Community

Since 1991 Key Employment has been committed to giving back to the Mid North Coast community.

Key Employment has grown from 5 staff to 85 and 20 clients to 1200. Our clients have earned over $70 million in wages and paid over $8 million in taxes.

In 2016 Key Employment was named in the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame for Community Services.

Key hopes to continue our focus in making the lives of people in the beautiful areas in which we offer services better for all and inclusive of everyone.

Since 2013 Key has:

spent over $200,000 supporting local cultural and sporting events and Indigenous and Refugee groups
supported over 400 disengaged and at-risk young people through our Key Youth Services programs
spent over $1.5million to help our clients find a job and keep a job

Key has invested hugely in preparing the region for the NDIS and recently purchased iconic new premises in Coffs Harbour to offer employment, training, disability and youth services to the community.

Key Employment is proud to be associated with the following community-based organisations:

Camp Quality
Can Do Cancer Trust
C.ex Group
Clarence Business Enterprise Advisory Service – CBEAS
Clarence Valley Business Excellence Awards
Coffs City United Football Club
Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce
Coffs Harbour City Council
Coffs Harbour Golf Course
Coffs Harbour Racing Club (Pink Silks)
Community Care Options
Curryfest
Head Space
Helping the Hungry – Woolgoolga
Kempsey Chamber of Commerce
Little Fish and Providence Book
Living Well Expo
Lower Clarence Arts & Crafts Association
Macleay Argus Business Awards
Men’s Resource Centre
Mid Coast Communities
North Coast Special Olympics
Northern NSW Wheelchair Tennis & Junior Super Series
Out of the Shadows and into the Light
Relay For Life
Sawtell Surf Club
Sony Foundation Australia
Sportz Central
Sunny’s Business Awards (Achieve Anything Award)
Toormina High School
Village Sports – Coffs Half Marathon
Warrina Women’s & Children’s Refuge
Westside Tennis
Yamba Chamber of Commerce

Testimonial

“My son is loving the KAPOW program. He said the whole group is really close and supportive of one another and he’s finding the Business course really interesting and relevant to what he wants to do with his life! That means so much to me, thanks Key Employment.”

Parent - Bellingen
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“This course (Training & Assessment) would be extremely difficult and complex to teach, and i thought Gerry’s manner and delivery was very helpful in such a challenging course.”

Ian - Coffs Harbour
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“If I have trouble with the work given I know my teacher at Key will sit down with me and talk me through the work. Key Training has given me the retail skills which will lead to me getting a job.”

Grace - Coffs Harbour
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“The trainer has helped me overcome barriers by building up confident work ethics and helped me to understand being in a formal working environment. Key Training is a social environment as well as a learning environment where we are all treated equal.”

Cassandra - Yamba
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“I like Key Employment because it helps you with your job seeking and career. The trainers are very helpful with all of it. It is a lot better than school and I’m looking forward to getting my career sorted.”

Faith, 15 - Coffs Harbour

Community

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Parent - Bellingen

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Ian - Coffs Harbour

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Grace - Coffs Harbour

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Cassandra - Yamba

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Faith, 15 - Coffs Harbour