Linking Young People to Employment and Training (LYPET)
Mentoring for young
people
This project aims to develop a mentoring model for working with
young people who are currently not participating in education,
training or employment or who are at-risk of leaving school early.
The project provided support to young people aged 15 to 24, living
in the cities of Whittlesea and Darebin, via their relationship
with a community mentor.
The objective of the program is to provide an opportunity for
disengaged young people to be matched with an adult in their
community who will assist them to become reconnected and
work-ready.
Mentors complete a TAFE accredited “Mentoring in the Community”
course. This provides them with an understanding of the issues
faced by young people and better equips them with the necessary
skills to provide the required support. Recruitment for Mentors
will begin in the coming months.
Mentor screening and training, mentee recruitment, induction and
matching, and the Life Skills Program are key elements of this
project.
The project will be funded by the Office for Youth in the
Department of Planning and Community Development from January 2009
– December 2011.
For further information please contact the LYPET Project
Officer, Nicole Abbatangelo:
Tel: (03) 9925 7231
Mob: 0448 572 633
Email: nicole.abbatangelo@rmit.edu.au
The Whittlesea Youth Committment (WYC)
The Whittlesea Youth Commitment is an early intervention
strategy designed to enhance opportunities for young people to live
and work in a healthy and prosperous community. Stakeholders in the
City of Whittlesea agree to collaborate to improve the social
safety net for school leavers and young jobseekers in order to
enhance the capacity of young people in the City to be active,
independent citizens.
The overall objective of the Whittlesea Youth Commitment is to
identify and meet the requirements of young people in their efforts
to make a successful transition from secondary education to their
chosen destination. In partnership with young people, the WYC
continues to strive to engage the community to provide real
education and employment opportunities for young people.
The Whittlesea Youth Commitment is to be realized through the
following outcomes:
- Improved mobility by young people between education, training
and work
- Learning and training environments actively re-engaging
disaffected young people
- Improved curriculum, organisational arrangements and support
options in schools and TAFE
- An informed community supporting the objectives of the WYC
- Increased employment opportunities for young people
- Better accessed and distributed part-time employment
opportunities for young people while at school and in entry level
employment
- Pathways and options that enable casual and temporary work to
be transformed into more stable employment where appropriate
- More comprehensive preparation for stable employment through
schools and forms of work placement
- Deeper and sustained employer commitment to structured training
and workplace learning for younger people
- Strengthened integration of community service, education and
employment sectors ensuring clear, seamless and signposted
provision of programs and services that meet the needs of young
people
- Individual case management, mentoring or other forms of direct
support for each young person to enable them to realise their goals
in terms of learning, work and citizenship
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