OUTSTANDING PATHWAYS PROGRAM approaches used to develop Learn Local organisations and run the program generate are the cornerstone of pathways adult education in the for learners to explore further community. They join education and training or people with their move into employment. communities and provide a forum for the sharing of information, experience and Careers Now knowledge. Learn Local YouthNow organisations link to early childhood services, schools and other vocational and Since August 2012, 150 participants have higher education providers. taken part in the Careers Now program. They work with local councils, YouthNow was developed to meet the needs of unemployed youth in support services and job Melbourne’s west. Based at one of agencies, and create an Australia’s largest youth services centres, environment that is welcoming the Visy Cares Hub in Sunshine, it to all. These three Learn Local provides an essential learning program for programs are being celebrated young people who are looking for work. A significant number of these young people for the pathways they have are pre-sentence youth who need created for learners. Through additional support to gain learning skills these programs, learners have that will help them find work and keep moved on to further education them out of prison. There can be a and training tendency to push young people into any or into employment (either training or available job. At YouthNow, they are given time to explore their in paid or volunteer roles). interests, develop The programs have helped their skills and choose a career path that learners to connect with will ensure a satisfying occupation. The their introduction of the Careers Now program communities, with business and at YouthNow has given vulnerable and at-risk youth the opportunity to have a with organisations. These say in their own learning. The program three programs demonstrate has resulted in a genuine drop in juvenile that the strategies and reoffending in Melbourne’s west.
OUTSTANDING PATHWAYS PROGRAM Learn Local organisations are the cornerstone of adult education in the community. They join people with their communities and provide a forum for the sharing of information, experience and knowledge. Learn Local organisations link to early childhood services, schools and other vocational and higher education providers. They work with local councils, support services and job agencies, and create an environment that is welcoming to all. These three Learn Local programs are being celebrated for the pathways they have created for learners. Through these programs, learners have moved on to further education and training or into employment (either in paid or volunteer roles). The programs have helped learners to connect with their communities, with business and with organisations. These three programs demonstrate that the strategies and approaches used to develop and run the program generate pathways for learners to explore further education and training or move into employment. Careers Now YouthNow Since August 2012, 150 participants have taken part in the Careers Now program. YouthNow was developed to meet the needs of unemployed youth in Melbourne’s west. Based at one of Australia’s largest youth services centres, the Visy Cares Hub in Sunshine, it provides an essential learning program for young people who are looking for work. A significant number of these young people are pre-sentence youth who need additional support to gain learning skills that will help them find work and keep them out of prison. There can be a tendency to push young people into any training or available job. At YouthNow, they are given time to explore their interests, develop their skills and choose a career path that will ensure a satisfying occupation. The introduction of the Careers Now program at YouthNow has given vulnerable and at-risk youth the opportunity to have a say in their own learning. The program has resulted in a genuine drop in juvenile reoffending in Melbourne’s west.
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