Indigenous employment

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) is proud to be one of the leaders in Indigenous employment in Australia.

In 2009 ERA achieved a major milestone, reaching a target of 100 Indigenous employees. An event to celebrate the achievement involving the local community was held at Ranger mine. Click here to view footage from the event.

In addition to school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, Indigenous employment opportunities at ERA include the Trainee Mine Haul Truck Driver Training Programme and the innovative Gunbalanya job sharing programme.

The job sharing programme provides training opportunities and jobs for Indigenous people from the remote community of Gunbalanya.

The Trainee Mine Haul Truck Driver Training Programme enables Indigenous employees to acquire nationally recognised certification in heavy machinery operation.

ERA also supports the Job Ready Programme, which helps local people who have left school but are not yet in the workforce to acquire job ready skills, such as drivers' licence, basic health and safety skills, and training in use of power tools or machinery.