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This Employment Services Guarantee reflects the Australian Government’s expectations of employment providers.

Work for the Dole is designed to help Participants gain the skills, experience and confidence needed to move from welfare to work as soon as possible.

Participants generally have Mutual Obligation Requirements, such as looking for work and participating in Activities that will improve their employment prospects, in return for receiving taxpayer-funded Income Support Payments paid by Services Aus

A Participant’s Mutual Obligation Requirements and any other items agreed to with their Employment Services Provider (Provider) are outlined in their Job Plan.

The National Work Experience Programme (NWEP) provides eligible Participants with the opportunity to undertake real life work experience Placements.

Participating in Activities helps Participants to improve their skills and motivation so they can find and keep a job.

Participants may transfer between Providers for a range of reasons. Transfers can be automatic or involve a manual process, and can be initiated by the Participant or a Provider.

This Guideline details the core elements and requirements for Employment Services Providers (Providers) in managing and servicing participants who are eligible for support under a Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP).

Individuals may seek to participate in jobactive Services, New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) and related services without going to Services Australia.

This Guideline outlines who is Eligible for jobactive Services and arrangements for Participants to be Referred and Commenced in an appropriate Stream.

This Guideline details the core elements and requirements for Employment Services Providers (Providers) in managing participants who are eligible for the ASC Shipbuilding Structural Adjustment Programme (ASC Shipbuilding SAP).

All Participants should have an accurate Assessment so they can be referred to and receive the Employment Services most appropriate to their needs to help them move from welfare to work. The Job Seeker Classification Instrument (JSCI) questionnair

The Employment Fund General Account (Employment Fund) is a flexible pool of funds available to all jobactive providers (Providers) to offer support tailored to the needs of participants, employers and the local labour market.

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Some people who are not Fully Eligible for jobactive services can Volunteer to receive employment assistance.