Exits and suspensions from Workforce Australia or Community Development Program (CDP) 001-02020060
This page contains a list of approved activities that result in a suspension from Workforce Australia/Community Development Program (CDP).
Suspension and exit codes for approved activities
This table describes the automatic suspension/exit codes from Workforce Australia for job seekers who have mutual obligation requirements. These activities are displayed on the Activity and Exemption Summary (AEX) screen, which will result in automatic suspension. The job seeker may be exited from Workforce Australia after 14 days.
AEX code |
Explanation |
DFR |
Defence Force Reserves - principal carers from Employment Provider Services |
PFT |
Parenting - Fully Approved Study |
PSW |
Job seekers doing Paid Work and Study for at least 70 hours per fortnight (provider approved only) |
PVS |
Approved Voluntary Work and Study (combined) for at least 30 hours per fortnight - principal carer under 55 (provider approved only) |
PSV |
Approved Voluntary Work, Study and Paid Work (combined) for at least 30 hours per fortnight - principal carer under 55 (provider approved only) |
PVP |
Approved Voluntary Work and Paid Work (combined) for at least 30 hours per fortnight - principal carer under 55 (provider approved only) |
PPW |
Study and Paid Work (combined) for at least 30 hours per fortnight - principal carer and partial capacity to work (PCW) (provider approved only) |
PTW |
Part-time Work for at least 30 hours per fortnight - principal carers, partial capacity to work (PCW) or mature age job seekers (Services Australia or provider approved) |
PVW |
Approved Voluntary Work of at least 30 hours per fortnight - principal carers under 55 (provider approved only) |
PWS |
Paid Work and Self-Employment combined for at least 30 hours per fortnight for principal carers, partial capacity to work (PCW) or mature age job seekers |
SEL |
Self-Employment |
SHD |
Short Course only for principal carers and job seekers who are assessed as having a partial capacity to work (PCW) (Services Australia or provider approved) |
SPT |
Job Seeker Part-Time Student - only applies to those job seekers transferring from Disability Support Pension (DSP) (transitional) to JobSeeker Payment (JSP)/Youth Allowance (YA) and continues to study on the same course on part-time basis, that is, at least equivalent to 50% of the full-time course load, which they commenced while on DSP |
SPW |
Combination of Paid Work and Study - only applies to principal carers |
SSE |
Combination of Study and Self-Employment - only applies to principal carers |
STF |
Job Seeker Full-Time Student - only applies to those job seekers transferring from DSP (transitional) to JSP/YA as having a partial capacity to work (PCW) or from Parenting Payment (PP) to JSP/YA as a principal carer, and continue to study on the same course on a full-time basis, i.e. at least equivalent to 75% of the full-time course load, which they commenced while on DSP or PP |
VPE |
Voluntary and Paid Work (Combined) - mature age job seekers 55+ (Services Australia or provider approved) |
VWK |
Voluntary Work - mature age job seekers 55+ (Services Australia or provider approved) |
YAC |
Youth Activities |
Note: any approved activities which are not listed above, will not result in an automatic suspension of Employment Provider Services.