Stepping Forward - Sharing What Works

Recommendation 21

The taskforce recommends that:

• the Commonwealth work with State and Territory governments to develop partnership outreach education models focused on delivering relevant education and training to young people who are unable to participate in mainstream education. The key elements of this response are that:

  • education and training services are delivered in settings where young people gather and are comfortable;

  • local partnerships involving youth and community agencies, schools, training providers and local employers are essential;

  • education and training approaches are developed and delivered in consultation with young people; and

  • foundation and employability skills such as literacy, numeracy, information technology, effective communication, independent living, and civics are a primary focus.

Below is a compilation of initiatives, listed by State/Territory and Commonwealth, that contribute to building the foundations of support needed to promote the wellbeing, participation and identification of young people in vulnerable circumstances. In addition, you are encouraged to look at the current selection of Snapshots gathered for the State/Territory and Commonwealth initiatives targeting Recommendation 21.

| Queensland | Victoria | Northern Territory | South Australia | New South Wales | Tasmania |
 | Western Australia | Australian Capital Territory | Commonwealth |

Education Queensland

• Alternative Schooling Provision 
• Alternative Schooling Programs for Indigenous Youth

TAFE Queensland - Department of Employment and Training

• Student Links with Industry Project 
• Northern Corridor Education Precinct 
• Special Needs Program 

Department of Employment and Training

• Community Training Partnerships
• Get Set For Work
• Community Employment Assistance Program
• Community Jobs Plan
• Public Sector Employment Program
• Public Sector School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships Initiative
• Youth for the Environment and Local Communities
• Private Sector Employment Initiative
• The Apprenticeship and Training System

Queensland Health

• Indigenous Nursing Students Scholarships 
• Men’s Health Project – Strong in the City

Department of Housing

• Community Renewal Program 
• Urban Renewal Program

Department of Corrective Services

• Post Release Employment Assistance Service

Victorian Qualifications Authority

• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)

Department of Education and Training

• VCE Initiative (Bendigo Senior Secondary College and WITS)

Department of Employment, Education and Training

• Aboriginal and Islander Tertiary Aspirations program (AITAP)
• Partnerships and Communications
• Learning Centres in Alice Springs
• AITAP Extension (Proposed Initiative Name)
• Partnership

Department of Education, Training and Employment

• active8 Premier’s Youth Challenge
• Partnership and Outreach Education Models (POEMs)
• Hallett Cove Youth Program
• Options West Project
• Tauondi
• Western Youth Directions Program
• TAFE programs for Indigenous Youth
• Multicultural Youth Leadership Summits

Arts SA

• Young People, Crime Prevention and the Arts Initiative
• Carclew Youth Arts Centre

Department of the Premier and Cabinet

• Multicultural Youth Leadership Summits

Department of Education and Training

• Business Youth Technology Education
• TAFE Outreach

Department of Education

• Work Mentor Programme

Department of Education/Office of Post-Compulsory Education and Training

• E-Learn/E Magazine/Learnscope/E Degree
• Partnership Conference
• Skill Centres

Office of Post- Compulsory Education and Training

• Project Hahn
• Certificate of Work Skills

Department of Education

• Senior Colleges and Senior Campuses
• Competitively Allocated Training (CAT)
• The New Apprenticeships Access Programme (NAAP)

ACT Department of Education and Community Services

• Youth Education Program (YEP)

ACT Department of Education and Community Services Family Services and Galilee Incorporated

• Galilee

ACT Department of Education and Community Services

• Young Carers’ Package

Department of Education, Science and Training

• Partnership Outreach Education Model
• National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (NIELNS)
• ECEF - WADU Indigenous Youth Partnerships Initiatives
• Australians Working Together - Indigenous Education and Training
• Australians Working Together - Working Together for Indigenous Youth
• Woolaning School
• Commonwealth Development and Employment Projects (CDEP) Scheme – Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programme

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