INDIGENOUS SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, TASMANIA

Nurturing Aboriginal leadership through strong communities and Traditional Knowledge of Sea Country

The Land and Sea Aboriginal Corporation Tasmania (LSACT) is the first not-for-profit and registered charity to operate commercial abalone fisheries and establish a domestic food tourism market. Working with the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) and the Tasmanian Government, LSACT is furthering training and business opportunities.

The Wave to Plate program is run and led by Aboriginal Tasmanians, offering a supported environment to enable Aboriginal people to gain and succeed in employment in the areas of fisheries and maritime to hospitality and tourism. For Tasmanian businesses and Industry Partners, this means enhancing work places and enriching teams through diversity and inclusion – growing strong communities and cultural knowledge of Sea Country.

From deck hands to divers, graphic designers to bookkeepers, running kitchens to shucking shells, there are opportunities for Aboriginal Tasmanians, and local business owners.

The Wave to Plate program is supported by

Talk to a Wave to Plate Mentor

Our mentors are experienced in understanding the needs of Aboriginal people and the barriers and opportunities for work.

Opportunities for Aboriginal Tasmanians

Are you an Aboriginal Tasmanian looking for opportunities and support in finding the right career in Sea Country for you?

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Opportunities for Tasmanian Industry Partners

Are you a Tasmanian business looking to elevate opportunities for Aboriginal Tasmanians and leadership in your workplace?

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Become an industry partner: enhance your business & strengthen your team through diversity & inclusion.

Join us in creating pathways for Aboriginal employment in your business.

Join the Wave to Plate initiative as an Industry Partner and help create accessible, culturally safe pathways for Aboriginal employment and training across industries like fisheries, aquaculture, hospitality, tourism, and retail.

Together, we’ll work with you to build meaningful connections, strengthen workforce capacity, and support mentors to guide partnerships with Aboriginal communities, fostering long-term success for all.

Opportunities from Wave to Plate

Our mentors are experienced in understanding the needs of Aboriginal people and identifying opportunities across a range of Sea Country industries.

This program is designed to connect Aboriginal Tasmanians with meaningful employment, training, and leadership opportunities in Sea Country industries while supporting employers to create culturally safe and inclusive workplaces.

This program brings together Aboriginal Tasmanians seeking meaningful employment and employers ready to embrace diversity and inclusion. Connect people and industries whether it’s under or on the water, out of the water or to the customer.

Under the Water

Offering career pathways to fishing, diving, deckhand skills, boat licensing, and marine engineering.

Out of the Water

Opening doors to careers in seafood processing, marketing, distribution, and administration.

To the Customer

Creating pathways and opportunities to careers in sales, hospitality, enterprise, and tourism.

Talk to a Wave to Plate mentor

Our mentors are experienced in understanding the needs of Aboriginal people and the barriers and opportunities for work.

By growing our people’s confidence, empowering them with transferable industry skills, we support sustainable employment outcomes in Tasmania.

“I’ve always been proud of my heritage…now we’ve got our own destiny in our own hands.”

BRYAN DENNY, CULTURAL DIVER

Talk to a Wave to Plate Mentor

Our Aboriginal mentors are experienced in understanding the needs of Aboriginal people and the barriers and opportunities for work.

Indigenous Skills and Employment Program - Wave to Plate

Lee Archer
Program Manager
E: lee@tasmanianaboriginalseafoods.com.au
M: +61 461 489 797

Marnie Ritz
Employment Services Officer
E: marnie@tasmanianaboriginalseafoods.com.au
M: +61 477 628 432

Nurturing Aboriginal leadership through strong communities and Traditional Knowledge of Sea Country

From deck hands to divers, graphic designers to bookkeepers, running kitchens to shucking shells, there are opportunities for Aboriginal Tasmanians, and local business owners.

Talk to a Wave to Plate Mentor

Opportunities for Aboriginal Tasmanians

Opportunities for Tasmanian Industry Partners

Become an industry partner: enhance your business & strengthen your team through diversity & inclusion.

Join us in creating pathways for Aboriginal employment in your business.

Opportunities from Wave to Plate

This program brings together Aboriginal Tasmanians seeking meaningful employment and employers ready to embrace diversity and inclusion. Connect people and industries whether it’s under or on the water, out of the water or to the customer.

Under the Water

Offering career pathways to fishing, diving, deckhand skills, boat licensing, and marine engineering.

Out of the Water

Opening doors to careers in seafood processing, marketing, distribution, and administration.

To the Customer

Creating pathways and opportunities to careers in sales, hospitality, enterprise, and tourism.

Talk to a Wave to Plate mentor

By growing our people’s confidence, empowering them with transferable industry skills, we support sustainable employment outcomes in Tasmania.

“I’ve always been proud of my heritage…now we’ve got our own destiny in our own hands.”

Talk to a Wave to Plate Mentor

Indigenous Skills and Employment Program - Wave to Plate

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