Nesa Annual Report 2022-23

About Us

NESA is the peak body for the Australian employment services sector. NESA was established in 1997 and provides vision, voice and support for the employment services sector to ensure participants, employers, and communities have access to the best possible labour market assistance services.

Acknowledgement
of country

NESA acknowledges First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this nation and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging. We celebrate the cultures and wisdom of First Nations peoples and acknowledge 65,000 years of custodianship and connection to lands, sea and country. NESA also celebrates the wisdom and lived experience of First Nations communities and their valued contribution in shaping NESA’s work.

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Our role in the
employment sector

NESA is dedicated to a vision of opportunity for everyone through employment and inclusion.

Vision

Opportunity for everyone through employment and inclusion.

Voice

Voice of the sector providing advocacy and representation to ensure Australian job seekers and employers have access to effective labour market assistance.

Support

Delivers support to its member organisations through policy guidance, operational advice and capacity building services.

NESA seeks to realise this vision through strong and impactful advocacy and representation of the employment services sector to ensure Australian job seekers and employers have access to effective labour market assistance.

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Our Valued
Members

Australian employment services play a vital role in preparing Australians to participate productively in the labour market and support them to connect with and sustain employment.

Employment inclusion and participation are cornerstones of the economic and social health of society. Employment participation and productivity are key drivers of our national economic growth and underpin the quality of life of all Australians, enabling access to such things as a well-functioning health system, quality education and strong social safety net.

For individuals, employment participation is more than a means to an income; it provides connection, purpose, and inclusion and is a proven pathway out of entrenched disadvantage.

NESA is proud to represent this sector and our extensive, diverse, and inclusive membership.

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Membership

Interested in becoming a member?

If your organisation is engaged in the delivery of employment services or related services then consider joining NESA. By joining NESA you become part of the largest network of Australian employment services providers and will receive strong representation and advocacy, professional support and capacity building services.

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Our Board

Our Board is a dedicated and dynamic group of professionals who have extensive experience working in the employment services sector and other related services. NESA’s Board is committed to ensuring a strong governance framework that supports achievement of goals, objectives, and strategic directions.

Strategic Plan

Matthew Little

Chair

Rebecca Nicholls

Non-Executive
Director

Paul Synnott

Non-Executive
Director

Natalie Turmine

Non-Executive
Director

Simon Rogers

Non-Executive Director
(Retired 25 November 2022)

Karen Rainbow

Non-Executive Director
(Appointed 25 November 2022)

Ron Maxwell

Non-Executive Director
(Appointed 25 November 2022)

Mark Hoffman-Davis

Non-Executive Director
(Appointed 3 March 2023)

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NESA acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional owners of the land throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land and sea. We pay our respects to their culture and to their elders, past, present and emerging.

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Our role in the employment sector

NESA works collaboratively with government departments, agencies, and non-government stakeholders to support the delivery of labour market assistance and social policy that transforms lives of individuals, their families and communities.

NESA’s delivery of intensive policy, operational and capacity building support to member organisations promotes best practice service delivery.

NESA’s unique understanding of the policy and operational settings that underpin effective labour market assistance is gained through our extensive membership and intensive local and international stakeholder networks. NESA’s active collaboration and networks with academic and research bodies, community, business and industry sector peaks and associations and international employment services ensure our policy positions draw upon local and international best practice in labour market assistance.

Our ValuedMembers

NESA’s members are engaged in the breadth of Australian employment services including Workforce Australia (Generalist/Specialist), Disability Employment Services (ESS/DMS), Community Development Program, Transition to Work, ParentsNext, Time to Work, Career Transition Assistance, Employability Skills Training and Self Employment programs, with many delivering multiple programs.

NESA’s members include not-for-profit, for-profit, and public providers. Members include small, medium and large organisations with a mix of national, state-based or locally-focused services. In addition, many members are engaged in the delivery of state employment and training programs as well as a range of social and health services to disadvantaged Australians.

Our Members:

NESA membership is also extensively engaged in the delivery of complementary services such as ParentsNext, Time to Work, Career Transition Assistance; Employability Skills Training, Skills for Education and Employment and Self Employment Assistance programs.

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