Employment Assistance Australia
EAA
1995 – 1 April 1998
Public sector provider of case management for long-term unemployed people under the Working Nation arrangements, run separately from the Commonwealth Employment Service so that it could compete with private and community case managers.
How it came into existence
Set up in 1995 under the Employment Services Act 1994, part of the Keating government's Working Nation program, as the public sector provider of case management within the Department of Employment, Education and Training; it was formed from Commonwealth Employment Service staff and operated at arm's length from the CES so that it could compete with private and community case managers.
- Case management of long-term unemployed jobseekers
Legislation: Employment Services Act 1994
Changes during its life
- 11 March 1996Became part of the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
How it ended
Merged on 1 April 1998 with the placement business of the Commonwealth Employment Service to form the government-owned Employment National Limited, which competed for Job Network contracts.
- Case management of long-term unemployed jobseekers
Main functions
- Case management of long-term unemployed jobseekers
- Individual job search and training plans for its clients
- Referral of clients to training and labour market programs
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
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Sources
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