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Services and programs when looking for work:

Listed below are specific services and programs that you can use when you are looking for work.

• Australian Job Search - go to the online database and search for jobs from the Job Network.
• Career Information Centre - provides a free service to students, the unemployed or people who are looking at changing jobs.
• Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) - activities to develop participant's work and employment skills.
• Employment Preparation - provides advice and training help for people who have been out of the workforce.
• Employment Service for Age Pensioners - a programme that helps Age Pensioners who want to return to work.
• Green Corp - a community program where young people are given the chance to preserve and restore the environment.
• Indigenous Job Search - a free online service for Indigenous job seekers.
• Job Network - job services provided nationally by a group of organisations.
• Job Placement, Employment and Training - provides assistance to young people between 15 and 21 years.
• Job Placement Services - are the Australian Government funded recruitment services, with more than 400 organisations delivering services from over 2500 offices across Australia.
• Job Search Support - gathering vacancies from employers and matching the skills and experience of job seekers to job vacancies.
• JobSearch Facilities - Centrelink provides a range of self-help facilities.
• Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programme (LLNP) - aims to help job seekers improve their language, literacy and numeracy skills and gain work.
• National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition - helps professionals trained overseas gain recognition of their qualifications in Australia.
• Australian Apprenticeship Access Program - provides disadvantaged job seekers with pre-vocational training and other forms of help.
• Australian Apprenticeship Centres - provide employers and employees with general information and assistance on all aspects of the Australian Apprenticeships program.
• New Enterprise Incentive Scheme - is for unemployed people who wish to start their own business.
• Psychology Services - help people identify problems affecting their ability to work.
• Wage Assistance - a wage subsidy program for employers who employ Indigenous job seekers.
• Wage Subsidies - money is paid by a Disability Employment Service to subsidise wages for people with disabilities entering work.
• Work for the Dole - helping job seekers improve their employment prospects by providing opportunities for work experience.
• Workplace Modifications - reimbursement to employers for the costs of workplace modifications when employing people with disabilities.
• Youth Pathways - helps young people who who are most at risk of not making a successful transition to reach their full potential by keeping them engaged or re-engaging them with education and training.

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Other Services and Programs:

Listed below are other services and programs that are available to all Centrelink customers.

• Services and Programs - General - services and programs available to all Centrelink customers.