Local Community Partnerships

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Local Community Partnerships An Overview
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Career Advice Australia Network

• Australian Government initiative to help young
  Australians make a smooth transition from school
  to further education, training and employment.
• Network of
• National Industry Career Specialists (NICS)
• Regional Industry Career Advisors (RICAs)
• Local Community Partnerships (LCPs)

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Career Advice Australia Network
Career Advice Australia (CAA) Connect to your
Future DEST
National Industry Career Specialists (NICS), 10
nationally in specialist areas
Regional Industry Career Advisors (RICA),
Region 88 Sean Cameron AIG
Local Community Partnership (LCP), Structured
Workplace Learning (SWL) Career and Transition
Support (CTS) Adopt a School (ASP)
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National Industry Career Specialist

• 10 National Industry Career Specialists (NICS)
• Agri-Food
• Community Services Health
• Construction Property Services
• Electro Communications Energy Utilities
• Government Community Safety
• Manufacturing
• Innovation Business
• Services Industries
• Resources Infrastructure
• Transport Logistics

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Victorian Coverage
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Local Community Partnerships

• Developing stronger networks between schools
  industry
• Supporting students to identify effective
  transition pathways
• Provide opportunities to increase young peoples
  awareness of changing skills needs especially in
  emerging industries
• Three year Programme Funded by DEST to 2008

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Vision

• To enable young people to make informed choices
  about career, further education and employment
  pathways

Mission

• To create partnerships between industry,
  education, service providers and the community
  that support and develop positive futures for our
  young people

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Local Community Partnerships

• LCPs work with
• young people 13-19
• career advisers
• education providers
• youth service providers
• community groups
• parent groups
• RICA

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LCP Structure
LCP BOARD

• WASM LLEN
• (Contract Holder Region 88 and 89)
• (Horsham, Edenhope, Dimboola)
• Jo Devereaux LLEN EO
• Christine Picone (LCP Manager CTS)
• Andrew Cormack (SWL)
• Christy Cashill (ASP)

• North Central LLEN
• (St Arnaud)
• Dion Griffin
• (SWL, CTS, ASP)
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• Central Grampians LLEN
• (Ararat, Stawell, Lake Bolac)
• Belinda Healy,
• LCP Manager
• (SWL, CTS, ASP)
• Rhian Davidson (CTS, ASP)
• Dianne Stewart (SWL)

• Highlands LLEN
• (Beaufort)
• Andrew Wallace (SWL, CTS, ASP)

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LCP Programmes

• Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)
• Career and Transitions Support (CTS)
• Adopt a School (ASP)

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What is Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) ?

• Structured Workplace Learning, (SWL), is on the
  job training where a student is expected to
  master a set of skills or competencies, related
  to a course accredited by the Victorian
  Qualifications Authority, (VCA). These courses
  are generally part of VET programs undertaken
  within the VCE or VCAL.

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Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)

• Promote SWL
• Increase access to SWL
• Increase student participation in SWL
• Enhance young peoples employability skills
• Enhance the quality of structured work placements

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Career and Transition Support (CTS)

• Plans and supports services to assist young
  people to make successful transitions
• Facilitates access for young people to a range of
  career and transition support services
• Links with and complements existing programmes
  and services

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Career and Transition Support (CTS)

• Facilitate the provision of assistance to young
  people to develop individual transition plans and
  understand study and work options
• Facilitate access to professional career advice
• Promote vocational education and training
  pathways and opportunities
• Enhance monitoring and mentoring arrangements of
  all young people, particularly Year 9 and 10
  students
• Facilitate the engagement of parents, teachers
  and career advisors in education about post
  school options
• Facilitate the provision of advice on youth
  services and programmes

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Adopt a School (ASP)

• Facilitate engagement between industry and
  schools
• Assist industry to meet future skills needs
  through ASP
• Increase Student and Industry Participation in
  ASP
• Promote ASP to students schools and employers

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Examples of Adopt a School Projects

• Industry Tours
• Career Expos and Displays
• Speakers and Demonstrations
• Taster Programmes
• Industry Led Projects

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What is the Youth Options Guarantee?

• All young people in the Grampians Region will be
  supported to complete Year 12 or its
  equivalent, the acknowledged minimum education
  required for active participation in life and
  work in the 21st century
• The Youth Options Guarantee will establish and
  support referral networks to ensure that young
  people at risk are identified and young people
  are provided a pathway through education and to
  employment and further training.

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The Working Model for the Youth Options Guarantee
Student Transition Teams (Pathways teams) in
Schools A team convened within each member
school accountable for addressing the needs of
individual students, identified as at risk of
early leaving. Each team will be supported by
the LLEN /LCP. Skills Pathways Team A team
convened by the LLEN/LCP comprising employers,
schools, TAFE and other stakeholders providing
direction to initiatives which will improve job
and training pathways for young
people. Out-of-School Options Team A team
convened by CGLLEN comprising stakeholders
responsible for the delivery of out-of-school
options such as Community VCAL and
Link-Up. Community Team A team convened by the
PCP for coordinating inter-agency service
delivery to best meet the education, health and
welfare needs of individual young people who have
left school early.
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For More Information on LCP

Belinda Healy LCP Manager LenZone! Ararat 103
Barkly Street, Ararat 3377 Ph. 5352
3266 bhealy_at_cgllen.org.au
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