Media Releases
MatchWorks set to provide more services in Victoria
10 December 2009
MatchWorks, a branch of Geelong-based disability service provider Karingal, this week won a Federal Government tender to provide even more job services across Melbourne and regional Victoria to assist people with disabilities, injury or health conditions to gain employment.
VIEW: MatchWorks set to provide more services in Victoria
MatchWorks staff member announced as national employment awards finalist
19 August 2009
A Werribee grandmother of seven who spends her days helping disadvantaged people find employment has been nationally recognised for her achievements.
VIEW: MatchWorks staff member announced as national employment awards finalist
MatchWorks grows significantly
04 May 2009
MatchWorks has also been awarded an additional five offices throughout the Job Services Australia tender process which was announced on April 2.
From July 1, 2009 MatchWorks will have a total 19 sites throughout Victoria, which reflects a 45% growth for the organisation.
VIEW: MatchWorks grows significantly
Publications
MatchWorker Autumn 2007
15 April 2007
The MatchWorker Autumn 2007 edition is now available online.
VIEW: MatchWorker Autumn 2007
MatchWorks Employer Newsletter Autumn 2007
15 April 2007
The Autumn edition of MatchWorks Employer Newsletter is available by clicking the link below.
VIEW: MatchWorks Employer Newsletter Autumn 2007
MatchWorks Employer e-newsletter Spring 2006
27 November 2006
The Spring 2006 edition of the Employer e-newsletter is now available online by clicking the link below.
VIEW: MatchWorks Employer e-newsletter Spring 2006
Articles
Single-minded MatchWorks strategy a winner
01 October 2008
Changing jobs can be intimidating at the best of times.
To a parent who has been busy raising a child on their own and out of the workforce for several years, finding paid employment can represent an almost overwhelming challenge.
A group of 29 Geelong single parents were selected to join the pilot MatchWorks program; designed specifically to support job-seekers and place them in flexible, family-friendly employment.
VIEW: Single-minded MatchWorks strategy a winner
Hard school start delivers knock-out success
19 August 2008
MatchWorks consultant Van Ngo still vividly remembers the day she started school in Australia. An 11 year-old refugee from Vietnam, who spoke no English; she stood in the grounds of Footscray Primary and watched her father walk away.
VIEW: Hard school start delivers knock-out success
Karingal streamlines employment programs
16 July 2007
Disability Employment Network (DEN) and Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VRS) programs, previously delivered by SupportWorks, now
operate under the MatchWorks brand. This came into effect on July 1.
VIEW: Karingal streamlines employment programs