SIGNATORIES
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ORGANISATION
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POSITION of SIGNATORY
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OBJECTIVE
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ACTION / STRATEGY
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Southern Grampians Shire
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Mayor
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To meet the objectives of the shire's
Municipal Public Health Plan in relation to youth within the Southern
Grampians.
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As documented in the Municipal Public
Health Plan:
Support
local youth forums that reflect and recognise:
The value of
young people to rural communities and the region.
The diverse
needs of young people.
The value of
community partnerships.
Access to a
range of affordable social, cultural, recreational, learning and
employment opportunities.
Support and
be involved in the development and provision of services and programs
designed to meet the needs of young people
Support
sponsorship, encouragement and support for, and assistance with
developing proposals seeking Commonwealth and State funds for
employment, education, training and social opportunities for young
people
Keep
community groups and organisations informed of Commonwealth and State
funding opportunities for young people
Ensure the
ongoing support for Western District Health Service youth programs such
as YouthBiz, FreeZA and associated activities.
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Mayor
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Participate in
regional networks to enhance career pathways through training and
education for young people
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Advocate and lobby for solutions to youth related
transport access issues and assist in the development of solutions to
these problems.
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Continue to be involved in:
Glenelg
& Southern Grampians Local Learning & Employment Network (GSG
LLEN) and
Glenelg
Youth Network (GLYN)
Participate
in South West Transport Connections Project and
Council has
also committed to ‘work with young people to develop a planning
framework that will engage them in community activities and increase
opportunities for them to reach their potential’ in the Glenelg Shire
Council Plan 2005-2009.
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South West
Institute of TAFE
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Head of Campus
Hamilton
and
Head of Campus Portland
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Provide greater
opportunities for students in the Secondary School system to
participate in VET programs while at school.
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Maintain the breath of
VET in Schools programs on offer at the Hamilton and Portland
Campus
Develop and expand the ‘Year long Taster’ program and VET
Taster days for Yr 9 and 10 students in partnership with the Secondary
system
Enhance supports for young people to remain engaged with
education through the TAFE system
Provide a guaranteed place for youth in accordance with
Youth Guarantee
Maintain delivery of VCAL programs at Hamilton and
Portland Campuses
Provide students with advice and support to ensure smooth
transition from the Secondary system and private RTO’s to the TAFE
system
Ensure ongoing pathways for young people exiting the TAFE
system to Employment and Higher Education
Develop and maintain relationships with support agencies,
private RTO’s, job networks and industry to ensure a seamless pathway
for young people and
Develop formal pathways into the Higher Education
system.
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Australian Industry Group
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Regional Industry
Careers Advisor
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Enhance student
pathways into quality career opportunities with the G&SG
region.
Provide Assistance and support for Careers Teachers to gain
current industry knowledge into skills shortage areas
and
Establish the Beacon Foundation at Heywood Secondary
College to improve C@TS in
that school.
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Facilitate a range of
Industry visits for School student groups in 2008
Facilitate a range of Industry visits for School Career
Teachers in 08 and
Work with Heywood Secondary College to implement a range
of Beacon Foundation programs in the school for year 10
students
Ensure young people receive case management from day one
entry to Job Network Service. Explore return to study options for
secondary school completion as first action
Provide up to date information on current education
programs and their relevance to future career paths and
Include all education pursuits in negotiated Activity
Agreements.
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Westvic Work Force
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Field Officer
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Encourage Youth to
complete secondary School to year 12 and consider tertiary training
options post secondary level
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Identify youth entering Job Network program so as to
provide early encouragement to return to study.
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WestvicWork
Force School Services program
Discussion and demonstration of career pathways thru
further education via successful completion of year 12
WICKED program (Westvic’s Introduction to Careers &
Employment Direction) delivered to school students in years 7 to
12
Ensure young people receive case management from day one
entry to Job Network Service. Explore return to study options for
secondary school completion as first action
Provide up to date information on current education
programs and their relevance to future career paths and
Include all education pursuits in negotiated Activity
Agreements.
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Greater Green
Triangle Area Consultative Committees
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Project
Officer
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Strengthening regional
partnerships and encourage self reliant communities for young people to
live in.
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One of the four
objectives the Australian Government identifies as an area of priority
is Youth
Supporting leadership capabilities of young people is
recognised as one of the cornerstones for building community capacity.
We aim to encourage:
Projects that help young people to become more capable and
involved members of their communities
Support youth leadership and
Address the needs of youth within the region.
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Brophy Family & Youth Services
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Director
and
Coordinator School Focused Youth Services (SFYS)
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To provide a
range of services to assist young people towards the successful
completion of Year 12 or equivalent.
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Active
membership of Glenelg Youth Network (GLYN), Southern Grampians Youth
Network (SGYN), Local Learning & Employment Network (LLEN), SW TAFE
Campus Committee, South West Regional Youth Advisory Networks (SWRYAN),
Glenelg Youth Strategy Steering Committee, Glenelg Transition Support
Team (GTST) in order to improve partnerships with other agencies,
educational institutions, etc
Brophy Family & Youth Services recognises the value of
the Youth Commitment and this is reflected and acted upon in the
strategic planning and daily actions of staff in programs such as Jobs
Pathway & Employment Training (JPET), Youth Pathways program (YP),
Family & Schools Together (FAST) & School Focused Youth
Services (SFYS).
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Iluka Resources
Ltd
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Learning &
Development Coordinator
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Support school based
apprenticeships by continuing to provide information on careers in
mineral sands mining and continued implementing of work placement
opportunities for young people.
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Liaise with schools re VCAL options and
provide staff with careers information to enhance school visits &
presentations
Identify and support local initiatives
that encourage youth development
Promote school holiday employment
opportunities to young people via schools and the GSG LLEN and
Facilitate staff availability to attend
meetings and functions to further support young people's engagement in
education, training and employment |
RMIT
University
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Pro Vice Chancellor
Design & Social Context Portfolio, Vice Chancellor’s Representative
in Hamilton
and
Head, Learning Community Partnerships
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Link training and
community partnerships to learning, teaching and research.
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Strategically link RMIT with schools and other providers
to increase the number of programs that run through RMIT University
Hamilton and our Learning Networks eg. short courses, degrees,
postgraduate and VET courses
Initiate the “University Preparation
Program” for youth access
Provide Professional Development and
research opportunities for teachers, practitioners and youth,
eg
“10 MMM” and “otherWISE”
Continued involvement in Southern
Grampians Youth Network and related forums
Become a member of the proposed Southern
Grampians Transition Support Team.
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Careers Advice
Australia
Careers Advice Australia - Regional
Page
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Local Community
Partnership Facilitator
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Local Community
Partnerships work with schools, parents, businesses and community
organisations to help young Australians aged 13-19 years with career
and transition pathways
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Promote ASP to students, schools and employers.
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Proposed action plan:
Structured Workplace
Learning
Increase student access and participation to
SWL
Promote and enhance the quality of SWL
Enhance young people’s employability skills
Careers and Transition
Support
Promote and facilitate the provision of transition
plans
Facilitate access to professional careers
advice
Promote vocational education and training
pathways
Enhance mentoring and monitoring for all
students
Facilitate the engagement of parents in education about
post-school options
Adopt a Schools Program
Facilitate engagement between industry and
schools
Assist industry to meet future skill needs
through ASP
Increase student and industry
participation in the ASP.
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Westvic Work Force
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School Services
Manager
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Encourage Youth to
complete secondary School to year 12 and consider tertiary training
options post secondary level
and
Identify youth entering Job Network program so as to
provide early encouragement to return to study.
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Active engagement with
students thru Westvic Work Force School Services program
Discussion and demonstration of career pathways through
further education via successful completion of Year 12
WICKED program (Westvic’s Introduction to Careers &
Employment Direction) delivered to school students in Years 7 to
12
Ensure young people receive case management from day one
entry to Job Network Service. Explore return to study options for
Secondary School completion as first action
Provide up to date information on current education
programs and their relevance to future career paths and
Include all education pursuits in negotiated Activity
Agreements.
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Victoria
Police Hamilton
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Youth Resource
Officer
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To work in partnership
with communities to improve the well being and safety of young
people.
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To work in conjunction
with community organisations that support youth and youth
projects
Interact with young people to strengthen youth/police
relations
To promote Road Safety awareness through programs at local
schools and
Develop strategies to reduce crime rates & increase
levels of perceived personal & public safety.
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Glenelg &Southern
Grampians Local Learning & Employment Network
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Executive
Officer
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That
by 2010, 90 per cent of young people in Victoria will successfully
complete Year 12 or its educational equivalent.
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Create and develop
sustainable relationships, partnerships and the brokering of
initiatives between local education providers, industry and
community.
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Forestry
Department of Primary Industry
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Centre Leader DPI
Hamilton
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To support training and
education opportunities for young people that will enable them to
improve their skills in land and natural resource. management.
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Identify opportunities
for DPI, primary producers and schools to interact
Build and maintain links between industry,
schools, and related agencies
Provide professional development
opportunities for teachers and
Identify regional skill gaps and work with
appropriate agencies to promote education and/or training opportunities
for young people.
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Western District Health
Service
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Director of Community
Services
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Engage and support
young people to complete year 12 or equivalent
Supporting young people to help achieve their
dreams
and
Support young people with traineeships where
possible.
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Identify opportunities for young people to interact across
a variety of activities: Drop In Centre, physical activity, social
engagement, multimedia, leadership and team work
First point of contact for young people
seeking information, support and services.
Build and maintain links between,
services, schools and related agencies
Provide development opportunities for
young people to develop skills through program initiatives and
traineeships.
WDHS is an Active member of Southern
Grampians Youth Network (SGYN), South West Regional Youth Affairs
Networks (SWRYAN), SG Transition Support Team (SGST), Local Safety
Committee, School Focused Youth Committee in order to improve
partnerships with other agencies, educational institutions.
Western District Health Services
recognises the value of the Youth Commitment and this is reflected and
acted upon in the strategic planning and actions in our Youth and
Community Programs such as FReeZA, 10 MMM, Our Playce, School Holiday
Activities, YouthBiz Leaders, Family Planning Clinic, Young Persons
counselling and school puberty programs.
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Southern Grampians
Youth Network
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Chair
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To
provide an opportunity for community networking and information sharing
leading to enhanced services for young people.
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To
undertake activities that support young people’s emotional wellbeing
and engagement
Continue to work with interested and
committed organisations, professionals and individuals to seek better
youth strategies and outcomes through exchange, mutual support and
networking
Identify gaps in services and implement
strategies to address issues, such as information seeking, partnership
brokerage and research and
Provide a platform to assist transitions
of young people by bringing together the education, health, welfare and
community sectors.
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Salvation Army Social Housing Services |
South West Manager |
To engage, support and advocate for
young people under 25 years, to assist them with access to safe, secure
and affordable housing
and
To link young people and appropriate
services which will best meet their basic physical, emotional and social
needs.
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To establish a positive and supportive
relationship with young people to enable the Salvation Army Housing
Services to better:
Empower the young person to take
ownership of their issues, goals and outcomes
Perform assessments and refer the young
person to appropriate services
Build and maintain links between, the
local LLEN, Southern Grampians Youth Networks and Transitions Support
Team, accommodation services and education providers. |
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TEN 10 Ministries |
Coordinator |
To support, encourage and empower young
people by developing their sense of self worth
and
To stand up for those who can’t stand
up for themselves.
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To teach young people that they have a
purpose; to strive to be the best they can be and how they impact:
Families and friends
Continue building partnerships through
the Southern Grampians Youth Networks and Transition Support Teams to
impact the lives of young people and support generational.
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Baimbridge College |
Program
Coordinator |
To ensure the
smooth transitions of young people from school to further education and or
employment
and
Provide
additional support to those students at risk of exiting schools prior to
VCE. |
Continue
with the Managed Individual Pathway (MIPs) program for all students in
Years 10 – 12 in conjunction
with Westvic Work Force
Assist/obtain
work experience for Year 10 students
Provide Careers
classes for Year 10 students
Encourage
School Based Apprenticeships for specific students
Assist/access
work placements for students at risk of disengaging from school
Engage with
Youth Pathways program (Brophy), for students with welfare issues that
impact on school performance
Provide
mentoring for students requiring support through the Standing Tall Mentor
Program
Additional
numeracy and literacy support to students in Yrs 8 - 10
Ongoing ‘Impact
Groups’ for Yrs 9 – 10 to support students unclear of future pathways and
Provide the ‘Be
Real Game’ a careers driven program for Yrs 9 -10 requiring additional
guidance.
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Dunkeld
Pastoral Company PTY LTD |
Operations
Manager Dunkeld |
To provide information on employment, farming and
apprenticeship opportunities in hospitality, horticulture and extractive
industries for young people.
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Identify and
support local initiatives that encourage development in young people
Provide
information to schools relating to work placements within the company and
Facilitate staff availability
to attend meetings and functions to further support young people engage in
education, training and employment opportunities |
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Western District Employment Access |
Team Leader
Hamilton |
To support and encourage education to at
least Year 12 and assist with apprenticeship & traineeship opportunities
for young people in the Glenelg and Southern Grampians regions
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Promote and encourage young people who
disengaged from school at an early level to return to or continue with
education and/or training. |
Hamilton and Portland WDEA staff will
continue to develop and maintain relationships with Secondary Schools
personnel in the Glenelg & Southern Grampians through:
Regular visits to schools
Active participation with students in the
classroom advising them of career opportunities determined by further
education
Provide students with information about
alternatives after main stream schooling
Build relationships with one-on-one case
management
Identify opportunities to assist young
people obtain further education, training and employment outcomes and
Provide on-going case management of young
people to assist with education pathways and/or employment retention. |
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Southern
Grampians Adult Education |
Executive
Officer |
To provide a seamless pathway to South
West TAFT VCAL Program from the Youth Education Program
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Provide opportunities for young people
who have disengaged from formal education and training. |
Partner with SW TAFE to deliver
components of Victorian Certificate in Applied Learning (VCAL),
Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA) and select Vocational
Education and Training (VET) modules
Provide mentoring and support to young
people as required
Deliver Youth Education Programs
including accredited and non-accredited training
Provide work experience opportunities
where appropriate and
Mentor young people through their
re-engagement in education and training. |
