In the wake of Holden’s closure, and Telstra’s announcement last week of the loss of 8,000 jobs Australia-wide, the State Liberal Government has confirmed it will cut funding to the Elizabeth based employment advisory service, Northern Futures, from 1 July.Northern Futures specialises in providing northern suburbs residents with assistance in developing pre-employment skills needed to become job ready.These include assistance with identifying training pathways, tailored advice about local industries and job opportunities, and assistance with resume writing, job applications, and interview skills.Local Member of Parliament, Tony Piccolo has expressed his strong opposition to the cuts and his concern for the welfare of Gawler and Northern Suburbs job seekers.“Northern Futures have already provided extremely valuable services to displaced Holden workers,” Mr Piccolo said.“Having won a tender to provide career coaching to more than 1,200 Holden employees, Holden offered a glowing testimonial thanking the team: ‘for genuinely caring for our people and helping so many of them effectively determine pathways back into employment.’“This is the type of service that is still needed in the Gawler and Northern Suburbs area, and could prove valuable for workers soon to be made redundant by Telstra.”Mr Piccolo has joined his Labor colleagues in calling out the ineffective policies of the new State Liberal Government.Speaking in Parliament last Thursday, Member for Ramsay Zoe Bettison, stated: “The Marshall Liberal government told the people of South Australia they had a plan for more jobs, lower costs and better services. But it seems that for the most disadvantaged, the unemployed or the underemployed, the Marshall Liberal government have decided to axe the very services that have helped get people into jobs in the first place.“I welcomed the Marshall Liberal government's commitment to an increased number of apprenticeships and traineeships; however, it is a simplistic world view for many jobseekers to be able to walk straight into an apprenticeship. There is a distinct gap between being unemployed and job ready, and career services have been developed specifically to address this need.”The cut to Northern Futures, in conjunction with cuts to other employment service providers, such as Career Partners Plus and WISE Employment, is estimated to remove a $1.9 million investment in the futures of people seeking work.