We're powering Australia's future workforce
About Workinitiatives
We started Workinitiatives in 2020 because every part of the system was working, just not together. Good people were missing out on meaningful work while employers struggled to fill roles, and whole industries and communities felt the impact. So we built a network of technology and local initiatives that connects the services already out there instead of competing with them.
We operate as a social enterprise, and work with communities, industries, government and service providers across Australia, with extra support for regional and remote communities where skills shortages hit hardest. When every person, region and sector has what it needs, industries grow and skills flow.
Our team
Chris Carman
Co-Founder
“I kept seeing businesses desperate for staff and good people who couldn’t get a foot in the door. There was no shortage of talent. Nobody was joining the dots, so we started Workinitiatives to do exactly that.”
Liaqat Fayyaz
Co-Founder & CTO
“My job is to build the engine behind the network, connecting people to the right jobs, training and support in one place. We design privacy into everything from day one, because your information should always stay yours.”
Renece Brewster
CEO
“The young person starting their first job, the family who relocated across the world, the employer who can stop worrying about keeping their doors open. Solving Australia’s workforce challenge means getting hundreds of organisations, communities and people pulling in the same direction. That's why I'm here.”
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Who we help
Job seekers
Individuals looking for work, a new role or a career change.
How we help
We match your profile to jobs across every platform in the network, so you apply once and are seen by more employers.
We also run programs for groups facing barriers to work. See our workforce initiatives
Powered by Workinitiatives
Workinitiatives is the technology behind our entire network. Alongside our industry and location jobs & skills boards, our specialist platforms each focus on relocation and migration pathway support.
Our network in numbers
- industries supported
- 30+
- employment regions
- 51
- employers
- 11,000+
- service providers
- 2,000
- network users
- 160,000+
Connect with us
Whether you're an individual looking for job or course support or an organisation wanting to partner with us, get in touch with us.
Frequently asked questions
Workinitiatives is a unified network of platforms connecting people, jobs, skills and migration to build tomorrow’s workforce, today.
Job seekers, learners and visa applicants, along with employers, recruiters, migration specialists, service providers, communities, industries and government.
Community controlled platforms (our location sites) are local jobs and skills sites for a council, region or community. Each one brings local jobs, employers, news, events and workforce services into a single place, while being connected to the wider Workinitiatives network. This means local employers and job seekers get a site that feels like their own, backed by shared national jobs, users and employer tools. Employers in selected eligible regional postcodes can post qualifying roles for free on their local site.
All personal information is securely encrypted. Workinitiatives is CyberCert SMB1001 Diamond, and APP, GDPR, ISO27001 aligned. You also control who sees your profile.
Get in touch through our contact form, and someone from our team will get back to you.