Workforce Australia Services
Provider-led support for people who need help to prepare for, find and keep work.
View serviceCurrent program familyReform underwayOfficial links reviewed
Program profile
Workforce Australia
Online and provider-led services that help people prepare for, find, keep, change or create work.
Current program family; mainstream employment services reform is underway
- Official publisher
- Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Sources last reviewed
- 6 August 2026
- ServiceCite coverage
- Official links reviewed
- Official overview
- Open publisher page
Program family
Services in this catalogue
These services have separate public source sets. A family link does not make their rules interchangeable.
Transition to Work
Intensive pre-employment support for young people aged 15 to 24 to enter work, apprenticeships, training or education.
View serviceCareer Transition Assistance
Practical support for mature-age participants to build confidence and job-search skills.
View serviceEmployability Skills Training
Practical job-search, workplace, digital and industry-specific skills training linked to local labour markets.
View serviceSelf-Employment Assistance
Workshops, business planning, training, advice and coaching for people developing a viable small business.
View serviceChange status
Reform underway
The Australian Government is designing a future mainstream employment service. Current Workforce Australia material remains a separate, time-bound source set.
DEWR employment services reformSource catalogue
Official sources and reviewed links
Use the linked publisher page as the authority. Source-specific dates, notices and copyright terms take precedence over this profile.
Guidelines Part A: Universal Guidelines
The current official DEWR Part A publication record.
Publisher: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Open sourceGuidelines Part B: Workforce Australia Services
The current official DEWR Part B publication record.
Publisher: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Open sourceWorkforce Australia information for providers
The official current index of Workforce Australia Guidelines and Deeds.
Publisher: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Open sourceEmployment services reform
Official information about the design of future mainstream employment services.
Publisher: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Open sourceEmployment services data
Official current and historical employment services datasets.
Publisher: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Open sourceProgram context
Related programs
jobactive
Workforce Australia replaced jobactive from July 2022.