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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