Kai's Story
Kai, a young Indigenous candidate with experience as a cleaner, came to us in 2015 seeking employment within the Community Services Industry.... Read More
Success Stories
Harmony’s Story
Harmony came to us for help finding a job. The Get Working program was suggested as a way to help with her work direction as well as skills relating to job applications and job retention.... Read More
Luke’s Story
Luke came to Workskil Fitzroy after completing a certificate in gaming. He had his heart set on working in the industry that he had trained for but at the same time was also open to looking for any opportunity to gain employment. Luke had never had a job and he was finding it difficult to find work.... Read More
Nicole's Story
We love investing in the future of our communities by providing young job seekers with the skills needed to succeed in their chosen field. We were recently able to help Nicole secure full-time employment in an administration position. Despite her lack of experience, we were able to arrange a PaTH internship with Southern Star Windows, which turned into a dream role and a stepping stone for Nicole’s future. Read Nicole’s story in the article below.... Read More
Luke's Story
A kick start to a career for a youth client in Port Augusta, South Australia. Filled with high hopes of a future career in the construction industry, Luke came to Workskil Australia unemployed and lacking work experience. Luke was finding it difficult to secure work in his regional town which was seeing a down turn in the labour market. Luke’s limited on-the-job experience and training didn’t help his cause. Through the Transition to Work program, Workskil Australia supported Luke to complete a Certificate II in Civil Construction and purchased all of his required personal protective equipment (PPE).... Read More
Daniel's Story
Twenty-two year old Daniel was unemployed and struggling to find work in his new home town of Whyalla, SA. That changed when he was referred to Workskil Australia and was able to gain accredited training and employment with the help of the Transition to Work team.... Read More
Colleen's Story
Life Without Barriers is both Colleen Raven’s life motto and the name of her employer. Colleen, aged 45, is a mother of two school-aged children, and registered with Workskil Australia in Oaklands Park, South Australia, looking for work. A member of the Aboriginal community, she was eager to take part in any opportunities that would benefit the wider community.... Read More
Josh's Story
Josh*, a local Aboriginal man in Whyalla, South Australia, has a close connection to country. While Josh had worked in the past, it was usually sporadic contract work with long breaks in between. When Josh’s most recent contract ended, he came to Workskil Australia’ s Whyalla office daily to search for work. Staff at the Whyalla office helped Josh to set up email for applications, polished his resume and helped him to respond to selection criteria questions and online job application. He was also supplied with protective equipment and a police clearance to assist him to find work.... Read More
Stacy's Story
Stacy enrolled in Workskil Youth’s FLO (Flexible Learning Options) program in 2015 after becoming disengaged from traditional schooling. Throughout the year Stacy worked hard and demonstrated a fantastic capacity to learn. When Century 21 asked Workskil Employment to help them find a trainee, Stacy’s case manager recommended her immediately.... Read More
Carly's Story
When Carly* first met with Workskil Australia in July 2015, she had been unemployed for over six years. A mature-aged worker, Carly reported that she tried very hard to find full time work, including completing a Certificate III in Warehousing, but that despite her best efforts she had been unsuccessful so far.... Read More