CAMPBELL Page Limited will receive Commonwealth funding to help people with a disability in Eurobodalla to find and keep a job.
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Eden-Monaro MP Dr Peter Hendy said it was part of a $300 million per year government program.
The Coalition Government this year opened up to competitive tender the 47 per cent of Disability Management Service (DMS) currently delivered by CRS Australia.
DMS provides specialist assistance to job seekers with a temporary or permanent disability, injury or health condition.
Dr Hendy said the nongovernment sector had shown it could effectively deliver these services, which is why it was opened up to a competitive tender process.
“Improving job opportunities for people with a disability is a major priority for the Coalition Government and I am pleased that Campbell Page Limited will be working to do just that in our local community,” Dr Hendy said.
“The open tender will give job-seekers with a disability confidence that their DMS provider has a demonstrated ability to achieve high quality employment outcomes, and that they therefore have the best chance possible of finding and keeping a job.
“This is a great outcome for job seekers with a disability in Eurobodalla.”
Forty-seven successful tenderers will receive 202 separate offers to deliver services in 97 Employment Service Areas across the country.
The new contracts will take effect from March 2015 and will be offered until March 2018.
More information about the successful DES-DMS tenderers can be found at www.dss.gov.au/DES/DMStender