Governance Characteristics
Annual Report Requirements
Corporate Plan Requirements
Current Budget Characteristics
Outcome #1: Foster a productive and competitive labour market through policies and programs that assist job seekers into work, including secure work, and meet employer and industry needs
| # | Program | Body | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Program 1.1 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | The Employment Services system has the following key objectives: to help job seekers find and keep a job; deliver high quality and efficient employment services; and to support target groups to improve their work readiness and find employment |
| # | Program | Body | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Program 1.1 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade supports Australia's development |
| 1.2 | Department of Social Services Program 1.2 - Support for Seniors | Department of Social Services | The Department of Social Services contributes to Outcome 1 by providing support to job seekers while they find work and by providing support to people with disability, their family and carers to build their knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in social and economic life. This includes: * building the capacity of the community to create opportunities for people with disability to contribute to community prosperity and participate in community life, with initiatives that create pathways to employment and drive more inclusive practices by employers through the Information Linkages and Capacity Building Economic and Community Participation program * activities that build foundation skills and work expectations of people with disability as well as activities that increase the capacity of employers and workplaces to be more inclusive * social security payment arrangements that enable job seekers to take up work * strengthening incentives for pensioners over Age Pension age to work if they are able to and wish to do so. |
| 1.5 | Department of Social Services Program 1.5 - Working Age Payments | Department of Social Services | The Department of Social Services contributes to Outcome 1 by providing support to job seekers while they find work and by providing support to people with disability, their family and carers to build their knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in social and economic life. This includes: * building the capacity of the community to create opportunities for people with disability to contribute to community prosperity and participate in community life, with initiatives that create pathways to employment and drive more inclusive practices by employers through the Information Linkages and Capacity Building Economic and Community Participation program * activities that build foundation skills and work expectations of people with disability as well as activities that increase the capacity of employers and workplaces to be more inclusive * social security payment arrangements that enable job seekers to take up work * strengthening incentives for pensioners over Age Pension age to work if they are able to and wish to do so. |
| 3.1 | Department of Social Services Program 3.1 - Disability and Carers | Department of Social Services | The Department of Social Services (DSS) contributes to Outcome 1 by providing support to job seekers while they are unable to work or while they find work and by providing support to people with disability, their family and carers to build their knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in social and economic life. This includes: * building the capacity of the community to create opportunities for people with disability to contribute to community prosperity and participate in community life, with initiatives that create pathways to employment and drive more inclusive practices by employers through the Information Linkages and Capacity Building Economic and Community Participation program * activities that build foundation skills and work expectations of people with disability as well as activities that increase the capacity of employers and workplaces to be more inclusive * social security payment arrangements that enable job seekers to take up work * strengthening incentives for pensioners over Age Pension age to work if they are able to and wish to do so. DSS contributes to Outcome 1 by leading the implementation of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031, which includes ensuring people with disability have economic security, enabling them to plan for the future, and exercise choice and control over their lives. |
| 3.2 | Department of Social Services Program 3.2 - National Disability Insurance Scheme | Department of Social Services | The Department of Social Services (DSS) contributes to Outcome 1 by providing support to job seekers while they are unable to work or while they find work and by providing support to people with disability, their family and carers to build their knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in social and economic life. This includes: * building the capacity of the community to create opportunities for people with disability to contribute to community prosperity and participate in community life, with initiatives that create pathways to employment and drive more inclusive practices by employers through the Information Linkages and Capacity Building Economic and Community Participation program * activities that build foundation skills and work expectations of people with disability as well as activities that increase the capacity of employers and workplaces to be more inclusive * social security payment arrangements that enable job seekers to take up work * strengthening incentives for pensioners over Age Pension age to work if they are able to and wish to do so. DSS contributes to Outcome 1 by leading the implementation of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031, which includes ensuring people with disability have economic security, enabling them to plan for the future, and exercise choice and control over their lives. |
| 1.1 | Services Australia 1.1 | Services Australia | Services Australia contributes to Outcome 1 by making payments on behalf of the |
| 1.1 | Services Australia Program 1.1 - Services to the Community - Social Security and Welfare | Services Australia | The linked programs contribute to Outcome 1 by making payments on behalf of the department. |
| 1.2 | Services Australia Program 1.2 - Services to the Community - Health | Services Australia | The linked programs contribute to Outcome 1 by making payments on behalf of the department. |
| 1.3 | Services Australia 1.3 | Services Australia | Services Australia contributes to Outcome 1 by making payments on behalf of the |
| 1.3 | Services Australia Program 1.3 - Child Support | Services Australia | The linked programs contribute to Outcome 1 by making payments on behalf of the department. |
Outcome #2: Promote growth in economic productivity and social wellbeing through access to quality skills and training.
| # | Program | Body | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Program 2.1 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | The Australian Government is working to create an effective and efficient skills and training system that is industry-led and delivers the skills Australian employers need. Building skills and capabilities is central to Australia's economic growth, competitiveness, and business productivity. The national training system provides employees or potential employees with the skills and capabilities required for a job or pathway into a job |
| 2.2 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Program 2.2 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | The program aims to remove the up-front cost barriers to training to increase access and participationThis is achieved through the provision of income-contingent loans for students undertaking certain higher level vocational education and training (VET) courses |
| 2.3 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations 2.3 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
| # | Program | Body | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | Department of Home Affairs Program 2.2 | Department of Home Affairs | The linked program contributes to Outcome 2 by supporting a sustainable international education sector through administering student visas. |
| 1.6 | Department of Social Services Program 1.6 - Student Payments | Department of Social Services | The Department of Social Services contributes to Outcome 2 by providing financial support to individuals and families to undertake further education and training. This includes enhancing educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students by increasing their access and participation in further education. The Department of Social Services also provides support to people with disability, their family and carers to build their knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in social and economic life. |
| 3.1 | Department of Social Services Program 3.1 - Disability and Carers | Department of Social Services | The Department of Social Services (DSS) contributes to Outcome 2 by providing financial |
| 3.2 | Department of Social Services Program 3.2 - National Disability Insurance Scheme | Department of Social Services | The Department of Social Services (DSS) contributes to Outcome 2 by providing financial |
| 1.4 | Department of the Treasury 1.4 | Department of the Treasury | The Department of the Treasury contributes to Outcome 2 by making National Partnership Payments to the states. |
| 1.9 | Department of the Treasury Program 1.9 | Department of the Treasury | The linked program contributes to Outcome 2 by making National Partnership Payments to the states. |
| 1.1 | Services Australia Program 1.1 - Services to the Community - Social Security and Welfare | Services Australia | The linked programs contribute to Outcome 2 by making payments to eligible job seekers participating in foundation skills programs. |
| 1.1 | Services Australia 1.1 | Services Australia | Services Australia contributes to Outcome 2 by making payments to eligible job seekers |
| 1.2 | Services Australia Program 1.2 - Services to the Community - Health | Services Australia | The linked programs contribute to Outcome 2 by making payments to eligible job seekers participating in foundation skills programs. |
| 1.3 | Services Australia Program 1.3 - Child Support | Services Australia | The linked programs contribute to Outcome 2 by making payments to eligible job seekers participating in foundation skills programs. |
| 1.3 | Services Australia 1.3 | Services Australia | Services Australia contributes to Outcome 2 by making payments to eligible job seekers |
Outcome #3: Facilitate jobs growth, including secure work through policies and programs that promote fair, productive and safe workplaces
| # | Program | Body | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Program 3.1 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | This program contributes to the outcome through: the promotion of fair workplaces by ensuring the protection of employee entitlements in certain circumstances ensuring the efficient operation of the workplace relations system through initiatives designed to encourage employers and employees to adopt fair, productive, flexible and safe workplace relations |
| 3.2 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Program 3.2 | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | This program contributes to the outcome by managing the Comcare Workers? Compensation Scheme. |
| # | Program | Body | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Australian Bureau of Statistics Program 1.1 | Australian Bureau of Statistics | The linked program contributes to Outcome 3 by providing enhanced industrial relations data to support policies and programs that promote fair, productive and safe workplaces. |