Welcome to
"YES WEST"
Youth Employment Service
Western Region
Why use YES WEST? - Summary of Results:
YES WEST:
 | is a Community Business Employment (CBE) project, funded by the Department of State Development (DSD) |
| has operated, since April 1995, for over four years |
| has received continuous and increased CBE funding over the period 1995 to 1999 |
| has been refunded for 1999 and is again the largest CBE project in the State of Victoria, out of about 58 projects |
| has currently placed nearly two thousand, into sustainable employment |
| currently operates from six sites in the Western Region of Melbourne, Footscray, Werribee, Sunshine, Melton, St Albans, and Melbourne |
| provides business and industry with a prompt, efficient and professional recruitment service, at no cost |
| provides free employment services to people unemployed for less than 12 months |
youth - 15-24 years of age
people of multicultural background - open age
| has consistently achieved CBE contracted targets with the Department of State Development |
350 employment placements in 1995-1996
655 employment placements in 1996-1997
(eighteen months)
680 employment placements in 1998 - 1999
| each Employment Consultant places 150 clients per year |
| Most job seekers were placed within three months of registering: |
64% of job seekers were placed within the first
three months of registering
| YES WEST can provide you with a professional, comprehensive employment/recruitment service |
Community Business Employment
is an initiative of the Victorian State Government funded by the Department of
State Development.