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Youth Career and Transition Programs

Maximising Engagement Attainment and Successful Transitions

Four new programs under the stream Maximising Engagement, Attainment and Successful Transitions will be established in 2010 and have been developed specifically to meet Victoria’s needs. These programs will link young people with workplace learning and improve the career advice available to them while they are in education and training.  The programs will also improve support for Koorie students and young people starting an apprenticeship.

Workplace Learning Coordinators

Workplace Learning Coordinators are available in each Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN) area to facilitate workplace based learning experiences for students.  Nearly $20 million is being invested in this streamlined arrangement to expand workplace learning opportunities available to young people and to make it easier for education and training providers and employers.

Coordinators work with Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs), secondary schools, TAFEs, Adult and Community Education providers and local employers to coordinate work placements for School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships, Structured Workplace Learning and work experience. For contact details, see Workplace Learning Coordinators (Excel - 69Kb) 

Apprenticeship Support Officers

To support the important role of apprenticeships in increasing the skilled workforce in key Victorian industry areas, $14.4 million is being invested in a new Apprenticeship Support Officer program over four years. The program will improve the proportion of young people successfully completing apprenticeships, through providing them with additional intensive support during the first 12 months of their apprenticeship.

Koorie Transitions Coordinators

Over $3.5 million will be invested in employing Koorie Transitions Coordinators across Departmental Regions to enhance the effectiveness of services and supports for all Koorie students. Koorie Transitions Coordinators will develop relationships with Koorie young people and their families to increase the number who remain in education or training, improve aspirations to succeed at school, and support strong post-school pathways.

For more information on Koorie Transitions Coordinators, contact the Wannik Unit at wannik@edumail.vic.gov.au or (03) 9637 2000.

Improved Career Development Services

Career Development Services will be improved through a suite of four initiatives, worth nearly $10 million.

  • Development of careers curriculum - a careers curriculum will be developed for Years 7 to 12 to introduce a clear careers learning and development progression. This curriculum will be relevant for and available to all school sectors and Vocational Education and Training providers.
  • Professional Development for Career Practitioners - a short-term professionalisation of the career development workforce to increase the number of careers practitioners with relevant careers qualifications. Access to a graduate certificate or vocational graduate certificate deemed to meet the Career Industry Council of Australia professional level standards will be provided. Fifty places will be offered to eligible careers practitioners in 2010. A further 111 places will be offered in 2011 and 2012, and 112 places in 2013.
  • Regional Career Development Coaches - a Regional Career Development Coach will be recruited in each of the nine Departmental Regions to support education and training providers in all sectors to work towards continuous improvement in career development services available to students, and families of students.
  • Careers Mentoring Network Initiative - aims to improve the long-term lifelong learning and employment prospects of current students from three targeted groups: Koorie students, English as a Second Language and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse students including refugees, and students from low SES families experiencing intergenerational poverty and unemployment.  Careers mentors will assist young people from Years 7 and 8 (and their families) to explore their skills, strengths, interests, values and goals, and to raise their career awareness and aspirations.

 

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Youth Connections

The Youth Connections service commenced on 1 January 2010. The service in Victoria focuses on reconnecting the most disengaged young people, but also supports schools in their efforts to assist transitions of their students. 

For more information see Youth Connections Program (DEEWR)

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School Business Community Partnership Brokers

School Business Community Partnership Brokers are delivered through Local Learning and Employment Networks in Victoria. Additional requirements for LLENs in delivering this program are: the inclusion of primary schools; catering to a broader age range (10-19 year olds); expanding partnerships to include parents and families; and an increased focus on career development.

For more information see Local Learning and Employment Networks

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National Career Development

The Australian Government will continue to develop and maintain national career resources.  These currently include resources such as the Job Guide, the myfuture website and National Career Development Week.