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Achievements and Recognition from External Agencies
2007
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)-Business Achievement Awards - Employer of Choice for Women
Prime Minister's Employer of the Year Award- FINALIST, Recognising excellence in the employment of people with disability
2006
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency(EOWA)-Business Achievement Awards- Employer of Choice for Women
2005
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency(EOWA)-Business Achievement Awards- Employer of Choice for Women
Prime Minister's Employer of the Year Award- NATIONAL WINNER, Higher Education Institution category- Recognising excellence in the employment of people with disability
2004
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency(EOWA), waiver for reporting for 3 years as best practice organisation
NSW- Office of Employment Equity and Diversity- Best Practice citation for EO Online 2003
Prime Minister's Employer of Year Awards - MERIT, Strong commitment to employing people with disabilities
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency(EOWA), Business Achievement Awards - FINALIST, Outstanding EEO Practice for the Advancement of Women
Office of the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment-Recognition of Best Practice for EO Online and WELL grant for Cleaning Staff
Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business- achieved external subsidy of $115,120 to support pilot of new Indigenous cadetships program
2002
Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small
Business and NSW Department of Education and Training-
achieved external subsidies of $65,175 to support the
GATE Aboriginal Traineeship Program
2001
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, Business Achievement Awards- Employer of Choice for
Women
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency,
Business Achievement Awards - Finalist Leading Organisation
for the Advancement of Women (organisations over 500
employees)
Community Relations Commission - Community Relations
Report 2001 cited a range of UOW community based activities
to promote cultural harmony and reduce racial intolerance
2000
Wodi Wodi Elders Corporation- Certificate of Appreciation
presented on behalf of the Traditional Owners in recognition
of this Unit's commitment to work opportunities for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
Ethnic Affairs Commission- Ethnic Affairs Report cited
Surfing Diversity: Improving Community Relations in
the Illawarra as best practice of community relations
in multicultural NSW
1999
Federal Affirmative Action Agency, Council for Equal
Opportunity in Employment- Best practice rating
NSW- Office of the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment-Best Practice citation for WELL program
NSW TAFE- Best Practice with Industry Award for WELL
program with Cleaning Staff
Ethnic Affairs Commission- Ethnic Affairs Report WELL
program with Cleaning Staff cited as best practice case
study
Federal Department of Immigration & Multicultural
Affairs- Funded $55,000 for Surfing Diversity; Improving
Community Relations in the Illawarra
NSW Department for Women- Funded $60,452 for WOW Aboriginal
Women; Work Opportunities at the University of Wollongong
for Aboriginal Women
1998
NSW Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs-
Funded $60,000 for Workplace English Language &
Literacy Program for Cleaning Staff
Last Revised: 30 January 2008
Comments and questions should be directed to
eed_secretary@uow.edu.au
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