Griffith Skills Training Centre Inc. is a not for profit community organisation established in 1989 to assist unemployed and disadvantaged jobseekers.

Griffith Skills Training Centre Incorporated’, Objectives are to:

Assist disadvantaged and disabled unemployed people to improve their job skills, their ability to seek and obtain work and their sense of purpose and direction. Raise the awareness of the local community to the problems of unemployed people of all ages. Seek support in the community to assist unemployed people to develop their capacity for obtaining and retaining employment and to become more self-reliant during periods of unemployment.

Programs and activities are conducted across the Central and Western Riverina incorporating the local Government areas of Griffith City, Wagga Wagga City, Leeton, Narrandera, Carrathool, Hay, Deniliquin and Murrumbidgee Shire Councils.

Through various Government funded programs and activities the organisation works to provide training, guidance and personal support to disadvantaged groups aimed at securing long-term outcomes. Outcomes, which include: stabilized accommodation, independent living skills, vocational skills development, work experience and Employment Placement.

The resulting links that have been developed with business and community have led to the expansion of the organisations services to include: driver training and development,
Small business assistance and support, Worker accommodation and Fee for Service training activities for individuals and business.

A Quality Management System ensures both the integrity of the service and the return of funds generated from the organisations training activities to the community to fulfil the organisations stated objective.

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