The proud Indigenous teen is encouraging his community to get behind Deadly Yakka, an Indigenous employment program launching on Tuesday in Warrnambool.

"I have three jobs, one at South West TAFE, Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperative and the Warrnambool Art Gallery doing IT and cultural animations," he said.

"If it wasn't for MatchWorks I wouldn't have those jobs.

"I think cultural differences are the main barrier for a lot of young people out here, many think if it's run by white fellas then they won't want to hire a black fella.

"They still think there's those racial elements at play but it's not like that now, not out here at least.

"I think employers need to advertise work in a more mainstream way, they're not advertising enough, especially to the young Indigenous community."

A crowd of around 50 attended the Deadly Yakka launch at The Deep Blue on Monday to hear about the tailored two-week program run by MatchWorks, which looks to close the gap in Indigenous employment by producing real employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job seekers.

Far from what it seems, 'deadly' is an Aboriginal English word for 'cool' or 'great'.

Deadly Yakka covers goal setting and personal development, life skills for work, job search and interview skills, cultural awareness training, presentation advice and workplace expectations.

Peek Whurrong elder Rob Lowe said it was about getting the community together.

"It's about connection and getting together, many Indigenous people are not employed and need the training," he said.

"There's a lot of people in the community with the expertise but they haven't got the certificate to go along with it."

Indigenous unemployment is three times higher than it is for non-Indigenous community members.

The program also addresses personal barriers so participants can be supported to overcome any obstacles they are facing in their journey to finding work, said MatchWorks' Pete McEwen.

"It's about getting to know people, what they want, what their barriers are and what motivates them," he said.

"The program had an 80 per cent success rate in getting Indigenous Australians into work in the last 12 months and all the employers we work with are committed to creating culturally safe work environments for their staff."

MatchWorks Indigenous liaison officer Jayde Downs said it was a life-changing program.

The program kicks off on Tuesday at Mid City Warrnambool from 9.30am - 3pm daily until Friday March 6.

Indigenous job seekers are encouraged to attend and bring family members who are looking for work.

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