Will the Jobs and Skills Exchange cover employment programs that seek to enhance the diversity of the Victorian Public Service (VPS)?
Megan Marsh
Updated
To support the Government’s commitment to increasing diversity and inclusion across the VPS, people are eligible to apply for jobs through the JSE for 12 months after they leave if they:
Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; and/or
Identify as a person with disability.
Are a participant in one of the following employment pathway programs and internship programs (in either the VPS or a Victorian public entity):
Youth Employment Scheme
Youth Employment Program (access ends 30 June 2023)
Any Aboriginal internship program
Any internship program for people with disability
Any internship program for refugees and asylum seekers.
Hiring managers can seek approval for immediate external advertising (in parallel with advertising on the JSE jobs board) for roles that are subject to Section 12 (special measures) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
This policy feature supports the Victorian government’s diversity and inclusion strategies including:
Safe and Strong, Victoria’s Gender Equality Strategy
Inclusive Victoria: State Disability Plan 2022- 2026
Victorian Autism Strategy
Getting to Work: Victorian public sector disability employment action plan 2018 – 2025
Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework 2018- 2023
Barring Djinang
Victoria’s Multicultural Policy Statement (includes increased representation on boards)
Pride in our Future: Victoria’s LGBTIQ+ strategy 2022 – 2032 (includes increased representation on boards)
