If you’re Aboriginal, dedicated services and support people can help you with information and advice on training and work.

Aboriginal Access Centres

The staff at Aboriginal Access Centre can help you work out what training or education you need to get the job you want to do.

The Centres are based on TAFE campuses across South Australia. Aboriginal Access Centre team members have excellent understanding of vocational education and training. They can:

  • work out what skills you have
  • connect you with career and work information
  • help you get into an apprenticeship or traineeship
  • offer a mentor while you are doing your apprenticeship or traineeship
  • help you get tickets and licences (driving, forklift, working at heights etc)
  • help you get financial assistance for your study
  • refer you to other services in the community and out in the regions.
There are Centres in metropolitan and regional areas, staffed with people who understand Aboriginal needs. They can help you personally to make sure you get the end result you want.

Call your nearest Aboriginal Access Centre.

Metropolitan

Adelaide City:    8207 8430
Noarlunga:     8207 3132
Port Adelaide:     8303 2639
Salisbury:     8207 9817

Eyre & West Coast

Ceduna:     8628 7053
Oak Valley: phone Ceduna    8628 7053
Port Augusta:     8646 9954
Port Lincoln:     8628 7053
Whyalla:     8648 8839

Yorke Peninsula & North

Coober Pedy:     8678 9006
Kadina:         8821 0400
Point Pearce:     8836 7282
Port Pirie:     8638 4295
Nepabunna:     8648 3709
Yalata:         8625 6247

Riverland and Limestone Coast

Berri:         8541 3822
Mount Gambier: 8735 1576
Murray Bridge:     8535 6588

Aboriginal Policy and Programs

The Aboriginal Policy and Programs team can direct you to services for training and finding work.

Call the Aboriginal Policy and Programs Unit

Tauondi College

Tauondi College is an Aboriginal Community College in Port Adelaide.  It offers accredited and non-accredited courses including Art, Hospitality, Horticulture, Business, Information Technology, Disability Work and Community Services.  Tauondi also offers Adult Community Education (ACE) programs including Job Preparation, Résumés, Drivers' Licence, Computing, Painting, Ceramics and Leadlighting.

Visit Tauondi.

Connecting Aboriginal People with Mining Program

If you’re interested in a job in the mining and resource industry, Connecting Aboriginal People with Mining Program (CAPM) can train you in the skills you need for work in the industry, and help get you into a job.

Projects are now looking for people in the Northern, Yorke Peninsula, Port Augusta and Marree areas.

Northern Region

Iluka Aboriginal Pre-employment Program

This project provides training from Certificate II in Surface Extraction Operations. You’ll get your white card, senior first aid, forklift, yellow card and medium rigid truck licences. Training includes work experience at Iluka Resources’ Jacinth-Ambrosia mine.

There is support throughout the program to help you with any problems along the way.
If you successfully complete the program, you’ll be offered employment with Iluka Resources at their Jacinth-Ambrosia mine.

Project started February 2012.

Call Mary Wilkey, TAFE SA Regional Aboriginal Access Centre on 8207 9817 or email. 

Yorke Peninsula

Getting Started With Rex

This project provides training from Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Surface Extraction, and support throughout the program to help you with any problems along the way. 

If you successfully complete the program, you may be offered employment with Rex Minerals.
Project started January 2012.

Call Kym Williams, TAFE SA Regional on 8648 9902 or 0428 113 051, or email. 

Port Augusta

Mining Industry Aboriginal Employment Sustainability Program

This project provides training from Certificate II in Mining, with a choice in electives from underground, surface mining (haul truck) or surface mining (driller) streams.

You and your family will be supported throughout the program to assist with any problems along the way.

If you successfully complete the program, you’ll be offered employment with either HWE Mining at the South Middleback Ranges open-cut mine near Whyalla, or with Exact Mining at one of the following mine sites:

  • Olympic Dam (Roxby Downs
  • Kanmantoo (Adelaide Hills) or
  • Jacinth Ambrosia (near Ceduna)

Project started January 2012.

Call Bernard Croese, Career Employment Group, 8645 6800 or 0422 827 602, or email.

Marree

Marree Indigenous Training Program

This project provides training from Certificate III In Civil Construction Plan Operations to gain knowledge and experience in the operation of front end loader, backhoe, skid steer and light vehicles. A mentor will support you to work through any problems along the way. On successful completion of the program you’ll be offered employment with:

  • BHP Billiton
  • Exact Mining
  • ODT Australis or
  • Xceptional Recruitment

Project started February 2012.

If you’re from the Arabana traditional owners group, contact David Couzner, Xceptional Recruitment Pty Ltd, 8349 3499 or 0418 810 844, or email.