More help at hand for ADF partners

Volume 48, No. 4, March 23, 2006

A PERSONALISED resumé preparation initiative is the latest tool available to partners of ADF members looking for employment, thanks to the Services Workforce Access Program for Partners (SWAPP).

SWAPP offers a range of services to assist ADF partners to become job-ready and access the workforce when posted to a new location.

ADF partners may be eligible for reimbursement of up to $500 for the preparation of a personalised resumé by a service provider of their own choice.

Those who would rather prepare their own resumé can borrow a CD copy of a resumé builder from their local Defence Community Organisation (DCO) office and download it to a personal computer.

The resumé builder has a self-instruction program that helps to create resumés and introductory letters, as well as address selection criteria.

If you don’t have a computer at home, you can access the resumé builder on the community computers available in each DCO office.

ADF partners accompanying an ADF member posted overseas can borrow a copy of the resumé builder CD by contacting DCO HQ.

Assistance provided to ADF partners under SWAPP is fringe benefits tax (FBT) reportable on the ADF member’s pay summary, which could have a direct impact on families who are receiving government assistance or paying child support.

A specific advantage of the resumé builder CD option is that it is exempt from FBT.

For more information contact your local DCO office or visit at: http://www.defence.gov.au/dco/

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