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Supports include: • Mentoring • Case work & referrals • Community engagement to build linguistic and cultural skills • Links to other social enterprises and businesses • Awareness sessions for trainees – work in the Australian business context • Awareness sessions for employers – how to work with people from diverse backgrounds • Employment & pathways training including communication skills, job application and resume writing, presentation skills and seeking opportunities for duration of program. Aim / Goal of Activities • Give trainees the opportunity to gain employment through gaining a qualification • Support TIMS achieve its organisational goals through an increased workforce and building capacity around resources and systems. • Provide assistance to TIMS in the preparation, conducting and wrapping up of the Toowoomba Languages and Cultural Festival. • Organise events that TIMS has not had the capacity to do so due to limited resources of people as they are all volunteers. • Events identified include: • Chinese New Year (this was successfully conducted once but due limited resources, was not run again) • Multicultural Career Pathways Expo (for employers) • Cultural Workshops Need • Need for trainees in business administration. • Need for more cultural diversity with administration skills across NFPs and private businesses in Toowoomba. • There is also a growing number of small businesses that are being established in Toowoomba’s refugee and migrant community. These people are often unable to gain employment therefore are establishing their own businesses. • These businesses require individuals who understand the language and cultural barriers but also have administration skills that are relevant to the Australian context. • Aligns to principles of the Multicultural Charter. |