SkillsPlus merges with Community Solutions

SkillsPlus and Community Solutions have worked alongside each other since 2013, offering a pathway from education and training into employment, providing support to job seekers and giving people with disability more choice and control.

We are now evolving the SkillsPlus brand, joining completely with Community Solutions as one brand.

Strengthening our brand means we can expand and enhance the services offered by both organisations with a strong focus on supporting the people and communities we exist to support.

Marketing have done an audit of all SkillsPlus marketing materials. From 13 July, all SkillsPlus offices and community hubs will have Community Solutions signage. All digital assets will be updated with Community Solutions branding and online platforms will be amalgamated.

• As of 13 July 2022, the SkillsPlus website will be redirected to the Community Solutions website.
• SkillsPlus will now use Community Solutions social media channels
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
• From 13 July, BRACE will now have a dedicated website and social media channels:
  • BRACE website: www.brace.com.au
  • Facebook BRACE
  • LinkedIn BRACE

Marketing have done an audit of all marketing materials:

• Building signage, car fleet, business cards, job ads, event kits and email signatures will now all have Community Solutions branding
• Staff can access all corporate stationery
• Online and community directories will be updated with Community Solutions name
• Google listings will be updated with the Community Solutions name and address

All email addresses will change from @skillsplus.com.au to @communitysolutions.com.au, with all previous email address being auto forwarded

Corporate communications have done an audit of the intranet to update all SkillsPlus materials with Community Solutions.

• All SkillsPlus branded material will be removed from the intranet. You will now utilise Community Solutions branded materials already available on the intranet

SkillsPlus administration team are updating all internal documents with Community Solutions branding.

Our office locations are changing. We will now have a mixture of community hubs and offices across Victoria. SkillsPlus continues to deliver Employment Services in Frankston, Rosebud, Dandenong, Cheltenham, Springvale, Pakenham, Hastings, Narre Warren and Cranbourne. We will no longer be delivering our Employment Services in Mornington, and this site closed on 1 July.

Please refer to Our locations and contact numbers below for the full list.

Some of SkillsPlus’ local contact numbers are changing, please refer to Our locations and contact numbers below for the full list.

• You can still call our main SkillsPlus head office number on 03 9781 3388 for SkillsPlus, Disability Employment Services (DES) & BRACE Education and Training
• have separate ring groups for customer enquiries.
• For all BRACE enquiries, you can call the BRACE team direct on (03) 9784 0400

The SkillsPlus brand will be removed from market and replaced with Community Solutions.

Strengthening our brand means we can expand and enhance the services offered by both organisations with a strong focus on supporting the people and communities we support.

Our aspiration and legacy will be an enduring and leading community service organisation that supports people and local communities to enhance the quality of living for all.

For personal support, Benestar is available to all staff where your wellbeing is priority. You can call them on 1300 360 364.

All business connections are valued and will continue to be supported throughout this name change project.

Please speak with your team leader if you have any questions or concerns about this project.