Nesa Annual Report 2022-23

Partnership

NESA optimises the potential of the employment services sector through partnership:

  • Forming strategic alliances with a range of stakeholders including the business community to create opportunities for NESA’s members.
  • Facilitating high-profile events that promote collaboration between our members and stakeholders. Our global engagement creates opportunities for members and aligns to Australia’s employment services sector.

Nesa National
Conference

The 2022 National Conference – Transform – Creating the Future through Innovation, Collaboration and Transformation was held in Melbourne on 5-6 October 2022.

Our conference focused on opportunities for sector development in line with the transition to Workforce Australia Services including its complementary programs, and to prepare the sector for further reforms to Disability Employment Services and the CDP program.

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Practitioners Conference
– April 2023

NESA Practitioner Conference – Excellence in Employment Services was held in Melbourne in April 2023.

The Conference provided opportunities for professional development through a vibrant mix of plenary and workshop sessions that explored various aspects of program requirements, policy settings and better practices that support effective employment service delivery. The Practitioners conference also provided an opportunity to farewell NESA’s CEO, Sally Sinclair, who stepped down from the role in April 2023 after nearly 22 years service.

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Strategic
Alliances

NESA is committed to the achievement of excellence in Australian Employment Services and the promotion of better practice. NESA maintains diverse local and international networks to support the advancement of our sector and its members.

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International
Study Tour

NESA led an international innovation tour to Spain, Belgium and France to explore our study theme:

Workforce Localization to Reach People with Disabilities and those Hardest to Help.

Delegates were provided with a range of presentations and visits that offered insight into leading employment policies, program and practices across Europe with a spotlight on Spain, Belgium and France.

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Nesa Annual Report 2022-23

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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Nesa National Conference - 2022

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Practitioners Conference – April 2023

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NESA’s CEO, Sally Sinclair, stepped down from the role in April 2023 after nearly 22 years service. As NESA’s inaugural Chair in 1997, and having been CEO since 2001, Sally represented our members and the sector since the contracting out of public employment services commenced, witnessing a myriad of programs and contract variations throughout this time. Having overseen countless procurement cycles, Sally always advocated for a high-quality sector that delivers tangible outcomes for unemployed and disadvantaged job seekers in Australia.

 

Strategic Alliances

NESA has established knowledge exchange and research partnerships with a range of local and international research bodies including Melbourne University, University of Portsmouth, Sydney University (Brain and Mind Institute), University of Amsterdam and NSW University. NESA works collaboratively with Government Departments, agencies and non-government stakeholders to support the effective design and delivery of labour market assistance and social policy.

NESA is strongly engaged with international stakeholders such as the OECD (Vice Chair Local Development Forum), World Association of Public Employment Services, European Public Employment Services Network, ILO, World Bank, Inter American Development Bank, International Council for Career Development and Public Policy (Board Member) and the Asian Development Bank.

NESA values knowledge exchange with our international networks to identify leading and emerging practices and inform Australian employment services. These networks also provide an opportunity to learn from the experiences of other countries to understand critical success factors that underpin successful policy and program settings and avoid known risks to effective implementation.

International Study Tour

The following organisations hosted presentations and visits:

  • Spanish National Employment Service
  • ONCE Foundation for Inclusion of People with Disabilities
  • Brussels Public Employment Services
  • Actiris Public Employment Services
  • Flanders public employment service
  • EU Commission
  • Pôle employ - French public employment service
  • Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation

The tour provided our member delegates with access to international business opportunities, insights into leading international approaches to the delivery of employment outcomes for people living with a disability and those with other complex barriers to labour market participation.

In addition the tour provided an opportunity to showcase the work of the Australian employment services provider network including our tour delegates. Australian employment service providers continue to be prominent in international employment services. NESA’s innovation tour enables our members to share perspectives and expertise with our international policy makers and service commissioners, which also opens connection to potential export market opportunities.

Nesa Annual Report 2022-23