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The ACRO JobClub began operation in 1991. During the intervening years this Club delivered jobs for released prisoners at a rate amongst the highest in the country. The service was defunded in April 1998 but still stands as an excellent reintegration program.
The ACRO JobClub was a self help workshop, aimed at assisting long term unemployed ex-prisoners and probationers or soon to be released prisoners to obtain a satisfactory job in the shortest possible time.
JobClubs in the main had a good reputation for getting long term unemployed people back into the workforce in relatively short periods and boasted success rates in the 80th percentile.
The ACRO JobClub was located at Wacol, west of Brisbane, and assisted eligible persons with their jobsearch in a more practical and professional manner than could be attained from home. The Club also assisted with referrals to retraining schemes should these be required.
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By enrolling in the ACRO JobClub, participants received:
- help in finding work
- free use of phones, word processors, fax etc. to assist with jobsearch efforts
- training in job search skills
- training in interview skills
- ongoing support from the JobClub Leader if work wasn't found in the time span of the JobClub
Any person who was an ex-prisoner or probationer or soon to be released prisoner who was unemployed, registered with the CES and who was looking for work. Participants could be seeking full-time, part-time or even casual work to enrol in the Club.
ACRO JobClub was geared to handle the specific needs of ex-prisoners, probationers and soon to be released prisoners to re-enter the work force.
The ACRO JobClub ran in three (3) week modules, Monday to Friday 9.00a.m. - 4.00 p.m. Members were required to treat the Club as a full-time commitment to finding a job.
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Last Modified: 10/01/2003
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