Regions
The South Australia Works in the Regions program helps regional organisations and Networks to identify their region’s training and employment needs, and to address them in ways appropriate to each region.
South Australia Works operates in the regions through the 13 Regional Development Boards, North East Development Agency Inc, Northern Futures Inc, City of Onkaparinga, and Western Futures – Futures Connect Inc in partnership with 17 Employment and Skills Formation Networks. These Networks are responsible for coordinating local employment and skills formation planning and delivery, and consist of people from business and industry, regional economic bodies, Commonwealth, State and Local Government, employment and training providers, non government and community organisations.
Employment and Skills Formation Networks facilitate a collaborative, coordinated and targeted approach to learning, training and employment issues at the regional level and have been established to:
- Consult with the local community on employment and skills formation issues
- Develop partnerships which ensure that all the expertise and resources available in the region are used
- Develop regional Employment and Skills Formation Plans that address the local training and employment needs of individuals and industry
- Respond effectively and quickly to changes in local conditions.
The Networks operate in the following regions:
Nine South Australia Works Regional Coordinators, based in regions, work with the Networks to help people acquire skills and move into jobs.