Do you work with young people who are disengaged, or are at-risk of disengaging from Education?

Are you interested in finding out more about a number of Government Initiatives that can assist?

The Central Ranges Local Learning & Employment Network Inc., together with Berry Street and The Bridge, are hosting an information session that will include presentations from:

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My name is Christine Cox and I recently commenced with the Central Ranges Local Learning and Employment Network in the newly created role of Lower Hume VET & Pathways Cluster Coordinator.

This one day per week position evolved as part of the commitment by the Central Ranges LLEN and School Principals in the Mitchell, Murrindindi & Whittlesea Shires, to continue the work originally undertaken by the Local Community Partnership (LCP) in Cluster liaison & coordination.

I also currently work at Assumption College Kilmore on Mondays in the Pathways & Careers Team and will be working 3 days a week until September at CVGT assisting the newly created position of Workplace Learning Coordinator.

I have extensive experience in the areas of Employment, Careers and Pathways, including 4 years with the CES (Employer Service Unit & School Liaison). I have a genuine passion in being able to assist education, industry, parents and young people in their future pathways.

My most recent role was as the LCP Manager for the South West Goulburn Region where I worked for over a decade to provide a coordinated and collaborative approach to VET provision across schools and education providers in the Mitchell, Murrindindi & Strathbogie Shires. As part of this role I also coordinated the VET network which provided a forum for VET, VCAL, Careers and Pathways Coordinators to develop their professional skills and make connections with other training providers, industry and community collaborators.

I have worked closely with both education and industry as part of the Central Ranges Trade Training Centre Consortium and contributed to the development of 2 TTC submissions for our region. Hopefully we will be successful this time around!

I was also a founding member of the Central Ranges LLEN and have been a member of the Executive from 2002 until recently resigning to take up this position.

I look forward to the challenges of my new role and the opportunity to contribute to the improvement of transition outcomes for young people.

I will be working from the Central Ranges LLEN's office in Kilmore every Wednesday and can be contacted on the details below:

Christine Cox
Lower Hume VET Cluster Coordinator
Central Ranges LLEN
Suite 3, 1 Powlett Street
KILMORE VIC 3764
P: 0357 811 014
F: 0357 811 079
E: chris@centralrangesllen.org.au
W: www.centralrangesllen.org.au

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Want to know more about the changes for young people who are leaving school, or who are at risk of leaving school?

The Central Ranges Local Learning & Employment Network Inc., together with Cobaw Community Health are hosting an information session that will include presentations from:

The Star Newspaper this week reported that:

a group of students from Broadford Secondary College are giving up their holidays to help build improvements at Kilmore Primary School.

The seven students are completing a carpentry pre-apprenticeship program at the Kangan Institute through the Vocational Education Training in schools program.

... The students will work at the school over the holidays as they help build a basketball court and classrooms.

... Kangan Institute building program co-ordinator Phillip Love said the VET in schools course fast-tracked an apprenticeship for school students...."The program is geared to keep youth in school and it gives them a trade interest rather than a purely academic interest"

Read the full article here

[Source: Star News Group]

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Application - $11.3 Million Central Ranges Trade Training Centre

The Central Ranges Trade Training Centre (CRTTC) Consortium successfully submitted a $11.3 Million application to the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations Round 3 Trade Training Centre offers on Friday 4th June.

The CRTTC Consortium is seeking to develop Northern, Southern and Eastern hubs that offer Certificate III Industry standard training in Hospitality, Building & Construction, Automotive and Engineering, currently not available in the Central Ranges area, to assist up to 3,200 students in the area.

The CRTTC Consortium consists of 10 Secondary Schools - Alexandra Secondary College, Assumption College Kilmore, Broadford Secondary College (Lead School), Euroa Secondary College, St. Mary's College Seymour, Seymour Technical High School, Seymour Special School, Wallan Secondary College, Whittlesea Secondary College and Yea High School.

A historic single agreement was developed between GO TAFE, Kangan Institute of TAFE and the CRTTC Consortium to ensure excellent standards of training will be delivered locally as well as mutual recognition of competencies delivered at both institutions providing flexibility for students.

The Central Ranges business community has responded by providing up to 50 School Based Traineeships, 30 Apprenticeships, 300 Structured Workplace Learning and Work Experience placements, Industry projects and several representatives to a Skills Industry Board to advise on local skills shortage and Industry requirements for the future local workforce over the next 10 years.

The Central Ranges LLEN played a critical role in co-ordinating and facilitating agreements and partnerships to maintain and develop the CRTTC Consortium, Training and Industry partners.

Notifications of successful applications will be in four months time.

The KPP initiative was launched in 2007 and is designed to improve educational and employment outcomes for Koorie students through increased student engagement.

Students from Alexandra Secondary College, Broadford Secondary College, Seymour Technical High School, Seymour Special School, Wallan Secondary College, and Yea High School mixed with students from Benalla, Wangaratta and Mansfield.

Those who attended, participated in a range of activies including an exhibit of artefacts by the Melbourne Museum, which had students fascinated. Those with a creative flair tried their hand at gum leaf painting. With the sun shining a highlight for many students was participating in Traditional Games run by the Academy of Sport Health and Education (ASHE).

Read more about the day's festivities by clicking here

Posted by Sharon Kerlin on 7 June 2010; 11:50:40 AM from the Indigenous Community News, The Mitchell Shire Committee, The Murrindindi Shire Committee dept.