Initiatives targeting Recommendation 20

Western Australia

Students at Educational Risk (SAER) Strategy, Making the Difference

Strategy requires interagency liaison which may involve development of localised resource packages.

Target group: Yr 8 - 12

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible Agency: Department of Education

Website: www.eddept.wa.edu.au

VET In Schools

Advice on developing personal support plans included in Work Readiness Kit.

Target group: Yr 8 - 12

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible Agency: Department of Education

Website: www.eddept.wa.edu.au

Regional Access

Regional Access is an interactive website providing young people in regional Western Australia with improved access to regional employment / training services, career planning advice and general youth services.

Target group: Young people in regional Western Australia

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Training

Website: www.training.wa.gov.au

Joblinks

The Joblink program is a community-based employment service, which provides a range of activities to assist local job seekers into employment or training.

Joblink services and activities include:

• employment counselling;
• advice and assistance with job search techniques; and
• support for school leavers to access employment.

Target group: Local communities and youth specific

Coverage: Metropolitan and regional localities

Timeframe: 2002

Responsible agency: Department of Training

Website: www.training.wa.gov.au

Competitively Allocated Training (CAT)

Through its youth at risk stream, the program provides support for vocational education and training (VET) providers to implement upper secondary education and VET programs.

Target group: Youth at risk

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Training

Website: www.training.wa.gov.au

Aboriginal School-Based Traineeship Program

This program provides an integrated approach towards the education and vocational training of young Aboriginal students in order to increase school retention rates and reduce unemployment.

Target group: Students are drawn principally from post-compulsory school years. The minimum age for a traineeship is 15 years.

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Training, Community Development Employment Projects, Education Department

Website: www.training.wa.gov.au

Career Plus Caravan

Career caravan is a mobile service with a resource supervisor/career counsellor to provide career counselling and information services.

Target group: Youth, Teachers, parents, mature aged and general community

Coverage: South Metropolitan region

Timeframe: 2002

Responsible agency: Department of Training

Website: www.training.wa.gov.au

Access All Areas

A State Government initiative that aims to inform young people of employment options and encourage exploration into new ways of looking for work. It provides greater access to relevant information, an expanded range of services and better access to more jobs

Target group: Young people aged 15-25

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Training

Website: www.training.wa.gov.au

GetAccess

GetAccess is an interactive website for Western Australians seeking career, employment and training related information and services.

Target group: All age groups and youth specifically

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Training

Website: www.training.wa.gov.au