The Regional Jobs Hubs (RJH) network brings local employers and jobseekers together to create employment pathways and training and job outcomes for Tasmanians in their local communities. This paper provides an overview of the initiative.

The hubs began in 2017 as a cross-government community-led trial in four sites focused on addressing high unemployment rates and meeting employer and industry workforce demands. It has since expanded to a network of seven sites covering all of Tasmania’s regional areas. Across the network, hubs share lessons from their practice in a Community of Policy and Practice and collectively inform statewide policy and program implementation.

The RJH network has had a real impact with over 4200 participants placed into work, over 2000 into training and many job seekers into roles where there are workforce shortages. The RJH model is a working example of a place-based network operating at scale led by government and driven by community in a genuine collaborative partnership.

Based on its strong employment and training outcomes and engagement with business and industry, the initiative has secured funding through to 2027.