ABSTRACT
The Skills Development and Employment (SDE) project is a 2 1/2 year project funded by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to support the Secretariat of State for Vocational Training and Employment Policy (SEPFOPE) from 2016–2018. The project is aimed to improving employment opportunities and quality of life through skills development and expand overseas opportunities. To achieve this goal, SDE is actively engaged industry into the design and development of qualification through industry consultation and qualification development workshops to get their inputs and explore their needs for quality workers. SDE also, works closely with government and training providers to expand employment opportunities and improve the quality of Timorese workers to send and work overseas. This is done through Work Ready Skills (WRS) and English trainings to ensure that the workers with the right skills and rigorous screening and selection process for Timorese youth to work in Australia under Australia Seasonal Worker Program.
