Following a successful 2023, the new intake for the Glencore Indigenous Employment Pathway Program will commence once again in early 2024.
The program is structured to provide participants with the experience and job-readiness skills for a successful career in the mining industry.
All Indigenous Australians who live in or have connection to the areas where Glencore operate are welcome to apply.
These include the mines in the Bowen Basin and in the Upper Hunter Valley in New South Wales.
This month, nine participants graduated from the New South Wales Indigenous Employment Pathways Program (IEPP) having completed the 26-week job-readiness training.
Glencore Indigenous Programs Coordinator Carrie Bendeich said the graduates have gained essential job skills and developed a strong foundation for their future careers in the industry.
“This program is designed to create opportunities and inspire Indigenous Australians to reach their career goals,” Carrie said.
“The graduation ceremony marks a significant milestone for our graduates, who are now job-ready and poised for career success.”
The IEPP is divided into two stages: training and job readiness.
These stages include inductions, medicals, life-skills, leadership training, and on-site work experience, offering career opportunities in a range of roles, from operators to warehouse assistants, trades assistants, and bench support.
To be eligible for the program, applicants need to be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians who live in or have connection to the areas where Glencore Coal Australia operates.
They also need to either be working part-time, or unemployed and actively seeking full time employment, be prepared to participate in an assessment/interview process, hold a current driver’s license and be able to meet Coal Board Medical requirements.
The program is divided into two phases, the first phase provides participants with back-to-work skills, mine site compliance safety training and a range of life skills.
The second phase includes training and work experience that aims to get participants job-ready.
At the completion of the 26-week program, participants will have fulfilled the requirements to obtain a Certificate II in Surface Extraction, as well as other employment ready skills.
Further information or to learn more about the program, please contact: Carrie Bendeich
Indigenous Programs Coordinator by emailing carrie.bendeich@glencore.com.au.
New intake for the 2024 Glencore Indigenous Employment Pathway Program is expected to open early next year. Photo supplied
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