Strong report card for Mission Australia’s Employment Solutions

MA Media Release, 10 February 2011:

The sites are: Sale, Bairnsdale, Lake Tyers, Mallacoota, Omeo and Orbost (Victoria); Castle Hill, Bega, Eden, Muswellbrook, Scone, Toronto and Merimbula (NSW); and Caboolture (Queensland).

The ratings, awarded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), recognise both efficiency (the speed at which a person is found a job) and effectiveness (the number of people found jobs for and whether they maintain their new positions long-term).

Employment services within an area that receive a 5 Star rating are considered to be performing at 40 per cent or more above the average.

Other positives from the latest round of ratings include:

• 26 Mission Australia Employment Solutions sites were rated at 4 Stars. 
• 95% of Mission Australia Employment Solutions sites achieved 3 Stars or more.

Mission Australia’s Executive Leader of Employment Solutions, Dr Prins Ralston, said the results were a welcome recognition of his team’s commitment in finding work for unemployed people throughout the country.

"We’re just over the moon at what our sites are achieving – particularly those that have picked up five stars, it really means a lot to us all here,” said Dr Ralston.

“Our team has worked so hard over the past 12 months helping job seekers find the right role or assisting local employers fill their vacancies.

“Normally, all the recognition we need is knowing we’ve done our job well – getting someone into work – but receiving this level of support really puts the icing on the cake,” said Dr Ralston.

Media contact:
Paul Andrews 0409 665 495