Providing Education and Training for At Risk ... - Victoria University

More documents

Recommendations

Info

101Young Refugees PathwaysProjectEnglish Language CentreBrunswickAnne GiddensProject worker9387 8493Young Refugees PathwaysProjectEnglish Language CentreBrunswick (Cont)3 project officers service 3different regions1. Northern: Brunswick,Collingwood, Flemingtonand Broadmeadows EnglishLanguage Centres2. Western: Maribyrnong,Tottenham EnglishLanguage Centres3. South-Eastern: Noble ParkEnglish Language CentreParticipants join program viathe ELC locations, are referred/self referredParticipants also join via ethniccommunities- Ethnic YouthIssues NetworkTarget group of young people15-21 yearsProject worker for Northernregion is an ex-highschoolteacher. Multigovernmentaldepartments andagencies are all involved-Reference group includesDEETYA, DHR, DIMACommunity development focusFor young people over 18-AMESFor young people under 18-ELCNorthern Metropolitan TAFE atPreston has a ‘Young AdultMigrant English LanguageProficiency program for ‘0’levels on the ASLPR 1-5 scale(previously ‘0’ has not beenengaged by accredited courses-Migrant Access Coursesadapted for disrupted schooling17-25 year olds assumed a ‘1+’ASLPR rating)– Various negotiated pathwaysdepending on needs eghealth/ mental health (wartrauma), families/ ageproblems, advocacy inmainstream services– See links column– Cambodian Youth Group– Home Tutor Program– School Holiday Program– SportParticipants join via YouthWorker who liaises withschoolsTeam consists of Youth Workerand Social WorkerSpringvale Community HealthCentre runs program forparents who have children withdrug problemsLinks with Westall andSpringvale Secondary Colleges– home tutoring– social activities such asdiscos– construction of a CambodianCalender– links with mainstreamservices such asCommunity Health Centreand local secondaryschools
Program and LocationCambodian Youth SupportServicesCambodian Associationof VictoriaSpringvaleMr Chea9546 3466Target Group, Program Team,Program Length & LevelLinks and Outcomes Activities Critical Characteristics/Determinants of Success102Disadvantaged YoungPeople’s (DYP) ProgramGrassmere Youth ServicesNarre WarrenKarina Gibson9704 8377Note: Program stops on April30 th , 1998Participants come from schools,juvenile justice (HumanServices), word of mouth, andoff the streetProgram Leader has a Diplomain Youth WorkProgram tries to get peopleback into school or into TAFE,as well as work readiness– 1:1 program intensivesupport, vocational trainingand 3 month post placementsupport– Wilderness Programinvolving 2 weeks away inthe bush dealing with selfesteem issues etc– being able to work withkids 1:1– empathy and confidencebuildingThe IslandNorth FitzroyThe Island is a Schools of theFuture Priority Program of theCollingwood CollegeThe Island is funded by theVictorian Department ofEducation, and makes regularsubmissions to variousindustry based organisations,individual companies andphilanthropic trustsThe Island provides places forup to 48 young people at a timeEnquiries usually come from:– young people with aninterest in developing theirmanual skills– schools- Student WelfareCoordinators, CareersOfficers, Assistant Principalsetc– outside agencies such asHealth and CommunityServices, private andgovernment youth agencies– parents and guardiansStudents seek to achieve thefollowing outcomes:– TAFE programs– Apprenticeships andTraineeships– Work with further training– Return to mainstreamschoolingWorkshops are provided in:– Building and Construction– Carpentry and Woodwork– Automotive– Cooking and Catering– Literacy and Numeracy– Manufacturing andEngineering– Physical Education andSport– Art and Design Studio– Computer Graphics and IT– Adolescent Health andNutrition– program acknowledges thatsome people achievesuccess in their schoolingmainly through practicaland manual approaches tolearning– programs are developedaround the individual hopesand aspirations of youngpeople who participate– participants are supportedto gain the skills,knowledge, attitudes, valuesand behav-iours which areintegral to living andworking
Page 2 and 3:
Providing Education and Trainingfor
Page 4 and 5:
ForewordThe Commonwealth Government
Page 6 and 7:
ContentsForeword 3Acknowledgments 4
Page 8 and 9:
Executive SummarySuccessful learnin
Page 10:
program leaders (at least) to meet
Page 13 and 14:
The major outcome sought from this
Page 15 and 16:
Data was entered in categories unde
Page 17 and 18:
2Literature ReviewBenchmark 1995Sub
Page 19 and 20:
It is likely that a significant gro
Page 21 and 22:
Indeed, these ‘messages’ have b
Page 23 and 24:
In this we look at labour market sk
Page 25 and 26:
Individuals appear to perform bette
Page 27 and 28:
The research literature on ‘alien
Page 29 and 30:
ConclusionPathways are notoriously
Page 31 and 32:
3Mapping the FieldThe Stage 1 inter
Page 33 and 34:
Wilderness Enhancement Program, ATL
Page 35 and 36:
them from progressing or even parti
Page 37 and 38:
4Program ModelsAnumber of the 19 pr
Page 39 and 40:
3. All students are case managed.4.
Page 41 and 42:
(i) accommodating student diversity
Page 43 and 44:
Teachers involved in the course hav
Page 45 and 46:
There are VET subjects, of which th
Page 47 and 48:
This approach helps the transition
Page 49 and 50:
Young people are referred to the pr
Page 51 and 52: to become contributing members of t
Page 53 and 54: Rules are negotiated with the young
Page 55 and 56: 5Characteristics of Programs That W
Page 57 and 58: The review processes that already e
Page 59 and 60: attitude to learning and enhanced s
Page 61 and 62: 6Conclusion and RecommendationsMr G
Page 63 and 64: 2.4 That program activities include
Page 65 and 66: ReferencesACFE Board (1998) Young a
Page 67 and 68: Withers, G. and Batten, M. (1995) P
Page 69 and 70: Successful learning projectsDraft o
Page 71 and 72: Successful learning projects 1998Dr
Page 73 and 74: Program and LocationTarget Group, P
Page 91 and 92: Program and Location- Certificate i
Page 101: Program and LocationTarget Group, P
Page 105: APPENDIX IIICURRICULUM OUTLINE FOR
show all

Providing Education and Training for At Risk ... - Victoria University

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?