About the Employment Pathways Program


The Employment Pathways Program assists SA Housing Trust achieve its social housing targets, set out in Our Housing Future 2020-2030.

As part of its commitment, SA Housing Trust is delivering up to 1,000 employment and training outcomes for social housing tenants, including those on the housing register. Providing opportunities to obtain secure, meaningful employment creates greater independence for tenants and, where appropriate, can empower them to transition to private rental or home ownership.

Who is eligible to participate?

Employment Pathways Program participants may include:

  • Housing SA tenants and tenants of community housing providers, such as Junction Australia, Unity Housing and Housing Choices SA
  • people who are waiting for housing on public or community housing registers
  • recipients of Housing SA private rental assistance
  • people at risk of homelessness, including young people who do not have stable housing
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

What opportunities in training and employment are offered?

Traineeships, apprenticeships and employment opportunities are available across sectors including building and construction, civil construction, maintenance, horticulture, and administration.

For more information on a traineeship or apprenticeship is visit 'What are apprenticeships or traineeships'

Both traineeships and apprenticeships can often be completed on a school based part-time or full-time basis, as determined between the employer and Trainee/Apprentice.

Current opportunities can be found at Employment Opportunities webpage

Preparing for employment

SA Housing Trust partners with industry, registered training organisations, group training organisations, and other government departments, schools, support agencies and employment service providers. Through these partnerships, it delivers construction skill training courses, school based vocational training and pre-employment courses.

These courses aim to provide the support, skills, confidence and training to help participants transition into further vocational training and/or employment in a supportive and safe environment.

Courses can include a combination of classroom learning and practical construction experience while refurbishing Housing SA properties, providing:

Pre-employment courses that SA Housing Trust partners with other organisations on include:

If your organisation would like to discuss partnering on a course or program please complete the Employment Pathways Partnership Opportunities Form and a member of the project team will contact you.

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