About CiM
The CiM Strategy has been developed to address the misconceptions that schools, students and parents have regarding the careers choices available in the Manufacturing and Engineering sectors. The program is targeted to years 9 and 10 Secondary School students across Victoria.
Key components of the program:
· School visits by Young Industry Ambassadors
· Industry tours for teachers and students
· Curriculum resources for teachers to include in classroom activities
· Youth central website for information regarding careers and profiles of young people working in the sectors
· All years 9-10 students are eligible
Participating schools will be able to integrate the CiM activities into their year 9 and 10 curriculum. The activities aim to provide teachers and students with information about the manufacturing industry, careers within the industry and how the manufacturing industry contributes to the economy in a local and global sense.
For further information, please contact Bianca Spence at OELLEN or Call Ph 9723 2717
KIOSC tour
Careers forum for newly-arrived students
ECHO tour
Background Information
On Track is an important Victorian Government initiative designed to ensure that Year 10 to 12 government and non-government school students are on a pathway to further education, training or employment after leaving school. The Victorian Government launched On Track in 2003.
On Track survey students in years 10, 11 and 12 who left schools the previous year. The survey is designed to provide information on post school destinations and identify young people not in education training or full-time employment. This data will provide a better understanding of outcomes from education as well as assisting the Government to improve pathways planning both centrally and at the local level.
On Track Connect, as part of On Track, aims to assist young people who have left school and are not studying or in full time work through connecting them with an appropriate pathway.
Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) are familiar with local agencies, networks and transition and support systems available in their local area and have valuable information about local young peoples experiences in making the transition from school.
LLENs successfully managed the implementation of On Track Connect over the past four years.
The role of LLENs in On Track Connect is to broker and negotiate appropriate referral arrangements to provide advice to young people about options for reengagement with post compulsory education, training or employment.
LLENs are not funded to act as service providers or case managers. Where appropriate, young people are referred to local agencies that are funded to provide specialist service or case management. The detailed knowledge that LLENs have of local transition and support services makes them the most appropriate referral point.
In addition to On Track Connect LLENs have a role to coordinate planning around improvements to post compulsory education and training outcomes.
1. Background
The Eastern Industry Education Partnership Inc., in partnership with the Gateway Local Learning and Employment Network, Outer East Local Learning and Employment Network, Regional Industry and Career Adviser (RICA) and the Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne), developed a project for refugee students attending secondary schools in the Eastern Region.
The objective of the Eastern Refugee Pathways Project is to establish a service model that will provide additional support to refugee students, their parents and teachers which includes developing educational and career pathways linked to training and employment outcomes for the students.
2. Project Worker
A part time Project Worker, Bianca Spence is based, at the Migrant Information Centre (MIC) in Box Hill to further develop and implement the project.
3. Project Phases
The project has four phases which are being undertaken simultaneously:
For refugee students
For parents
4. Role of the Steering Committee