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conservation land management, aged care, home and community care, individual support services, early childhood education and care, business administration and hospitality. The ACT Government has provided funding to support the expansion of the SPARK Ginninderry training and employment initiative, in addition to training subsidies provided through Skilled Capital and CIT.

ACT Public Service Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Vocational Employment Program

The ACT Public Service (ACTPS) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Vocational Employment Program (the Program) is a 12-month employment entry program, that is open only to applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. This is a flexible employment entry program that can accommodate the varied needs of each Directorate and their business units/work areas and what they need from their staff. The Program is an opportunity to provide employment entry for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into a diverse range of job roles across all Directorates within the ACTPS.

University Education

A range of options are available to students through tertiary education pathways. These include bridging and extension courses offered by the Australian National University and University of Canberra to ACT Year 11 and 12 students in several subject areas which can be credited against university course requirements.

(2) The table below provides data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics relating to youth unemployment in the ACT. The Australian Bureau of Statistics does not publish data for the other age cohorts.

Financial Years

15 – 19 Years

15 – 24 Years

Total Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Total Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Number (‘000)

%

Number (‘000)

%

2015-16

1.7

13.5

2.7

7.3

2016-17

1.4

10.4

3.7

9.5

2017-18

1.0

7.6

2.3

6.1

2018-19

0.9

6.6

1.7

4.0

2019-20

1.3

10.2

3.0

7.7

Source: ABS Cat. No. 6202.0 and 6291.0.55.001.

Notes:

1. Data is available in original terms only for the two age groups in the above table and should be used with caution due to its high volatility.

2. The data is for the month of June in each financial year.

3. The 15 – 24 years age group data is inclusive of the 15 – 19 years age group data. The age cohort
15 – 24 years is the most used measure for youth employment.

Animal deaths—Kuringa Drive
(Question No 3230)

Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for City Services, upon notice, on 24 July 2020 (redirected to the Minister for Roads and Active Travel):

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