The Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES), previously known as CDP, is funded by the Commonwealth government. RAES is focussed on employment services and job placement, motivating and supporting jobseekers through a framework of engagement and compliance.

Ngurratjuta is the RAES provider for the Far West Alice Region, which includes the communities of Haasts Bluff, Papunya, Mount Liebig, and Kintore as well as outstations such as Mbunghara and Warren Creek. This is a remote region with limited infrastructure, mainly dirt roads and limited mobile coverage.

Wherever possible, Ngurratjuta RAES partners with other community organisations and services to deliver locally-focused projects and work to create new local employment opportunities. Previous projects include establishing a hair salon in Papunya, community clean-up competitions, setting up remote laundries, building tables from recycled doors, screening off a morgue through innovative fencing, installing seating at a church, painting a recreation hall, cleaning out an abandoned building, and supporting an aged care service with infrastructure maintenance and development.

Ngurratjuta RAES also works with training organisations to support the remote delivery of Learner Driver Training, Drink Driving Courses, White Card, First Aid, Leadership Training, Forklift and Tractor Operations, Cert I in Foundation Studies, Cert II in Construction Pathways, and Cert I/II in Community Services. Training needs are reviewed on a regular basis, including requests and feedback from employers and local industries.

For more information about RAES visit the Australian Government’s Remote Jobs page.