“The program has been an incredible success. Providing Indigenous job seekers with an opportunity of training with the guarantee of a job at the end of that training makes a world of difference.” Tony Zappia MP – Federal Parliament July 2011
“I would like to commend the students, the graduates, and their families, the consortium and Woolworths SA for their inspiring work and commitment in transforming the lives of Indigenous South Australians and their families, providing real and long-term jobs and a new pathway to a better and brighter future.” Leesa Vlahos MP – Member for Taylor
“The programme at MEEA showed me that the sky is the limit.” Sharon Sleep (Woolworths Butchers and Bakers Participant 2010 – nominee for the Paul Simons award)
“Often you can train people, put them into jobs and the don’t hold them down. Here each participant is actually cared for and what they do is make sure that the barriers keeping a person from working are actually addressed.” Tony Piccolo – Member for Light
The Mining, Energy and Engineering Academy (MEEA) is a not for profit company sponsored by the mining, energy, heavy engineering, small business, and more recently, retail, industries that works with a range of key stakeholders including every level of Government, Skills Council and Higher Education, Vocational Education and Schools sectors to attract and develop the current and future workforce needs of the mining, energy, engineering, business, and retail sectors, and the communities in which they operate. MEEA is currently focussing on running pre-employment programmes specifically targeted at training Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Our programmes include training in retail, administration, construction, logistics, and heavy machinery.
Woolworths Limited is one of the largest employers in Australasia with more than 190,000 team members working in stores, support offices and distribution centres across Australia and New Zealand. Woolworths Limited is committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive, where employees are treated with dignity, courtesy and respect.
Thank you to all who took part in the production of the Woolworths Pre-Employment Programme video.
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