Our credentials in the area of Indigenous employment and training are well established. We employ Indigenous local people and developing them within our team to ensure our services to our local Indigenous clients and communities are meaningful, culturally appropriate, relevant, and effective. And it works.
Working with employers of every size from multinationals and major national employers through to small and micro-businesses, government bodies and individuals, we have been able to assist hundreds of Indigenous individuals of all ages.
Indigenous Apprenticeship and Traineeships
Directions’ group training organisation has decades of experience in supporting Indigenous West Australians into and through traineeships and apprenticeships
By combining the skills of our dedicated and highly experienced team of Apprentice Training and Business Advisors with culturally sensitive and appropriate support through our Indigenous mentor, Directions has been successful in engaging and retaining our Indigenous apprentices and trainees.
If you are looking to increase Indigenous participation in your teams through apprenticeships and traineeships, we can help.
Directions also supports our host companies to develop more inclusive employment and training practices and cultural awareness within their operations.
Indigenous Mentoring
Direction’s Indigenous Mentoring provides Indigenous led, targeted one on one support to your directly employed Indigenous apprentices and trainees.
Our Indigenous mentoring provides whatever additional support and guidance is needed in the learning journey or professional development of Indigenous employees in a culturally appropriate model that recognises the significance of two-way learning. Here at Directions, we see mentoring as a learning, enabling and empowerment tool.
Direction takes a case management approach and individualises the support needed to each apprentice or trainee, to enable early identification of issues and addressing them in a timely and culturally sensitive way.
Mentoring services can be provided on a per person basis or across your Indigenous workforce on a time basis. We will work with you to develop the solution that suits the needs of your business and your workforce.
Directions has delivered Indigenous mentoring to clients of all sizes and across diverse industries for many years and knows what it takes to retain and position for success.
Indigenous Recruitment
Maximising success when it comes to building Indigenous participation in your workforce starts at the beginning – with the right recruitment strategy.
Directions can assist you to recruit to meet your Indigenous employment and training goals with our tried and tested recruitment strategies, including assisting with culturally appropriate onboarding.
We have assisted businesses across WA recruit suitable, screened Indigenous employees, including trainees and apprentices, both directly and via contracted services, for more than a decade. Our Indigenous-led team will utilise that cumulated expertise to recruit work-ready candidates to suit your organisational requirements.
Whether you just need help identifying suitable candidates or are looking to implement an ongoing program to increase Indigenous participation in your workforce, Directions can assist with a tailored solution .