AKG’s partnerships with local organisations are designed to engage with communities on their own terms, providing training and integrated employment pathways as well as developing business enterprises for long-term employment and economic impact.
Communities
Our programs are built on collaboration and respect. We provide training, recruitment, mentoring and community development for First Nations peoples, as well as cultural competency and safety training for employers.
True collaboration
We build pathways to employment
Real Futures Employment Centres
Based on continued quality of service delivery, Real Futures has the capacity, trust and respect of Aboriginal peoples to provide work opportunities across Australia. Real Futures has office locations are Hunter Region, Kempsey, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Western Sydney, and Geraldton.
Employment pathways through Jobfind
Jobfind offers dedicated support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job seekers, predominantly in Melbourne area. Committed to walking alongside Mob, Jobfind’s services not only supports the job seeker but their family and community too.
Disability employment services through Real Futures
Real Futures is proud to provide Disability Employment Services (Aboriginal specialist as well as mainstream) in Kempsey, Nambucca, Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo, Geraldton and Gascoyne.
We support employers to embrace diversity
Across AKG, we are keen to partner with employers who embrace diversity in their business. Both Jobfind and Real Futures can support businesses with culturally appropriate services that break down barriers through workplace training, as well as pre- and post-placement support for First Nations employees.
Cultural competency and safety training
Both cultural competency and cultural safety are critical to success when employers are looking to enrich their workplace with Aboriginal peoples. Respect for Culture, histories, values and connections is what builds pathways to mutual growth to move forward and flourish.
Real Futures can provide cultural competency, awareness and learning sessions to inform supervisors, workers and stakeholders of Aboriginal practices and protocols that relate directly to their industry
We help develop communities and cultural pride
Community Development Program (CDP)
In 2020/21 our grassroots companies and partnerships with local organisations delivered the Australian Government’s Community Development Program (CDP) to boost employment and education opportunities for job seekers in seven remote regions around Australia.
Real Futures
Located in the Gascoyne region, with sites in Carnarvon, Exmouth, Burringarrah and Gascoyne Junction communities.
RISE Ventures
Located in Katherine, Northern Territory, and in Kowanyama/ Pormpuraaw, Queensland.
RN Employment Services
Located in the Southwest Alice, North and Barkly regions of the Northern Territory.
Nyirrunggulung-Rise
Located in the central Arnhem region of the Northern Territory.
First Nations artwork
RISE Community Art is a registered charity providing an e-commerce marketplace for First Nations artists from our community to sell their art, with 100% of all sales revenue received by the artist.
Artwork: Bush Berries by Michelle-Pope.
Explore our First Nations companies and partners
Our brands and partnerships are driven by their First Nations communities:
Real Futures
A majority-Aboriginal owned, controlled and managed company – delivers the Community Development Program (CDP), and Workforce Australia’s Transition to Work Program (TtW), as well as Disability Employment Services (DES), in regional and remote Australia.
Rise Ventures
Remote Indigenous Sustainable Enterprises – provides training and employment pathways for local people as well as developing business enterprises for long-term employment and economic impact. RISE Ventures is 100% owned by Angus Knight.
RN Employment Services
A joint venture between RISE Ventures and Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation (a registered not-for-profit), forged out of a meeting of values and goals to bring quality services and better outcomes to the local people of the region.
Nyirrunggulung-Rise
A joint venture between the Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation (a registered charity) and RISE Ventures. Nyirrunggulung means ‘working together’.
Women’s Business 2nd Chance (WBSC) Hub
A partnership between Real Futures and UN Women to deliver a pilot program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Western Sydney.
AKG is privileged to work in many countries across the globe. We acknowledge the traditional owners and First Nations people for all those places and recognise their connections to lands, water, sky, and community. We are dedicated to learning about local Indigenous People and culture, to sharing what we learn, and to listening and respecting Indigenous voices. We pay our respects to them, their elders and their cultures.
