South West LLEN News
Workplace Learning Coordinators Program - Media Release
A new program to increase the number of young people undertaking workplace learning placement is about to start in south-west Victoria.
The South West Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN) has won a $600,000 contract from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to implement the Workplace Learning Coordinators Program over the next four years. The program will start in July.
South West LLEN Executive Officer Toni Jenkins said the program would ensure more young people have access to workplace learning, particularly in industries with strong vocational outcomes.
The program will run in the Colac-Otway, Corangamite, Warrnambool and Moyne municipalities and aims to build on the success of the former Local Community Partnerships.
Ms Jenkins said the program would help address future skills shortages in the region.
“It will help students to complete year 12 at school and when they leave school it will help them be in a better position to find suitable employment,” she said.
“We hope that we can encourage employers to support young people to get some structured work placements.”
The program is also designed to improve the alignment between VCAL and VET courses and local industry needs and to increase the number of Koori students undertaking workplace learning placements.
“The ambition is to provide placements for all young people, create effective student learning pathways and deeper engagement with industry to generate more opportunities for young people,” Ms Jenkins said.
Ms Jenkins said the role of the coordinator would include liaison with industry and schools, generating work placements, disseminating information and providing contact for employers.
For more information please contact the Senior Partnership Broker, Paul Atack.