Youth and Education Sector News
Young People To Have Their Say On Victoria’s Future
Minister for Youth Ros Spence has launched a public consultation to inform Victoria’s first-ever youth strategy.
The new youth strategy will unify and strengthen the way the government works with young people across the state as we rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic.
VCAL and VET Leaders Webinar
This video is of a webinar held to support schools and non-school senior secondary providers to complete eligibility reports for VCAL students and to provide details from the Department of Education and Training (DET) on the VET Catch up funding.
Voices in Action – the CREATE Foundation Podcast
Voices in Action is a podcast by CREATE Foundation giving a platform to children and young people in care.
Orygen's Free Mental Health Webinar
This free webinar from Orygen's suicide prevention research team explores reasons why young people self-harm and how this can inform interventions for young people at risk. Watch here
Envision
by The Centre for Multicultural Youth is currently looking for young people aged 18-25, in the South-East and North-West of Melbourne, with a settlement experience that are passionate about working with newly arrived young people.
What to do if you're experiencing family and domestic violence: a guide for young people
Yacvic developed a dedicated resource focused on addressing family violence and domestic violence, and the potential increased impact that COVID-19 related family violence may have on young people. It also includes a step-by-step guide on what to do if you are in an unsafe situation.
Online body confidence group
Headspace Hawthorn and City of Boroondara is about to launch a series of workshops for young people aged 14-18 who identify as female that can come together and discuss the pressures faced by young people to conform to society’s appearance ideals. (Free to attend)
When? Tuesdays 4:30-6:00pm from September 22nd 2020 - October 27th 2020.
Register:Caroline 9835 7830 or caroline.varney@boroondara.vic.gov.au Lily 9006 6500 or lily.bourke@headspacehawthorn.org.au
Yacvic's Shape Victoria's new Youth Strategy
From October to December 2020, you can have your say on what matters to you, in online youth and community forums that will be youth-led. Some forums will be specific to local areas and others will be focused on specific groups of young people. You can choose to attend the forum that is most relevant to you.
Youth Forum dates
- Ovens Murray and Goulburn — Friday 9 October 4–7PM
- Inner Eastern Melbourne — Wednesday 14 October 4–7PM
- South Eastern Melbourne — Tuesday 20 October 4–7PM
- Loddon — Tuesday 24 October 4–7PM
- Mallee — Wednesday 4 November 4–7PM
- Western Victoria — Wednesday 11 November 4–7PM
- Disabled Young People — Wednesday 18 November 4–7PM
- Refugee and Migrant Young People — Thursday 26 November 4–7PM
- Pasifika Young People — Wednesday 2 December
- Gippsland — Thursday 2 December 4–7PM
- Barwon and Melbourne — Thursday 10 December 4–7PM
- LGBTIQA+ Young People — Friday 11 December 4–7PM
- International Students — Thursday 17 December 4–7PM
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People - more info coming soon/dates TBC
The Calgary Youth Foundation (CYF) Help your idea take off
Recieve up to $2,000 for a youth driven project, apply now via Youth Central.
The Ladder Step Up Online program
If you are, or know a young person aged 16 – 24 who is interested in getting job ready, make a referral by following the link below.