Our Indigenous Policy reflects the commitment of our organisation to lead the way and work constructively on important employee diversity issues in the workplace, in particular, our dealings and interaction with the Indigenous peoples of the Pilbara, Western Australia. We recognise that Indigenous employment and training initiatives implemented on our projects, in collaboration with other key stakeholders, add value and strengthens pathways to sustainable development in Indigenous communities.
FAST will strive to meet the following principles:
We will attain our commitment by implementing the following objectives:
The FAST is committed to achieving a baseline target of 7% site man hours Indigenous Employment and stretch target of 10% site man hours Indigenous Employment on all Project sites. The FAST has acknowledged that a concerted effort is required by the FAST and it's Contractors if these targets are to be achieved. As a result the FAST has developed an Indigenous Employment Work Plan with clear objectives and targets which aim to assist our project teams and Contractors in identifying opportunities within the work force to increase Indigenous employment.
The FAST has created the Indigenous Resource Unit (IRU) to assist the FAST and it's Contractors achieve 7% site man hours Indigenous employment on the Rapid Growth Projects. Ways in which the IRU has been assisting the FAST and it's Contractors include:

This ongoing three hour information session is designed to connect RGP Contractors and Indigenous government /recruitment agencies. The purpose of this session is to add further value to candidate attraction and gain contractors greater access/connectivity to local Indigenous and government networks that can assist in the employment pursuit. Furthermore contractors will be provided with mechanisms to assist their pursuit of Indigenous employment targets
The benefits to individual contactors could include:
Delivery of Indigenous HR Information to RGP Contractors designed to up skill contractor recruitment teams with information
FAST is committed to creating training opportunities across the programme. Our Indigenous Resource Unit has been establish to assist Contractors with on hand training expertise in the areas of sourcing, employing, training, onboarding and retaining RGP trainees, with the below benefits:
We are sourcing Indigenous people that:
Prior experience or qualifications are not required. For more information contact Richards Mining Services
Mandy Fougere
PINGKU Recruitment Co-ordinator
Richards Mining Services
87 Inspiration Drive, Wangara WA 6065
P: 08 9303 3477
F: 08 9302 1899
We are proud to co-ordinate the program on behalf of our client, BHP Billiton Asset Development Projects. For further information please refer to PINKGU leaflet.
We are excited to announce the completion of the program with the following results:
No. of Graduates |
21 |
No. Employed |
18 |
We are proud to be apart of the SKM Cadetship Program. For further information please refer to: http://www.skmconsulting.com/Markets/Indigenous_Services/ICP.htm
Our Indigenous Employment Coordinator recently delivered a presentation at the CME ‘Careers in Resources Industry’ session attended by approximately 40 Indigenous students from five local schools. Our intention is to connect with high school leavers wanting a professional career through potential cadetships.
This program is extremely beneficial to our Indigenous students as it will assist them gain the professional qualifications and the experience that they will need to perform a range of jobs and move into employment when they finish their studies. To this end, our most recent SKM Graduate has commenced a full time role within our FAST Constructability team.
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Mandy Boylan – Perth based Indigenous Employment Coordinator Mandy.boylan@fastjv.com.au |
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Mark Bateman – Perth based Indigenous Employment Officer Mark.bateman@fastjv.com.au |