Useful Links

Apprenticeships & Traineeships - Education & Training - Employment - Research - Statistics Links - Youth Services

Apprenticeships & Traineeships

The Youth Employment Link website - http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/

RMIT University website - http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs/apps-trainees/

Group Training Australia (Victoria) website: - http://www.grouptraining.com.au/

Education & Training Links

Department of Education & Early Childhood Development website - www.education.vic.gov.au

LLENs in Victoria - www.llen.vic.gov.au

Shire of Melton website - www.melton.vic.gov.au

City of Brimbank website - www.brimbank.vic.gov.au

Eduweb website - www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/schoolsonline/

OTTE website - www.otte.vic.gov.au

TAFE website - www.tafe.vic.gov.au

VTAC website -http://www.vtac.edu.au

Victoria University website - www.vu.edu.au

ACFE website - www.acfe.vic.gov.au

Djerriwarrh Employment & Education Services - www.djerriwarrh.org.au

Employment Links

Centrelink website - www.centrelink.gov.au

Australian Job Search website - http://jobsearch.gov.au

Youth Employment Link website - http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/

Herald Sun newspaper website - www.careerone.com.au

The Age newspaper website - www.mycareer.com.au

Seek.com.au - www.seek.com.au

Djerriwarrh Employment & Education Services - www.djerriwarrh.org.au

Indeed - www.indeed.com.au

Research Links

Sofweb website - http://www.education.vic.gov.au/sensecyouth/default.htm

Dusseldorp Skills Forum website - http://www.dsf.org.au/

Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) website - www.acer.edu.au/research/LSAY/overview.html

Statistics Links

Department of Infrastructure website: Know Your Area: http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/knowyourarea

Shire of Melton website: People and Community - www.melton.vic.gov.au

Brimbank City Council website: Community Profile - www.brimbank.vic.gov.au

LLEN Stat - http://www.bmllen.com.au/links.htm

Australian Bureau of Statistics - 2001 Census Results - www.abs.gov.au

Youth Services Links

Brimbank City Council website: www.brimbank.vic.gov.au

Shire of Melton website - www.melton.vic.gov.au

School Focussed Youth Services website - www.sfys.infoxchange.net.au

YOUTH CONNECTIONS - Djerriwarrh Employment & Education Services

YOUTH CONNECTIONS (YC) is a new initiative of the Commonwealth Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).

YC is a flexible, individualised and responsive service to assist young people who are most at risk of disengaging from education or training and therefore not attaining Year 12 or equivalent and not making a successful transition to further study, training or work.

Who is eligible for Youth Connections: To participate in YC, a young person must be identified as being at risk of not attaining Year 12 or equivalent and at risk of not making a successful transition through school and from school to further education, training or work.

To be eligible for YC, a young person must:

• be an Australian citizen and permanent resident of Australia or on a humanitarian visa (subclass 200, 204, 866 and 851);

• be identified as being at risk of disengagement from education (and therefore not attaining Year 12 or equivalent) and at risk of not making a smooth transition through school and from school to further education, training or employment; and

• be between 13 - 19 years of age.

How Youth Connections Can Help

YC Youth Workers provide assistance to young people to remain engaged or re-engage them with education and/or further training through individual case management to overcome person barriers.

This assistance may be delivered through one-on-one assistance, group assistance, mentoring, advocacy and/or referrals to external support or specialist services.

Support for indigenous young people and young humanitarian refugees

YC will deliver services to Indigenous and humanitarian refugee communities in a culturally appropriate manner, including the development of support materials which are culturally specific.

Djerriwarrh Employment & Education Services - www.djerriwarrh.org.au

 Visy Cares Hub - Visy Cares Hub is a one-stop shop offering a diverse range of services to young people between the ages of 12 - 25 years.  Operating under the one roof the  Hub aims to reduce travel to multiple destinations and provide a seamless service that meets young people's needs in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.

Within the Visy Cares Hub there are 10 different services that all assist young people.  If there is a need that cannot be met within the Visy Cares Hub then referrals can be generated to appropriate services.  The agencies that are currently residing within the Visy Cares Hub are:

• Arodoch Youth Foundation

• Brimbank Youth Services YMCA

• Centre for Multicultural Youth

• Centrelink

• Headspace Western Melbourne

• Melbourne City Mission

• Robert Stary Lawyers (Criminal Lawyers)

• Sunshine Youth Housing

• Sunshine Youth Legal Centre

• Victoria University

• and Visy Cares Hub programs

Visy Cares Hub: www.visyyouthjunction.inc.net.au

Djerriwarrh Health Services -

Community Health Nursing - Backdoor Youth Health Service

The Backdoor Youth Health Service is open at Unitt Street Melton on Wednesdays 4-7pm.  Follow the link below for further information.

www.djerriwarrh.com.au

YMCA - www.ymca.org.au

Disability Services -

Futures for Young Adults - Support for young people with disabilities leaving school.  Visit www.dhs.vic.gov.au or you can be directly connected to your regional Intake and Response Service in Victoria by phoning 1800 783 783.  For a range of service providers the best point of contact is through Centrelink or the following organisations:

CRS Australia - Sunshine Office Phone: 8342-1000, Watergardens Office Phone: 9953-8000

Distinctive Options - St Albans Office Phone: 9310-9055, Melton South Office Phone: 9747-9433 Visit: www.distinctiveoptions.com.au/

Matchworks - St Albans Office Phone: 9367-8000, Sunshine Office Phone: 9312-2200, Melton Office Phone: 9746-6344

National Disability Coordination Officer - Western Melbourne, RMIT University, Building 94, 23-27 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Vic 3053 Phone: 03 9925-3531

Wesley Disability Community Services (Pathways To Employment) - Contact Pathways To Employment Program Leader  Phone: 9687-0033 

Special Schools in Brimbank - Jackson School, Mulhall Drive, St Albans, Phone: 9366-4322.  Visit: www.jacksons.vic.edu.au

Special Schools in Melton - Melton Specialist School, 159-211 Coburns Rd Melton, Phone: 9743-4966. Visit: www.meltonss.vic.edu.au

WCIG - people with disabilities, and specialising in mental health.  St Albans Phone 9364-6199.

WISE Employment - Visit: www.wiseemployment.com.au