The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) funds organisations to provide Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) work readiness and community development services to Indigenous job seekers in 74 regions across remote Australia.
CDEP program and better practice resources
To support CDEP providers to adjust to reforms and to encourage best practice in service delivery a number of resources have been developed
These documents provide the terms and conditions for organisations to receive program funding from FaHCSIA from 1 July 2009.
Work Readiness Services
The CDEP Work Experience Subsidy is a wage subsidy paid to employers who provide paid work experience to new CDEP participants (on income support). Information including eligibility and how to claim on the Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) website.
Community Development
These documents provide guidance on how to develop Community Profiles and Community Action Plans to facilitate a community development approach to community engagement, planning and the delivery of CDEP services.
Joint Servicing with Job Services Australia
This document provides guidance to CDEP and Job Services Australia providers for the development of Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
More information about Job Services Australia is available on the DEEWR website.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Frequently Asked Questions provides more information on how CDEP works.
Contacts
For more information about any of these CDEP resources or to provide feedback, please contact your Agreement Manager at your nearest Indigenous Coordination Centre (ICC) toll free on 1800 079 098.
For the following locations call toll free:
Nhulunbuy - 1800 089 148
Kalgoorlie - 1800 193 357
Kununurra - 1800 193 348
TTY users: phone 1800 555 677 then ask for the 1800 number listed above that you want to contact.