Coverage varies by program

IEA Guidelines Parts A and B and the Workforce Australia Services reference are structured and searchable. Other profiles index public sources or provide a reviewed overview, as shown on each record.

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Main services

The principal current employment service programs and families in this catalogue.

Current program Program transition Structured and searchable

Inclusive Employment Australia

IEA

The Australian Government disability employment program that replaced Disability Employment Services.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Social Services
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: IEA
Current program family Reform underway Official links reviewed

Workforce Australia

Online and provider-led services that help people prepare for, find, keep, change or create work.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: Workforce Australia
Current program Program transition Official links reviewed

Parent Pathways

A voluntary pre-employment service for eligible parents and carers of young children.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: Parent Pathways
Current program Program transition Public profile only

Remote Australia Employment Service

RAES

Culturally safe, strengths-based mentoring, training and employment preparation for eligible people in remote regions.

Publisher
Australian Government National Indigenous Australians Agency
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: RAES

Selected Workforce Australia services

The first Workforce Australia services profiled by ServiceCite. Use the program family profile for the complete public Guidelines and Deeds index.

Current service Structured and searchable

Transition to Work

TtW

Intensive pre-employment support for young people aged 15 to 24 to enter work, apprenticeships, training or education.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Last reviewed
28 September 2026
View profile and sources: TtW
Current service Structured and searchable

Career Transition Assistance

CTA

Practical support for mature-age participants to build confidence and job-search skills.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Last reviewed
28 September 2026
View profile and sources: CTA
Current service Structured and searchable

Employability Skills Training

EST

Practical job-search, workplace, digital and industry-specific skills training linked to local labour markets.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Last reviewed
29 September 2026
View profile and sources: EST
Current service Structured and searchable

Self-Employment Assistance

SEA

Workshops, business planning, training, advice and coaching for people developing a viable small business.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Last reviewed
28 September 2026
View profile and sources: SEA

Employment supports

Connected disability employment assessment, workplace and wage supports.

Current program Official links reviewed

National Panel of Assessors

NPA

Independent providers conduct ongoing support, Supported Wage System and workplace modification assessments.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Social Services
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: NPA
Current employment support Official links reviewed

Employment Assistance Fund

EAF

Funding for eligible workplace changes, equipment and services that support people with disability at work.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Social Services
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: EAF
Current employment support Official links reviewed

Supported Wage System

SWS

A system for assessing a productivity-based wage where disability affects an employee’s work capacity.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Social Services
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: SWS

New and partnership-gated

Public profiles where deeper coverage depends on appropriate governance and validation.

Former programs

Kept separate for transition, historical decisions, evaluations and archived sources.

Former program Former program Historical links only

Disability Employment Services

DES

The former disability employment program, retained for historical and transition reference.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Social Services
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: DES
Former program Former program Historical links only

jobactive

The former mainstream provider-led employment service that preceded Workforce Australia.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: jobactive
Former program Former program Historical links only

ParentsNext

The former pre-employment program that preceded Parent Pathways.

Publisher
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Last reviewed
6 August 2026
View profile and sources: ParentsNext