Work Placement Experience Programme

WonderousWorld

Hi to all

im just after coming across this programme and it sounds great!

i had a few questions I’m wondering if folks here might know details?

im on my spouse payment currently, would i be allowed apply for this?

can i apply to a place i want to work in myself? Like a place i would hope to be kept on? - if they aren’t seeking employees currently or advertising- what boss doesn’t want free extra hands?

would it affect our income negatively ?

Cherry Blossom

I had to look this up as I’d not heard of it before. It seems to be a new scheme. It says there are no penalties for stopping the scheme. I’d worry that there may be hidden penalties for some. You have to come off many social welfare payments and go on jobseekers to do it. I’d worry people may have trouble getting back on their payment again particularly in the case of DA for example. Jobseekers is one of the least favourable payments to be on outside of the placement which only lasts 6 months. I’m not sure if the employers advertise the positions like with job bridge etc. or if you approach potential employers. I imagine there’s a bit of admin involved for the employer and it takes time and effort to train someone completely new to a role with no experience of it previously (which is a requirement). It may not be as attractive to employers as it seems at first sight.

WonderousWorld

Hmmm, im just feeling like, if i could get the necessary experience id be a suitable candidate for when these particular roles arise as they are specific but where id like to be.

i just need a little assurance it would all be ok as i have 2 small kids but I really want to be working in a career of interest not just a job. I have done the job i cant enjoy thing and it left me in a very bad place mentally.

Cherry Blossom

What field or industry interests you? There are very few careers where you could have enough relevant experience and qualifications after just six months to forge a career. Those that would, would be low paid, low skill occupations. Im sorry to be a negative nelly but it looks like just another scheme that could potentially become abused by employers to get cheap labour.

WonderousWorld

Potentially id be better off just asking if i could do voluntary work (not a scheme just good old fashioned grind) to get the experience.

i know these schemes are just abused terribly but i guess you’ve to try start somewhere.