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Goulburn Valley Communitydevelopment andEmployment ProjectSheppartonGlen StewartManager03 5831 4207Nation-wide programParticipants join through wordof mouthTeam consists of Board ofDirectors, Training andEmployment Manager,Supervisor etc (104 staff intotal)Program links to other Kooriorganisations in the area– employment program– apprenticeships– traineeships– auto and building– numeracy and literacy?program– program has foundemployment for a largenumber of people– success rate of 20%– students are matched tothe job apprenticeship ortraineeshipCommunity Development andEducation ProgramMurray Valley AboriginalCooperativeRobinvaleMatthew MalanAccountant03 5026 4329Participants who are eligible forthe Dole can participate inprogramProgram is accessed throughword of mouthTeam consists of Coordinatorand SupervisorThe Cooperative runs a numberof different services that theprogram links in with. Programalso links with ATSIC andHealth and Family ServicesEnrolment of Dole and providetraining in the following areas:– Landscaping– Artifacts (Aboriginal)– Textiles– Upholstery– Building– a lot of local interestamong Koori people97Koori Youth Access ProgramSkillshareWarrnamboolIan CarstairsManager03 5562 3913Some referrals to programcome from schools, howevermainly word of mouthTeam consists of trained paidstaffProgram works with youngoffenders– activities are designed toassist participants to reachtheir goals– traineeships andapprenticeships– participants are not spokendown to– programs tries to empowerparticipants– program focuses onbuilding self confidence– participants are listened torather than have ideasimposed on themCentrepackCentre CareAlburyJeanette Hodgson02 6041 6800 (until May1 st , 1998)Participants are referred byCentrelink’s National Offices– client skills are assessed–– program gives peopledignity– program respects peopleas individuals
Program and LocationTarget Group, Program Team,Program Length & LevelLinks and Outcomes Activities Critical Characteristics/Determinants of SuccessRichmond Youth WorkProgramRichmond Youth GroupRichmondMaria LieberthYouth Worker9428 7842Target group consists of youthaged 12 to 25 yearsParticipants join programthrough networks with schoolsand other agencies eg SkillShareProgram is led by a YouthWorker with experience withNESB peopleThis program is part of theRichmond EmploymentGroup- an umbrella group thatmanages:– The Youth Work Program– Jobs Club– Skill Share– Language Centre– Youth worker conductsschool visits and works withteachers to develop on-siteschool programs or runsthem eg Peer education(in the past Pathways toExcellence Program was run)– Program is part of amultidisciplinary program(provides links to otherservices and resources)– intervention programs arerun at schools– program is flexible– program is holistic (a lotof work is based outsidethe education system)– youth workers provide aresource for young peopleto approach in confidence98– program acknowledgesdifferent groups of youngpeople eg cultural, willrespond in different waysto different approachesJobs Pathway ProgramContinuing Education CentreOvens Murray RegionCommonwealth fundingTrish JamiesonManager of the Yes UnitAlbury/ Wodonga02 60 564 399Students are referred either byself, parents, teachers or otheragenciesStaff are employed on the basisof:– demonstrated experienceworking with young peopleeg multiple disadvantagedstudents– empathy– demonstrated understandingof vocational education andtraining– program works very closelywith the JPET Program– joint school/ Community/TAFE partnership– refer all welfare issues toappropriate services– closely works with SchoolCounsellors andCoordinators and alwayswith students involved– program distances itselffrom parenting issues andfocuses on what theproblems areStudents are seen on anindividual basis, not in schoolbut at the centreWorkshops on:– Personal development– The World of WorkPathways are found toalternative education egcommunity providers andTAFEReferrals to other agencies forexpertise are made if all elsefails in the students staying atschool– students are given choicesand control about theoutcomes– program is nonthreateningas it is not inthe school “system”– equity and access and aphilosophy about“learners” being in controlof their own “learning”– exploring and impartingknowledge andinformation about a rangeof options
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Providing Education and Trainingfor
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ForewordThe Commonwealth Government
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ContentsForeword 3Acknowledgments 4
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Executive SummarySuccessful learnin
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program leaders (at least) to meet
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The major outcome sought from this
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Data was entered in categories unde
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2Literature ReviewBenchmark 1995Sub
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It is likely that a significant gro
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Indeed, these ‘messages’ have b
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In this we look at labour market sk
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Individuals appear to perform bette
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The research literature on ‘alien
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ConclusionPathways are notoriously
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3Mapping the FieldThe Stage 1 inter
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Wilderness Enhancement Program, ATL
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them from progressing or even parti
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4Program ModelsAnumber of the 19 pr
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3. All students are case managed.4.
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(i) accommodating student diversity
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Teachers involved in the course hav
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There are VET subjects, of which th
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