Aboriginal Enterprise Development Officer Program

Funder: Department of Education and Training (NSW)

Program summary

The aim of the Aboriginal Enterprise Development Officer (AEDO) program is to assist Aboriginal people to access education and training pathways to facilitate the establishment and retention of viable Aboriginal business enterprises.

The objective of the program is to increase the confidence and expertise of Aboriginal people to enable them to participate in self-employment opportunities and to encourage an entrepreneurial culture within Aboriginal communities.

The NSW Department of Education and Training provides funding to community-based organisations to employ a suitably skilled Aboriginal person as an Aboriginal Enterprise Development Officer (AEDO).

The AEDO is responsible for the daily delivery and administration of the program including:

• providing individual client service (case management),
• assessing the viability of business enterprise options,
• monitoring the local labour market and assisting clients into training and employment, where required,
• developing professional networks (liaising with Government and non-government organisations etc),
• maintaining client records (manual and electronic),undertaking professional development activities to effectively carry out the duties of the position, and
• assisting the sponsor organisation in the administration and financial management of the AEDO project.

The AEDO program targets Aboriginal people who either wish to become self-employed, or who are self-employed and require small business support.

Key dates

The Department will not be calling for applications under this program until 2009/2010.

Who can apply?

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More information

Aboriginal Community Programs

Contact

Related Categories

• Aboriginal people
• Education & training
• Employment