Relationships key to creating sustainable opportunities

Reconciliation Australia has just completed the first assessment of the RAP program. The RAP Impact Measurement Report details the significant milestones made by the growing RAP community.

Download the RAP Impact Measurement Report.

Key findings:

• Over 280 organisations have a RAP.

• More than 1.6 million Australians currently work or study in an organisation that has a RAP.

• RAP organisations are committed to employing more than 21,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. So far, 13,397 positions have been filled.

• RAP organisations have filled nearly 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander apprenticeships and traineeship positions.

• RAP organisations have purchased $26 million worth of goods and services from suppliers certified by the Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council (AIMSC) helping to further build Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses and employment.

• More than $9 million has been provided by RAP organisations to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarships.

• RAP organisations have committed to put 170,000 people through cultural awareness training and 22,000 have already taken this up.

• 161 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities are working with a RAP partner.

See also:

- What is a RAP?
- Who has a RAP?
- Is a RAP for you?
- Register
- Contact the RAP team
- RAP Chat
- Resources