Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Karreeta Yirramboi Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples Native Title - Aboriginal employment in the VPS Consent Determination, 13 December The overarching goal in Karreeta Yirramboi, the 2005. Gunditjmara Native Title Consent Victorian Public Sector Aboriginal Employment Determination, 30 March 2007. Action Plan, is to increase Aboriginal participation in the Victorian public sector workforce to a Gunaikurnai Native Title Consent 1 per cent target by 2018. To support this, the Determination, 22 October 2010. Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) has Gunditjmara and Eastern Maar Peoples developed the Karreeta Yirramboi An Native Title Consent Determination, 27 July Employer Toolkit to Grow Aboriginal 2011. Dja Dja Wurrung Recognition and Employment in Your Organisation. Settlement Agreement, 28 March 2013. The toolkit identifies the importance of cultural awareness and cultural competency. It provides These agreements, which have resulted from practical material to assist organisations to or complement native title determinations, increase the numbers of Aboriginal employees in include commitments to develop employment their organisation. It covers the following topics: opportunities that support Traditional Owner groups achieve economic and social outcomes. Cultural awareness and competency. Attraction and recruitment. Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) Retention induction, mentoring and – On 19 May 2015, the Secretaries’ Leadership career support. Group on Aboriginal Affairs considered proposals Career development, managing to strengthen Aboriginal employment and career performance and leadership opportunity. pathways. Creating an Aboriginal Employment Secretaries agreed that the VPSC would Officer position. consolidate and lead work to drive concerted efforts to increase Aboriginal employment in the Developing an Aboriginal Employment Plan. Victorian Public Sector, given its broader role in Community engagement. public sector employment and its access across the VPS workforce. Traditional Owner Groups To support this outcome it was agreed to establish Victoria currently has agreements with an Aboriginal employment unit within the VPSC six Traditional Owner groups: to assist departments to implement the Karreeta Yorta Cooperative Management Yirramboi framework and achieve the aims and Agreement, 10 June 2004. objectives of their own Aboriginal Inclusion Plans and related Aboriginal employment objectives. Munganin Gadhaba Together’ DELWP Aboriginal Employment Plan 2016-2020 19 – ‘Achieve
Karreeta Yirramboi - Aboriginal employment in the VPS The overarching goal in Karreeta Yirramboi, the Victorian Public Sector Aboriginal Employment Action Plan, is to increase Aboriginal participation in the Victorian public sector workforce to a 1 per cent target by 2018. To support this, the Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) has developed the Karreeta Yirramboi An Employer Toolkit to Grow Aboriginal Employment in Your Organisation. The toolkit identifies the importance of cultural awareness and cultural competency. It provides practical material to assist organisations to increase the numbers of Aboriginal employees in their organisation. It covers the following topics: Cultural awareness and competency. Attraction and recruitment. Retention – induction, mentoring and career support. Career development, managing performance and leadership opportunity. Creating an Aboriginal Employment Officer position. Developing an Aboriginal Employment Plan. Community engagement. Traditional Owner Groups Victoria currently has agreements with six Traditional Owner groups: Yorta Cooperative Management Agreement, 10 June 2004. Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples Native Title Consent Determination, 13 December 2005. Gunditjmara Native Title Consent Determination, 30 March 2007. Gunaikurnai Native Title Consent Determination, 22 October 2010. Gunditjmara and Eastern Maar Peoples Native Title Consent Determination, 27 July 2011. Dja Dja Wurrung Recognition and Settlement Agreement, 28 March 2013. These agreements, which have resulted from or complement native title determinations, include commitments to develop employment opportunities that support Traditional Owner groups achieve economic and social outcomes. Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) On 19 May 2015, the Secretaries’ Leadership Group on Aboriginal Affairs considered proposals to strengthen Aboriginal employment and career pathways. Secretaries agreed that the VPSC would consolidate and lead work to drive concerted efforts to increase Aboriginal employment in the Victorian Public Sector, given its broader role in public sector employment and its access across the VPS workforce. To support this outcome it was agreed to establish an Aboriginal employment unit within the VPSC to assist departments to implement the Karreeta Yirramboi framework and achieve the aims and objectives of their own Aboriginal Inclusion Plans and related Aboriginal employment objectives. Munganin – Gadhaba ‘Achieve Together’ DELWP Aboriginal Employment Plan 2016-2020 19