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The Career Pathways Pilot for Humanitarian Entrants (CPP) assists refugees with professional, trade skills and/or qualification to requalify in Australia or to find jobs that match their skills set.

The Job Ready program provides a pathway for migrants and refugees to obtain jobs or pursue training suited to their existing qualifications and work experience.

Over three successive years, the Migrant Information Centre (MIC) facilitated aged care courses in partnership with a local Registered Training Organisation, North Ringwood Community House. This course was chosen to meet both a skills shortage in the aged care sector and a high level of interest from clients, particularly newly arrived women from Burma.

Business Connect Multicultural promotes small businesses to grow expands, sell, succession plan or improve their overall business plans.

The Common Threads Project promotes individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds to develop, share and extend skills within various textile fields by offering weekly group sessions.

AMRC promotes employment through pathways such as training, volunteering and work experience.

The Mulberry Project is a pilot social enterprise operating as a volunteer-run community group with 35 volunteers (66% women) from countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Rwanda, Syria and Australia. We are in the process of establishing our business structure in association with partners.

Mount Gambier MRC has been supporting Congolese artist and sculptor Sadiki Kamundele In various ways towards staring an enterprise through connecting Sidiki with various Australians, artists and organisations to enable him to volunteer as an artist, learn new skills and learn how to start a business.

About Kaleidoscope Initiative

SCoA member, Sydwest Multicultural Services has created an inspiring book which shares the stories of some of Australia’s newest citizens. Exploring themes of employment, education, health, social engagement, family and many more, this collection of stories is a message of hope and a celebration of all that Australia stands to gain by welcoming refugees and helping them settle.