expo and Forum was held on 30 September 2016 at the Adelaide Festival Centre as a follow up to the ‘Working Together on Pathways to Employment’ April 2016 recommendation to strengthen linkages between employment services, the education sector and local communities in order to build sustainable employment across refugee settlement communities. The Navigating Employment Pathways The Forum session with questions and Job seekers of refugee background Expo and Forum brought together feedback from job seekers highlighted identified the need for pathway programs relevant employment pathway a common barrier experienced across to facilitate the recognition of trade skills stakeholders as well as a cross section all job seekers of refugee background as part of English language training, in of refugee and migrant job seeker attending the event. The common particular job seekers with trade based communites in South Australia. issue, whether overseas qualified or skills from their country of origin with those job seekers seeking entry level no formal trade qualifications. Work The Forum panel presentations, and employment, was the pressing need for experience or voluntary work placement the Expo of services demonstrated cultural understanding and knowledge programs for job seekers to fully utilise the scope of employment services and of the Australian job market including their work skills were recommended training provision available to refugee viable employment opportunities to develop work skills in the Australian job seekers, although employment to guide job seekers of refugee context. service provider feedback noted that a background in their job search activities. few job seekers attending did not have At the same time employment service visa entitlement for government services. providers highlighted the importance Refugee participants interacted with Expo of increasing their cultural competence stalls and in some cases were supported in communicating with clients, and by interpreters. There were registrations consistently highlighted the positive for employment with the employers gains of interacting with the 200 job attending the event. seekers of refugee background who attended the event.
Forum and Expo Aims The Navigating Employment Pathways Forum and Expo aimed The objectives were measured and analysed using the to further facilitating employment pathways for newly arrived following tools; communities in South Australia. The aims of the event included: Aim 1, 2 • Refugee participant and stakeholder registration numbers (1) 1 The event is well attended by a range of stake- holders who participate in forum discussion • Services and employer panel and expo presenters recruited and attend (1) • Expo providers attended and interacted with each other 2 Increased job active provider capability to service refugee job seekers and learn about pathways (2) • Follow up feedback from Job Active and employment Best practice pathways to get refugee services providers. (2) 3 job seekers into sustainable employment are identified and shared Aim 3, 4, 5, 6 • Participant Feedback Survey (3) 4 Job seekers have a greater awareness of the assistance available to them and access • Job seekers of refugee background interacted and collected information from Expo session stalls (4, 5 ) • Documentation and summary of refugee participant 5 Job seekers connect with employers and some job outcomes are achieved questions at the forum discussion (3) • Attending employer feedback on employment and job registrations (5) 6 To foster improved stakeholder collaboration. • Summary report of findings sent to all stakeholders. (3)
Summary of Findings The Navigating Employment Pathways Forum and Expo Increased job active provider facilitated job seekers of refugee background and stakeholders to share success stories and to raise their concerns for 2 capability to service refugee job seekers improving refugee employment outcomes in South Australia. A range of Employment Service Providers attended the event The outcomes of the event reflect the benefits of bringing with the panel presentation for that sector represented by service providers and job seeker clients together to inform and Workskil Australia. Job Active providers attending the Expo improve engagement between employment service providers were able to communicate with refugee job seekers face to and job seekers of refugee background as they navigate the face and to note the range of concerns raised as opportunities employment pathway together. for further discussion in their workplaces. Expo providers included the following; The event is well attended by a range 1 of stakeholders who participate in • Workskil Australia forum discussion • SYC • Status Employment The Forum and Expo was attended by jobseeker cohorts and employment and training service providers as well as • Maxima government agencies and support services. Over 200 newly • Match works arrived job seekers of refugee background were registered for • BRACE - Education and Training Centre (New enterprise the event, and participation reflected the full range of ethnic incentive scheme – Job active) diversity, age and gender representation across Humanitarian • Community Bridging Services. and other visa clients. Feedback from Job Active providers focused on the benefit of Thirty Employment Pathway stakeholders from state and (1) collaborating with the range of jobseeker services provided federal government, community and NGO sector services and and (2) gaining further understanding about the settlement programs had stalls at the Expo including; and employment needs of job seekers of refugee background, • Settlement Services and Centrelink including meeting and talking with them and understanding • Employment Services providers the complexity of visa entitlements in accessing government services. • AMEP and training pathway providers • Specialist migrant services for qualifications and skills Job Active provider evaluation identified the need to recognition complement and support employment services roles and highlighted the need to maintain the dialogue to increase • Two main employers with demonstrated success and their cross cultural understanding of settler groups in track record in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) supporting their employment needs. workforce recruitment and development • One Job Active stall provider reported that a significant Six Panel presentations provided a concise and informative number of queries and requests were from other visa illustration of services and training available to job seekers clients with work rights but with no access to government of refugee background and demonstrated pathway links employment services, highlighting their need for orientation between programs from Job Active, English language to the employment market. This issue was also raised in the training to qualifications recognition and employee rights and open discussion and written evaluation from some of the job entitlements. Each presenter also gave an outline of the level of seeker cohorts represented. entitlement for different Visa groups across jobseeker cohorts. The Forum was followed by the Expo and Open Discussion AMRC also had two requests for Cultural Awareness Training from job seeker participants. following the event which showed the increasing awareness of the need for Job Active provider staff to continuously update See appendix 1 and 2 for stakeholder services forum pathway their cultural knowledge and understanding of on arrival presentations and expo services attendees. refugee cohorts.
Best practice pathways to get 3 refugee job seekers into sustainable employment are identified and shared Best practice to get job seekers of refugee background Analysis of job seeker participant table seating for the open into sustainable employment were presented in the panel discussion and their group/table questions to the Panel presentations providing a very comprehensive outline of the highlighted the following; pathway in action. Workskil and the Fair Work Ombudsman • Jobseekers gravitated to peers with common levels of presentations included power point slides to support the English and or levels of education and qualification English language oral presentation delivered while other presenters relied on oral communication. Audience levels of • The group table questions reflected the broad range of English language competence were diverse, ranging from low concerns arising from the particular barriers to participation level speakers attending with community support to higher and employment experienced by each of the main job level more established refugee representation. seeker groups; Refugee understanding and ability to gain from the - On arrival job seekers of refugee background seeking entry presentations was accessible only for those who were at level semi- skilled, work with little or no understanding of Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) level 3 and above and the South Australian job market, “Any job, how do I do it it was apparent on the day that not all refugees attending were online application?” able to fully comprehend the detail of information presented. - Post arrival job seekers in AMEP and SEE training to build Job seekers were seated at tables with access to interpreters English language skills who have confused or are unclear which was supportive. about where they can get a job in the future, “What are the jobs? How do I get work?” The oral presentations would have further engaged with the multilingual audience if visual supports and language use had - Overseas tertiary qualified job seekers with medium levels supported the key points to make meaning more accessible to of English (ACSF Level 2) and high levels of frustration the audience as well as supporting the role of the interpreter who would need to build their English language levels for where it was required. an average of 5 years in order to work at the level of their overseas qualifications “I am a nurse in my country. How A visual summary chart showing refugee job seeker challenge can I be a nurse?” points with steps in ‘Navigating Employment Pathways’ would be a valuable tool for both service provider and job seeker • Suggested actions to address these concerns and to align communication. with refugee job seekers learning needs and employment goals are discussed in the Recommendations.
Job seekers connect with employers 4 and some job outcomes are achieved The Employer Panel presentations and Expo aimed to illustrate; JBS currently employ 415 workers including a significant proportion of Afghani workers. The main points for job seekers included; • What employers are looking for • Challenges in employment and how they have been overcome • The continuing demand for workers in the meat processing industry • Examples of success stories. • Willingness of the employer, JBS, to partner with the The panel presentations gave job seekers of refugee settlement provider AMRC in aligning housing and services to background insight into two different points of view; One support and link new arrival workers to the community employer currently employs refugee job seekers in regional • Example of an employer who with support from AMRC South Australia with opportunities for both entry level and provide interpreters in employment induction and provide skilled employment. The other employer presented a personal English language training linked to the workplace. refugee success story from settlement with low levels of English through English language and tertiary study to current work as The JBS presentation illustrated a way that medium to large an employment services manager. companies with job opportunities can work closely with settlement providers and local community groups to (1) Panel presenters were; communicate the job opportunities in their industry or local • Cathy McEnroe Workforce Manager from JBS Meat area and (2) support on arrival job seekers from refugee processors in Bordertown south eastern regional backgrounds to settle in regional areas. South Australia The third employer, represented by Spotless National • Aldina Krneta, Area Manager Sureway employment services Recruitment who have employees across national Australia, who shared her refugee learning experience to achieve her was also an Expo stall holder who offered an immediate current goal. connect to the jobseekers; Job seekers of refugee background were able to hear two The Spotless National Recruitment Manager fielded enquiries employer perspectives; from over 60 job seekers; • To share in a real life success story, learning about the length • There were 20 actual registrations for employment across of time to increase English proficiency for work; a personal a wide range of industry sector contracts held by Spotless story that could be applied to travelling the vocational and or tertiary study pathway • Spotless also made appointments to meet with African Communities representatives seeking to provide information • The success story of an employer in regional south Australia for community members seeking work in community and with work opportunities; health services, hospitality and food administration and trades.
To foster improved stakeholder The stakeholder evaluation including face to face feedback collaboration raised the following summary points; The learning arising from the stakeholder interaction at the The stakeholder survey feedback and the job seekers of Navigating Employment Pathways Forum and Expo clearly refugee background open forum questions highlighted showed that services and training are available and that the frustration felt by job seekers when the cross cultural sectors are engaged with job seekers of refugee background understanding needed to identify personal job suitability for within the terms of their government contracts and or service employment opportunities and or potential employers was not assistance intervention. understood by job seekers; All the expo stalls were well staffed and resourced to provide • Stakeholder feedback stressed the fact that employment face to face support for job seekers. The ATO and Centrelink services and training providers both experience low stall provided Best Practice in both the range of multilingual English levels as the main barrier for a job seeker gaining information and assisted services offered to both stakeholders employment and job seeker groups. • The job seeker group table discussions and the group devised questions to the panel also highlighted the cross The event highlighted the benefit of providing the scene for cultural learning job seekers of refugee background require informal discussion and liaising across stakeholder groups and to negotiate employment pathway challenges even when programs. English language and relevant training and qualifications • Many sector employees attending the expo were known have been achieved in Australia. to each other while other staff were new to the sector/ Stakeholder findings, including the intersect between job employer and welcomed the opportunity to become part of seekers and services, include the following; the network; • The need to recognise and respond to the cultural - The event demonstrated that stakeholder involvement adjustment learning needed for job seekers of refugee and commitment was high and that their often demanding background to understand and negotiate the Australian job work environments need support to maintain cross sector market in their occupational area collaboration in the ‘Navigation of the Employment Services Pathway’ • The need for different job seekers of refugee background cohorts to understand and access the right services at the - Stakeholders at the expo stalls were engaged in the panel right time in their individual pathway and employer presentations • Steps through the Employment Pathway can be articulated - Stall providers and service agency staff, some of whom using visuals to support job seekers who rely on country of know each other from networks such as the Centrelink origin networks / interpreters for understanding Region meetings, were able to link job seekers to services • The crucial importance for job seekers of refugee such as Skills for Education and Employment. background to use the Employment Pathway as a means of developing agency as part of their settlement in planning for and, reaching their employment goals.
Recommendations The Navigating Employment Pathways Forum and Expo highlighted the complexity and the changing nature of issues arising in the interface between the key human and employment services, training providers and the refugee job seekers themselves. Cross sector project management Refugee learning That future cross sector events include project That government programs and stakeholders 1 management roles with clearly defined roles for input and evaluation across the required time frames. 5 recognise and articulate refugee job seeker challenges to navigating and using the employment pathway. Public and cultural context That services and training facilitate refugee clients’ That project management for future events provide 6 learning about culturally determined ways of 2 cross cultural communication guidelines for presenters including intended audience English identifying suitable occupational areas and securing employment in Australia. language levels, first languages spoken to model best practice in communication for the intended That overseas qualified job seekers access services to audience and sub groups. 7 have overseas qualifications recognised in Australia and are supported to understand the professional That multilingual inputs for diverse groups modelled requirements for practice in Australia. 3 by AMRC in providing interpreters and community support for refugee jobseekers be included in the Optimising existing skills above guidelines as best practice standard for multicultural forum/discussion events. Refugee job seeker feedback included the need for three facilitations for refugee cohorts to utilise existing work skills in their future employment; Responding to refugee job seeker That trades and Para Professional Bridging Courses cohort needs and capabilities That diverse job seeker cohort needs are articulated 8 are linked to Recognition of Current Competencies for Trades and other Certificate level qualifications 4 and information and Navigation Steps provided in future forum events: to build employability in occupational areas. That targeted Work Experience for applied • Country of origin experienced trade and small business workers with no qualifications 9 English language learning in the job seeker’s occupational workplace is implemented in the • Country of origin trade workers with relevant program/service. overseas qualifications That computing and online job application • Refugee youth with emerging occupational goals for future employment 10 training for job seekers with low ICT skills is offered in the relevant services/programs. • Entry level job seekers with no previous country of origin qualifications/experience • Overseas qualified professionals with emerging English language skills that do not meet professional registration requirements • Status Resolution Support and other Visa jobseeker non eligible government services; supports available.
Appendix 1 Proceedings Event participation Proceedings Appendix 2 Stakeholder attendees List of attendees
Appendix 1 Overview of Proceedings Event participation included the following stakeholder groups; Employers Training Providers • Spotless National Recruitment • TAFE SA (Skills for Education and • JBS Meat Processing South East Employment (SEE), Adult Migrant South Australia English Program (AMEP) • Barton College (Employment Pathways Employment Service Providers Program - skills training) • Workskil Australia • Multicultural Youth SA (Job training and work experience program) • SYC • Interskills SEE • Status Employment • MTC SEE • Maxima • MRC Works-Employment Hub, Training • Match works and Work Experience • BRACE - Education and Training Centre • Overseas Chinese Association (New enterprise incentive scheme – (Community education) Job active) • Community Bridging Services Agencies and Services • ASIC (Information on establishing a small business) • Centrelink • ATO (Helping small business) • Women’s Legal Service • Fair Work Ombudsman - work rights • Parents Next (Support for parents re-entering workforce / training) • Sureway (Jobseekers information / ready to work Inclusion Program) • Sarina Russo (Job active self- employment initiative) • Specialist Migrant Services - SA Government
Proceedings 9.00 – 1.00 Ms Leanne Hill from the Department 2. New Enterprise followed by lunch. of Employment then spoke about Incentive Scheme (NEIS) the importance of ensuring that new Part 1 arrivals are linked to services so that Kerry Simpson individual needs can be addressed in National NEIS Program Manager, Welcome Sarena Russo Employment identifying employment pathways. and Introductions Ms Hill highlighted the following; Key points covered in this presentation Attendees were welcomed by Ms • The importance of linking refugees included: Eugenia Tsoulis, CEO of the Australian with relevant employment services Migrant Resource Centre. Ms Tsoulis • Delivery of the NEIS Program • Refugee employment needs are (New Enterprise Incentive Scheme) highlighted: different for each individual • Have funded over 100,000 successful • the need for all stakeholders to • The employment market is challenging small businesses contribute so that we can achieve • Services and support are available • Have helped people set up a sense of belonging and active but it is not always easy to know small business citizenship through employment where to begin. • Twelve month mentoring programs • that collaborative efforts and • Support with financial assistance and partnerships are needed to ensure Part 2 rent while establishing a business work opportunities for new arrival communities. Panel Presentations • Examples of a range of highly Ms Tsoulis then introduced the forum – Support Services successful businesses that have come facilitator, Mr Abselom Nega, CEO of The first panel of presenters included out of NEIS iEMpower. representatives from a range of employment support agencies 3. Adult Migrant English Mr Nega outlined the forum context attending the forum. A summary of each Program (AMEP) which included the following background to the forum: presentation is set out below. Peter Begg, TAFESA • That key stakeholders initially 1. Jobactive Key points covered in this presentation came together to look at gaps in Melissa Adamuszek included: employment for new arrivals Regional Manager, Workskil • Key gaps stakeholders identified • A commonwealth funded program to Key points made by Ms Adamuszek included pathways to employment, assist in developing English language included that Workskil is a national qualification recognition, a lack of skills network who provide employment networks in the employment sector services to jobseeker and employers at • Available to humanitarian / skilled / • The Expo and Forum would bring no cost. The range of services provided family streams entrants together all the stakeholders needed may include: • Offer 510 hours of language classes to support refugees into employment • Additional 410 hours for survivors of • Assistance with preparing high quality Mr Nega spoke of his own experience resumes trauma and other learning barriers arriving as a refugee and being a job • Counselling for employment • Home tuition programs seeker. He commended the unique • Work experience placements • 26 weeks of support once in initiative which saw employers, job program workforce to ensure retention seekers, government, community leaders • Job seeking facilities to assist • Some work ready programs are and community members all coming jobseekers to find employment attached to qualifications through together to enhance employment TAFESA partnerships - up to 50% pathways for new arrival communities. • Interpreter services of participants end up in full time • Pre- screening for employers - police employment checks, reference checks, licenses, • AMEP program for refugee youth uniform support, transport support education pathways at Thebarton etc. Senior College. • Wage subsidies - restart / youth / parents / long term unemployed • Work for the dole requirements • Transition to Work program
4. Skills for Education 6. Fair Work Ombudsman and Employment (SEE) (FWO) Kolin Finlay Kristopher Pronk SEE Program and Andrew Alexander (Department of Employment) Fair Work Ombudsman Key points covered in this presentation Key points covered in this presentation included: included: • English and numeracy • Role of the FWO is to promote education programs compliance with Australia’s work place laws • Face to face or distance learning options • Dedicated teams work to ensure employee needs are understood • SEE contributes to job seeker and accounted for mutual obligation requirements • Free tools and services are available • SEE increases confidence in on the FWO website in multiple further study and employment languages 5. Skills Recognition Service • Small business best practice guide - fairwork.gov.au/small business Dianne Casale, • The FWO provide a pay and (Overseas Qualifications Unit) conditions tool with workplace Key points covered in this presentation basics information included: • The My account service allows • Service offers overseas qualifications individuals to store and receive recognition for employment personalized information • Qualifications are assessed on • The FWO provide an online learning UNESCO principles centre for employers in multiple • Organisations that have licensing languages (for managing employees) / registration requirements are • Assistance with having difficult involved in assessing qualifications conversations • For those roles that do not need • Email updates and employer licensing the Department undertakes newsletters that can accessed online alignment to Australian Qualifications and include up to date information based on the Australian as it changes Qualifications Framework • Undertake wage reviews • Specialist Migrant Services also • Encourage all to be proactive in provide employment support over recognizing entitlements in workplace and above job active - specifically • Templates for employment contracts for professionals and trade qualified migrants and refugees including; • Overseas qualifications recognition on line and face to face interview support • Workshops for overseas qualified trades recognition processes • Tertiary graduate information on professional employment sectors and processes • Improved access to overseas tertiary qualification recognition processes for humanitarian intakes is being implemented.
Part 3 1. Cathy McEnroe 2. Aldina Krneta JBS (meat processing provider), Area Manager, SUREWAY Expo Stalls session Bordertown Key points covered in this presentation Following the panel presentation Key points covered in this presentation included: participants were invited to have morning tea and visit the range of stalls to connect included: • That it is crucial to go to English with employment support services. • There are currently 418 staff working language classes and learn English on site with more required in the to be successful in employment Over 200 community members visited near future. in Australia the 30 stalls collecting information and discussing their needs face to face with • Largest employer in the south east • Personal experiences as a refugee specialist services. Services and programs of SA with a large multicultural and entering workforce took registrations and client follow up workforce • Encouraged people to take up the details for future referrals. • They have a significant focus on opportunity to use services available safety as an employer to access job opportunities Part 4 • Their ultimate goal is to ensure Employer Session there are no workplace injuries – Opportunities • Focus on engaging and close for employment collaboration with staff • Huge capital investment in improving This session aimed to cover: safety and minimizing injury • What employers are looking for • Collaboration with the Bordertown • Challenges in employment and settlement service multicultural sector how they have been overcome has significantly improved sustainable • Examples of success stories employment and workforce satisfaction with huge increases in continued Two employers presented on the employment because of this. range of initiatives their businesses • Staff are trained and continuously are undertaking around employment. up-skilled A summary of each presentation is set • Work with a range of stakeholders out below. to attract and retain staff • AMRC provides valuable support – they help communities settle in and provide support which creates the community that is needed to keep people locally as well as assisting with induction. • JBS fund English language classes and local community initiatives
Good Practice Employment Case Study JBS Bordertown, Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Tatiara Council Partnership A highlight of the forum involved The Australian Migrant Resource Centre the presentation by JBS which (AMRC) provides invaluable support to showcased a partnership approach JBS and Tatiara’s immigrant employees for local employment. This case study to settle in the town. Their partnership demonstrated how partnerships that has resulted in the facility’s expansion involve employers, settlement services providing activities and social meeting and local government can collaborate places. The AMRC is able to link suitable to minimize confusion around navigating new arrivals to the jobs available by employment within the Australian taking them to the work site and being context and lead to sustainable present at inductions for new employees. employment outcomes and They also provide English language community capacity building. classes for employees. JBS Bordertown is the largest employer Working in partnership has ensured that in the SE of South Australia and employees are settling well in the area contribute significant economic benefits and contributing to a growing community. to the Tatiara districts community and JBS works with AMRC and providers beyond, injecting $200M+ livestock, such as TAFESA AMEP to link employees $29M wages, $3.1M utilities to the region. to English language classes and other community services for housing, transport JBS currently employ 418 staff with the and family needs. Employees are also aim to expand to 440 employees in the rostered so that their training and family next month. Their workforce represents obligations can be met. over 30 nationalities of which 60% are immigrant employees.
Part 5 Open Forum Discussion Following the panel presentations, participants were invited to identify a key learning, question or recommendation as a result of the forum. The areas of concern raised in the forum questions and feedback surveys have been addressed in the Recommendations. Refugee job seeker summary of questions Area of concerns raised Where do we start to get a job? Cultural dimensions of work competence English, education or work? Australian and local employment market across I will do any job! levels of qualification and skill Where are the jobs? Orientation to Australian workplace Access to information and interpreters to explain the market to us Need for work experience to get networks and referees Problems for Trades people with no overseas Recognition for trades with no qualifications from qualifications and lower level English. country of origin How do we get recognition for our skills? On line applications- how do we do it properly? Computing for applications and work Need for computing training with English Older workers with work skills but low English - Mature age job seeker participation and local will we be permanently unemployed? community belonging
Appendix 2 Expo Participants Aspire SYC Parents Next PeoplePlus At Work Australia Parents Next Plus Australian Migrant Resource Centre Persian Cultural Association of SA Australian Securities and Investment Sarina Russo Job Access Commission Spotless Australian Taxation Office Status Employment Services Community Bridging Services Sureway Employment & Training Department of Human Services TAFE SA Department of Social Services TAFE SA Fairwork Ombudsman Skills for Education and Employment Immigration SA - Thebarton Senior College Department of State Development Uniting Care Wesley Port Adelaide JBS Bordertown ParentsNext MatchWorks- Job Active Oaklands Park Wise Training Interskills, Maxima Wise Employment MTC Australia Women’s Legal Service of SA Multicultural Youth SA Workskil Australia Overseas Chinese Association SA Inc Yourtown
Forum Participants Carlos Carrodeguas Sue Gray TAFE SA Sunshine Carumba Ezzatullah Gulistarui Mohammad Abdul Salam Australian Migrant Resource Centre Muhibullah Habibi Ahmad Abdul Salam Dianne Casale Mohammad Dawood Haidari Blur Abdulla Immigration SA, Department of State Australian Red Cross Giorgio Hailemariam Development - Presenter Priscila Abonge Tania Hamze Xiaoli Chen Workskil Australia Flinders University Yasin Hassanyar Melissa Adamuszek Bokyeong Choi Leanne Hill Workskil (Jobactive, Transition to work and TAFE SA Department of Employment - Presenter DES provider) - Presenter Nick Hume-Phillips Lian Bil Chuntei Ahana Adrika Department of Social Services Sang Cuai Men Tial Cin Zah Australian Migrant Resource Centre Asif Husaini Melanie Cureton James Ainslie Iqbal Hussain Finding Workable Solutions (FWS Inc) Your Employment Success Issac Daniel Mohammad Idaian Vrej Aki Akijian Alik Dardarian Farzana Islam Abdul Alef Antranik Dardarian Jawad Jafari Andrew Alexander Phil Davies Meysam Jahanabadi Fairwork Ombudsman - Presenter Thebarton Senior College Zhila Jamalreza Wajahat Ali Martin Dean Raed Jdean Saiga Ali Julia Dempster Rateb Jdean Ghulam Ali Yourtown Michael Johnson Australian Migrant Resource Centre Vanik Derharoution Australian Taxation Office Sara Al-Kufish Australian Migrant Resource Centre Christian Dewar Chris Jones Australian Refugee Association Inc Australian Taxation Office Faisal Al-Sigar Michelle Dieu Kugan Kaganaratnam Ana Amirkhanyan Australian Migrant Resource Centre Australian Migrant Resource Centre Australian Migrant Resource Centre Tessa Doets George Kalaji Araxi Arakil Sifan Dokryan Yogananthan Kalanithi Hrtioun Aroushian Kayla Donghue Mohammed Karim Alfred Asirvadham Workskil Australia Ghulam Karimi Youth Employment Partnership Kefayeh Doraghi Ahmadi Tawfiqullah Karimi Simrath Athwal Australian Migrant Resource Centre Iwanka Drew Maxima Juna Karki Talin Atokian Mustafa El Sayed ARA Jobs Mohammad Kazem Azizi Ahamid Eskanian Mazen Kasem Khadim Bahrami Mirna Farah Nadarajah Katnhiravelu Matchworks Vreg Kazanjian Kristen Bailey Status Employment Services Nilcoofar Fasihi Gohar Khachatryan Peter Begg Preslinishantha Fernando Jo-Anne Khan TAFE SA- Presenter Stanley Ruwan Fernando Madan Kumari Khapangi Mohan Bhattarai Mayomi Fernando Ngun Sang King Bawl James Bonner Kolin Finlay Peter Komsta Department of Social Services Department of Education and Training - Australian Migrant Resource Centre Geeta Bonsal Presenter Mounir Korasi Australian Securities and Thavarajah Frances Xavier Aldina Krneta Investement Commission Pabita Gautam Sureway Employment and Training Mirsia Bunjaku Rezaee Ghavamabadi (DES and jobactive provider) - Presenter Australian Migrant Resource Centre Lorena Gomez Hana Butros Abbas Gorjifar Holly Byrne Kylie Gough MatchWorks- Jobactive Oaklands Park Status Employment Services
Forum Participants Abeselom Nega Farid Shah iEmpower - Presenter Mohammad Dawaud Sharifi Australian Continued Didi Ngor Wome’s Legal Service of SA Migrant Resource Centre Vrey Kzanjian Estinelle Nieckissa Kerry Simpson Marisa La Falce Omid Nikooeighamsari Sarina Russo Job Access Multicultural SA (NEIS provider) - Presenter Jingqian Nong Melisa Lenz Giorgio Solomon Ibrahim Nouruzi Ming Oi Leom Australian Migrant Resource Centre Matti Spellacy Australian Migrant Resource Centre Margaret Liddell Nuraiziah Ossman Uniting Care Wesley Port Adelaide TAFE SA Yadu Subedi ParentsNext Joyce Paliza-Benda Gopal Tamang Iris Liu Overseas Wise Training Interskills, Wise Employment Mongali Maya Tamang Chinese Association SA Inc Ann Podzuweit Naira Tandilyan Krishna Luitel Vesna Poljak Anna Theodore Kamal Prasad Luitel Disability Employment Services TAFE SA Department of Social Services Joe Thilakan Purdy Lynch Department of Social Services Mechele Potter Australian Red Cross Thebarton Senior College Issac Thok Yu Ma Georgia Prattis Linda Thornton Mary Madorajah Keith Preston Your Employment Success Lalbahadur Magarati Australian Migrant Resource Centre Eugenia Tsoulis Michaela Maguran Anita Priadko Australian Migrant Resource Centre Community Bridging Services TAFE SA Mary Udayakumar Chhali Mainali Kristopher Pronk Fong Ung Australian Migrant Resource Centre Fairwork Ombudsman - Presenter Overseas Chinese Association SA Inc Dianne Malbut Hashem Qanndian Juleen Vial Aspire SYC ParentsNext Gholam Reza Qorbani Amalia Vosnakis Wendy Malycha Aram Rafaat Department of Human Services St. John’s Youth Services Gopal Singh Rai Sisika Warnakulasuriya Wendy Malychays Asha Maya Rai Nilanga Somal Warnakulasuriya Fernando Reoberto Manin Maya Raj Amy Webb Rafii Araxia Mardiros Australian Red Cross Jobs Statewide Uthayakumar Marimuthu Dawood Rasooli Scott Whitmore Chloe Matthews Australian Migrant Resource Centre Job Prospect Moana Matthews Sarah Rezaee Yvette Wijayasekera Spotless Mel Richards Wise Training Interskills, Wise Employment Cathy McEnroe Sarina Russo Job Access Dilky Wijeyekoon JBS Bordertown - Presenter Troy Roberts Australian Migrant Resource Centre Jo Mcleod Status Employment Services Desma Wingeatt TAFE SA Zungkhar Rualhleng Sureway Employment & Training Julian Miller Ahmed Safar Daniel Woldemariam MTC Australia Ghazaleh Saffarzadeh Yoke Chin Yam John Ming Nazifa Safi Ibrahim Yhya Diane Minnis Abdul Sammi Samim Tamara Young Brace Education and Training MSP Employment Services Mogamat Sulaiman Samsodien Ali Mohamed Mohammad Sami Zafari Dunya Sardar Mohammad Jan Gholamreza Zendehdel Leah Sarkanj Hanieh Mousavi Multicultural Youth SA Analal Zhao Australian Migrant Resource Centre Michael Schultz Hongie Zhou Lan Ju Mu Australian Red Cross Samuel Zing Trent Murch Sayed Sha Kyawnaymyokhant Wise Training Interskills, Wise Employment Australian Migrant Resource Centre
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