Youth & Education Sector News

Brotherhood of St Laurence Short Courses

The Brotherhood of St Laurence have a range of Short Courses available. 

Including:

  • Digital Literacy 
  • Prepare for work
  • Introduction to English

Cost: $40 Full fee, or $20 concession. 

Rebuilding employment pathways for young Australians

SVA’s Lisa Fowkes outlines the emerging employment challenges facing young Australians from lower socio-economic backgrounds and the actions needed from employers and governments to provide the fair go enjoyed by previous generations.

Young Leaders Collective 

If you're a young person with an out of home care experience aged 18 - 24 the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare @CFECFW invites you to join the Young Leaders Collective, a Paid professional development and youth advocacy opportunity.

STREAT

STREAT is now taking applications for their next Main Course. STREAT Melbourne is a hospitality-based social enterprise that provides supported vocational training & holistic personal support to marginalised & disadvantaged young people in Melbourne.

CMY Employment Empowers

The Employment Empowers program by The Centre for Multicultural Youth supports young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds who are looking for work.

Eligibility

To be eligible for support through Employment Empowers, you must be:

  • 18 – 24 years old
  • From a refugee or migrant background
  • Currently living in Melbourne
  • Looking for work, a traineeship or an internship

Signal Young Creatives Lab

Signal’s Young Creatives Lab provides an opportunity for young artists and creative practitioners to propose new ideas to be realised in collaboration with Signal.

The Young Creatives Lab supports funding from $5000 to $8000 per project. 

Applications now open

Living Learning - The Hester Hornbrook Academy

Living Learning is a new educational program for young people enrolled in The Hester Hornbrook Academy Enhanced wraparound support for young people who experience mental health challenges accessible to those aged 15-21.