Together with the NSW Government, the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) NSW is providing new training opportunities connected to jobs in the Community Housing Industry through a Cadetship Program.
This exciting program provides an opportunity for cadets to undertake paid employment and training across the areas of application/allocation, tenancy management and property management.
With 25 cadetships offered each year from 2025 until 2029, all participants who successfully obtain a place will enter a 12- month paid employment contract with a Community Housing Provider and enrol to study the CHC42221 Certificate IV in Housing.
This nationally accredited qualification will provide foundation skills and knowledge in:
- understanding the community housing workplace,
- working with tenants and applicants to understand their needs, and
- assessing and overseeing property management.
Employment and training are for 12 months and will begin in February 2025. This is a 12 month full-time employment contract. Training and support are provided during scheduled work hours.
Both paid employment and training are for a 12-month period, with support provided in the workplace and throughout the course by dedicated Mentors, Trainers and Workplace Coordinators. Workplace Coordinators will also work one-on-one with participants who require extra assistance to ensure the concepts and knowledge required are understood.
Develop frontline skills in application, allocation, tenancy and property management within the workplace and through formal training for 12 months.
Obtain qualification by undertaking training in the CHC42221 Certificate IV in Housing.
Learn about the community housing sector and organisations that help people find a home and stable housing.
Earn an income as you go!
The Cadetship Program is open to residents of NSW who are:
• unemployed young people aged 18-24 years (whether connected to social housing or not); or
• adults (25+) who are social housing clients (tenants, waitlist, those receiving private rental assistance and those living in crisis/supported accommodation);
• people who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander;
• people living with disability (those who have one or more physical, mental, intellectual, neurological or sensory impairments or conditions); and
• refugees and migrants (those that may face barriers to employment due to English being a second language, cultural differences, prejudice).
| Key Dates for 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Applications Open for Cadets | 4th November 2024 |
| Applications Close | 10th January 2025 |
| Assessment of Applicants | 13-17 January 2025 |
| Interviews | 20-31 January 2025 |
| Notification of Successful Cadets | 3-16 February 2025 |
| Employment Commencement | 24th February 2025 |
| Training Commencement | 3rd March 2025 |
