Northern Territory Government
Useful Employment Links
Unless specified, the links on this page are to sites that are external to the Northern Territory Department of Business and Employment (DBE) website.
This page is divided into the following sections:
- Employment Opportunities
- General Advice
- Disability
- Mature Age
- Migrants and Refugees
- Youth
- Single Parents
- Indigenous Australians
- Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme
Employment Opportunities
Jobs in the Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS)
- Northern Territory Government Employment Opportunities
- Indigenous employment in the NTPS
- Disability in the Workplace - People with disabilities seeking employment in the NTPS who disclose that disability and apply through Disability Works Australia can enter the program of compulsory interviews.
Other employment opportunities links
The Australian Government has responsibility for employment services and workplace relations. The Australian Government Workplace portal provides a comprehensive array of information on employment and related services.
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations funds the following services:
- Job Network
- Community Work Coordinators
- Disability Open Employment Services
- Green Corps
- Harvest Labour Services
- Job Placement, Employment and Training
- New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
- Personal Support Programme.
For information about these services visit www.jobsearch.gov.au.
The Australian Government Workplace Portal provides access to employment services that include volunteer work, career planning, wage management, funding programs, and assistance to people looking for jobs or returning to work. The Portal also provides access to information on employment and workplace relations. It covers finding work, finding staff, wages and conditions, labour market opportunities and statistics, employment associations, careers and training, and services for indigenous people.
Along with general advice for job seekers and employers, the portal has information about services for specific groups.
General Advice
- Australian Job Search
- workplace.gov.au - Job Seeker
- Training Advisory Councils (DET Website) - There are a total of six Training Advisory Councils in the Northern Territory to advise on careers and training in all industries, for example, from mining to food preparation, animal care, retail and hospitality. This list is maintained by DET.
- Job Network - A national network of private and community organisations dedicated to finding jobs for unemployed people, particularly the long term unemployed.
- Myfuture - Myfuture is Australia's online career information service with a wealth of useful information on careers, courses, training providers, financial advice, support services, industries, labour market information, awards, scholarships and much more.
Disability
- Disability in the Workplace - People with disabilities seeking employment in the NTPS who disclose that disability and apply through Disability Works Australia can enter the program of compulsory interviews.
- Australian Job Search - Disability Employment Services
- JobAcess - The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations JobAcess website contains useful information for people with disabilities.
- Regional Disability Liaison Officer Initiative - RDLO’s are committed to enhancing post secondary education, training and employment opportunities for people with a disability.
- disAbility Central - Information about disability services, service providers and carers in Central Australia.
Mature Age
Migrants and Refugees
- Australian Job Search - Go to the online database and search for jobs from the Job Network.
- Business and Skilled Migration in the Northern Territory
- Job Network - Services provided nationally by a network of organisations dedicated to helping job seekers find work.
- National Office of Overseas Skill Recognition - Helps overseas-trained professionals who are permanent residents of Australia gain recognition of their overseas qualifications.
Youth
- Australian Job Search - Employment services for young job seekers
- Job Placement Employment and Training Programme - JPET helps young people aged between 15 and 21 who face personal and social barriers.
Single Parents
Indigenous Australians
- Employment Assistance for Indigenous Australians
- Centrelink Indigenous Cadetship Program - Assists students to complete study at an approved tertiary institution.
- Community Development Employment Project - Aims to provide employment in areas where employment prospects are limited or do not exist.
- Wage Assistance Card - A wage subsidy for employers who employ Indigenous job seekers.
Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme
The Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme (AAAP) provides job seekers who experience barriers to skilled employment, with pre-vocational training, support and assistance to obtain and maintain a New Apprenticeship. The program is funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
Alternatively, a job seeker may be supported into employment, further education or training.