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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 14 Hansard (12 December) . . Page.. 4956 ..

employment programs or the unemployed in these times. It is the intention of the Government however, to provide the best possible programs to meet the real needs of the unemployed in the ACT to ensure the best possible, and achievable, outcomes.

7. MBC is a responsible and professional organisation which has operated in the ACT region for the past 36 years. MBC is committed to the continuation of the program and, together with the Advisory Committee, will work realistically towards this goal.

8. As previously stated, the Government will monitor the continuum of employment programs in the ACT on an ongoing basis.

9. The skills training emphasis will reflect labour market trends. It is possible, through this program, that non-traditional employment opportunities can be gained with a different approach to training. For example, traditional domestic cleaning opportunities can be extended to offer busy families a trained employee who can not only provide house cleaning services, but also can do the shopping, pay the bills, provide child support services, and cook the dinner.

This style of approach has the ability to extend what was considered a very casual two hour employment opportunity in the previous job placement service to a longer daily, if not full-time, opportunity.

The performance based contract will address competency standards relevant to the industry sectors.

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