Stronger Futures For All Young Victorians: The Youth Transitions System

Youth Transitions Consultation Report

The Youth Transitions Consultation Report reports back on the consultation process that was undertaken on the discussion paper, Stronger Futures for all Young Victorians.  The Report summarises the key ideas of organisations and individuals provided through the consultation process under the five areas of reform:

• strengthening literacy and numeracy in the post compulsory years
• support for making informed education and training choices
• arrangements that support and encourage young people to complete qualifications
• systems that assist students to move effectively between courses, institutions and sectors, and
• opportunities for young people to re-engage with education and training.

The Report also highlights recent announcements designed to improve youth transitions in Victoria, particularly through the Tertiary Education Access Plan.

 See: Youth Transitions Consultation Report (PDF - 871Kb)

Discussion paper

On 19 April 2010, the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development released a discussion paper on the youth transitions system. The discussion paper proposed a number of ways in which the Victorian Government can ensure that all young people acquire the knowledge and skills to make a successful transition from compulsory schooling to independent adult working life.

This discussion paper articulated:

• the strengths of our system
• the challenges faced by our system
• proposed ways forward
• a number of key questions.

For more information, see: Stronger futures for all young Victorians: discussion paper on the youth transitions system (PDF - 2.2Mb)

Consultation process

Seven regional forums, and an online forum, were held between 10 May and 3 June 2010, and provided interested parties with the opportunity to give feedback on the ideas in the discussion paper. Over 350 people attended the forums, representing a wide range of interests and perspectives.

Written submissions were received from the following organisations and individuals:

• A–G
• H–N
• O–Z  

A–G

• The Alfred and Avenues Education (PDF - 102Kb)
• AMES (PDF - 325Kb)
• Ardoch Youth Foundation (PDF - 63Kb)
• Association of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres and ACEV (PDF - 149Kb)
• Australian Education Union (PDF - 174Kb)
• Australian Industry Group (PDF - 210Kb)
• Baw Baw Latrobe Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 121Kb)
• Bayside Glen Eira Kingston Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 177Kb)
• Bendigo Region Careers Association (PDF - 26Kb)
• Bendigo Senior Secondary College (PDF - 224Kb)
• Brotherhood of St Laurence (PDF - 198Kb)
• Capital City Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 168Kb)
• Catholic Education Office (PDF - 139Kb)
• Central Grampians Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 154Kb)
• Centre for Adult Education (PDF - 111Kb)
• Child Safety Commissioner (PDF - 648Kb)
• Chisholm Institute (PDF - 46Kb)
• Deakin University (PDF - 81Kb)
• Eltham College (PDF - 106Kb)
• Frankston Mornington Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 258Kb)
• Gateway Community Health-Part 1 (PDF - 236Kb)
• Gateway Community Health-Part 2 (PDF - 497Kb)
• Gippsland East Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 15Kb)
• Group Training Association of Victoria (PDF - 89Kb)   

H–N

• Harvester Technical College (PDF - 43Kb)
• Heywood and District Secondary College (PDF - 32Kb)
• Holland, Mike (PDF - 189Kb) 
• Hume Region's submission from four Local Learning and Employment Networks (PDF - 369Kb)
• Hume Whittlesea Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 98Kb)
• Independent Schools Victoria (PDF - 40Kb)
• Industry Training Australia (PDF - 25Kb)
• Inner Easter Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 18Kb)
• Inner Northern Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 121Kb)
• Jobs Australia (PDF - 166Kb)
• Joint submission from four Hume Region Local Learning and Employment Networks (PDF - 369Kb)
• Kangan Institute (PDF - 172Kb)
• LaTrobe University (PDF - 503Kb)
• LLEN State Network (PDF - 122Kb)
• Maribyrnong and Moonee Valley Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 234Kb)
• Melbourne City Mission (PDF - 397Kb)
• Mildura Rural City Council (PDF - 47Kb)
• Mission Australia (PDF - 74Kb)
• Moonee Valley City Council-Part1 (PDF - 75Kb)
• Moonee Valley City Council-Part 2 (PDF - 1.4Mb)
• Morrisons Community Education and Services (PDF - 19Kb)
• National Disability Coordination Officers, Victoria (PDF - 19Kb)
• Northern Mallee Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 103Kb)
• Northern, Hume, Inner Northern and Banyule Nillumbik Youth Connections joint submissions (PDF - 418Kb)  

O–Z

• Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 170Kb)
• Parents Victoria (PDF - 285Kb)
• Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education (PDF - 172Kb)
• RMIT University (PDF - 45Kb)
• Royal Children's Hospital Education Institute (PDF - 210Kb)
• South Gipplsand Local Learning and Employment Network (PDF - 76Kb)
• Sunraysia Institute (PDF - 100Kb)
• Swinburne University of Technology (PDF - 653Kb)
• Upper Yarra Community House Inc (PDF - 229Kb).
• Victoria University (PDF - 307Kb)
• Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc (PDF - 98Kb).
• Victorian Applied Learning Association (PDF - 738Kb)
• Victorian Association of State Secondary Principals (PDF - 43Kb)
• Victorian Skills Commission (PDF - 108Kb)
• Victorian Youth Mentoring Alliance (PDF - 112Kb)
• Victorian TAFE Association (PDF - 61Kb)
• Yarra Ranges Council (PDF - 51Kb)
• YMCA (PDF - 77Kb)