TOTeM The One

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TOTeM The One The Many

• Partnership Outreach Education Model project
  hosted by
• Victoria University

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Youth Programs at Victoria University

• Victorian Certificate of Education
• officially an adult program running academic
  year 11 and 12 subjects
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning new
  initiative of the State Government to provide a
  vocationally-oriented alternative to VCE
• Pre-VET/VCE
• responding to a need in the community, this
  access program drew together accredited units
  from various packages

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POEM Deliverables

• Engaging young people
• Delivery of accredited education training
• Support for young people with and through their
  issues
• Development of a local support network for the
  young people
• Re-engaging young people into mainstream
  activities

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Underpinning Philosophies

• Action Research
• Reflective, evolving, developing
• Genuine Partnerships
• with Government, within your organisation, with
  other providers
• Engagement
• meaningful, at every level

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Partnerships through TOTeM
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As a model of engagement

• Be flexible
• Reduce risk factors
• Role model engagement
• Celebrate progress
• Support each other
• Communicate
• Keep learning
• Choose your fights

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Pause to consider

• What can the partnerships provide your
  organisation?