Employment Programs
The Department has a number of programs aimed at promoting the employment of people from under-represented groups, providing young people with training opportunities and recruiting high calibre graduates.
VPS Graduate Recruitment and Development Scheme (GRADS)
GRADS is a whole of Victorian Government scheme coordinated by the State Services Authority (SSA) that recruits high quality graduates from a range of academic fields and provides them with opportunity for future leadership, policy and specialist careers within the VPS.
Youth Employment Scheme (YES)
This Scheme provides traineeship opportunities within the Victorian Government for young people aged between 15 and 24. The
Special Employment Programs
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, People with a disability, People from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background and Women are four groups designated by Government as under-represented in the workplace. Each of these requires the development and implementation of special employment programs