Accessible Government Services for All Annual Report
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State, territory and local governments
Australian Capital Territory – ACT Office of Multicultural, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
The ACT Government, through the delivery of services and programmes, is committed to recognising and responding to cultural and linguistic diversity in our community.
A key achievement in 2006 was the development and implementation of the Seven Multicultural Projects initiative which came about as a result of redirecting funding away from peak bodies to community based programmes.
The seven projects include: a youth forum; a pre-employment preparation programme for migrants; governance and leadership training; English language classes; an apprenticeship and traineeship programme; a targeted Work Experience and Support Programme; and a pilot bus service for isolated culturally and linguistically diverse people.
Ongoing opportunities for recognising and responding to cultural and linguistic diversity include the Work Experience and Support Programme, the Overseas Qualification service, the Register of Multicultural Advisers, support to the ACT Muslim Advisory Council and the ACT Multicultural, Language and Radio Grants Programme.