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ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN

Gateway Local Learning and Employment Network

YAT Service Region: 2

Version: 2012

Table of Contents 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN – PART A ...... 4 1.1 Overview of the Gateway LLEN Region ...... 4 1.1.1 The Gateway LLEN region...... 4 1.1.2 The City of Whitehorse ...... 5 1.1.3 The City of Manningham ...... 6 1.1.4 The City of Monash ...... 6 1.2 Demographic Overview ...... 7 1.2.1 Refugees ...... 7 1.2.2 Special needs students ...... 8 1.2.3 Indigenous ...... 8 1.2.4 Disadvantaged Young People ...... 9 2 Education and Training Provider Profile ...... 10 2.1 Education Providers in the Gateway LLEN Region ...... 10 2.2 Alternative Education Providers ...... 10 2.3 Post Compulsory Enrolments – Gateway LLEN region ...... 11 2.4 VETiS Provision ...... 12 2.5 VCAL Enrolments ...... 12 2.6 Gateway LLEN Needs Analysis (Education Options)...... 12 2.7 Primary to Secondary Transition ...... 13 3 Business and Industry Profile ...... 14 3.1 City of Whitehorse ...... 14 3.1.1 Employment by Industry by age in the City of Whitehorse: ...... 14 3.1.2 Future Industry Growth ...... 15 3.1.3 Declining Areas ...... 15 3.2 Manningham ...... 15 3.2.1 Employment by Industry by age in the City of Manningham ...... 16 3.2.2 Future Industry Growth: ...... 16 3.2.3 Declining Areas: ...... 16 3.3 Monash ...... 17 3.3.1 Skill Shortage Areas: ...... 17 3.3.2 Employment by Industry by age in the City of Monash ...... 17 3.3.3 Future Industry Growth (Monash) ...... 18 3.3.4 Declining Areas: ...... 18 3.4 Career Advice and Industry Relations ...... 18 3.5 Gateway LLEN Needs Analysis (Business and Industry) ...... 18 4 Parent and Family Profile ...... 19 4.1 Key Parent and Family Groups ...... 19 4.2 Gateway LLEN Parent Consultation ...... 20 4.3 Issues impacting Parents and Families ...... 20 5 Community Group Profile ...... 21 5.1 Existing Program Profile ...... 21 5.2 Existing Partnership Profile ...... 26 6 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN – PART B ...... 29 6.1 Challenges and Opportunities in Gateway LLEN ...... 29 6.1.1 Education and Training ...... 29 6.1.2 Business and Industry ...... 30 6.1.3 Parent and Family Groups ...... 30 6.1.4 Community Groups ...... 30 7 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN – PART C ...... 31 7.1 SOURCES ...... 31 Page | 2

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1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN – PART A

1.1 Overview of the Gateway LLEN Region 1.1.1 The Gateway LLEN region

The Gateway LLEN region covers three Local Government Areas: City of Whitehorse; City of Manningham; and City of Monash.

The Gateway LLEN region, of Manningham, Monash and Whitehorse local government areas, is generally viewed as a relatively affluent and a region of growing knowledge intensity in terms of resident skills and business development. The Monash precinct is an important knowledge hub for education, industry and employment. The focus of education in the region has been directed towards academic achievement and while the aspiration of parents has been for their children to join the ranks of professionals in highly skilled and knowledge intensive, globally connected employment1.

Map - Metropolitan Melbourne

1 Cost of Exclusion Report April 2009 Page | 4

The City of Manningham

The City of Whitehorse .

The City of Monash

1.1.2 The City of Whitehorse

The City of Whitehorse is located just 15 kilometers east of Melbourne and covers an area of 64 square kilometers. The municipality is bounded by the City of Manningham to the north, the Cities of Maroondah and Knox to the east, the City of Monash to the south and the City of Boroondara to the west. Whitehorse’s suburbs include Blackburn, Blackburn North, Blackburn South, Box Hill, Box Hill North, Box Hill South, Burwood, Burwood East, Forest Hill, Mitcham, Mont Albert, Mont Albert North, Nunawading, Surrey Hills, Vermont and Vermont South.

The City of Whitehorse has one of the busiest suburban transport hubs and boasts one of the largest concentrations of quality suburban office space outside the central business district. It is home to over 8000 businesses, large and small. Whitehorse has a population of approximately 151,000 residents with almost one‐third born overseas. The 2006 Census data shows that more than 110 different languages are spoken by residents of the City.

In the Australian Bureau of Statistics report Socio‐Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) the City of Whitehorse ranks low (number 9 of 79 LGA’s) on the Index of Relative Socio‐ Economic Disadvantage.2 The City of Whitehorse also ranks third highest at 88.2% of the State population claiming a Year 12 or equivalent qualification. Health Care and Social Assistance (8,056 persons or 11.8%) and Retail Trade Retail Trade (7,708 persons or 11.3%) are top two employment sectors within the City of Whitehorse.

The Gateway Cost of Exclusion report in 2009 showed that the highest proportion of young people not engaged in education and or training were located in Nunawading.

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1.1.3 The City of Manningham

The City of Manningham is located in Melbourne’s north‐eastern suburbs, about 12 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The City of Manningham is bounded by the Yarra River, Banyule City and Nillumbik Shire in the north, Yarra Ranges Shire in the east, Koonung Creek, Maroondah City and the Cities of Whitehorse and Boroondara in the south and Banyule City and the Yarra River in the west.

The City of Manningham includes the suburbs of Bulleen, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Donvale, Nunawading (part), Park Orchards, Ringwood North (part), Templestowe, Templestowe Lower, Warrandyte, Warrandyte South and Wonga Park.

Manningham is an interesting mix of both semi urban and urban areas. Manningham has the lowest population density of three Gateway LLEN LGA’s. The population is predicted to increase slightly in the next three to five years, mainly due to the new housing development area – Doncaster Hill. In the Australian Bureau of Statistics report Socio‐Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) the City of Manningham ranks (number 5 of 79 LGA’s) on the Index of Relative Socio‐ Economic Disadvantage,3 making it the least disadvantaged LGA in the Gateway LLEN region, and one of the top five advantaged LGA’s across Victoria.

Manningham has an estimated population of 115,847 and is made up of a diverse community, with 34% of its residents born overseas from places including China, Italy and Greece.4In Manningham there is limited youth support apart from some limited school support and counselling services facilitated through the YMCA, with emphasis currently on recreation and health events.

1.1.4 The City of Monash

The City of Monash is one of Melbourne's most populous municipalities, with around 176,000 residents. It is located 20km south east of the CBD in Melbourne's fastest growing population corridor. Monash is a cosmopolitan city with 39.7% of its residents coming from more than 30 countries. The City has a highly skilled and well‐educated workforce, with 13% having a degree or higher education. Its residents also enjoy a level of home ownership that is considerably higher than the Melbourne average.

Monash has some of Melbourne's best known landmarks within its 82 square kilometers, including the Monash Medical Centre, the Victoria Police Academy and Jells Park.

The City is also home to Melbourne's most substantial innovation cluster, with notable features including Monash University's Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct and Technology Park and the Australian Synchrotron. Monash has also developed a reputation as a 'high tech' centre for industry with the headquarters of a number of major companies based in the area, including Robert Bosch, NEC, BMW, Telstra, Biota, Mercedes Benz, Nestle and Toyota.5

There are 11,501 young people aged 10‐19 in the City of Monash accounting for 7.2% of the population. 40% of its residents come from more than 30 countries. The City has a highly skilled and well‐educated workforce, with 13% having a degree or higher education.

3 ABS Data 2006 4 City of Manningham Profile http://profile.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=115&pg=101&gid=10&type=enum 5 City of Monash Demographic Profile: http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/city/profile.htm Page | 6

Index of Relative Socio‐Economic Disadvantage 2006 ABS Data

Local Government Area Local Government SEIFA 2006 Code Area_Name Population Disadvantage 62 Melbourne (C) 57808 1037.639196 63 Knox (C) 141677 1041.05321 64 Alpine (S) 17806 1041.998887 65 Yarriambiack (S) 7758 1044.028329 66 Maroondah (C) 96461 1052.991907 67 Monash (C) 156898 1053.097746 68 Macedon Ranges (S) 35667 1057.517501 69 Banyule (C) 112882 1057.899524 70 Surf Coast (S) 19629 1064.867607 71 Whitehorse (C) 140751 1067.719826 72 Port Phillip (C) 77541 1078.692208 73 Glen Eira (C) 116970 1083.206216 74 Queenscliffe (B) 3078 1083.790145 75 Manningham (C) 107920 1086.603958 76 Nillumbik (S) 58161 1107.644257 77 Bayside (C) 83737 1107.771819 78 Stonnington (C) 87412 1107.965757 79 Boroondara (C) 150233 1122.186073

1.2 Demographic Overview The approximate population of young people aged 10 – 19 within the Gateway LLEN region is 53356 6 Estimated Population Total Gateway LLEN ‐ 10 ‐ 19 Yrs

Total 10 ‐ 19

53470

53351 53356 53275

2005 2006 2007 2008

1.2.1 Refugees

A refugee is a person who (according to the formal definition in article 1A of this Convention) "owing to a well‐founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a

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particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country”7[

According to DEECD data The City of Monash and suburb within (Waverley) have the highest proportion of recorded refugee students within the Gateway LLEN region. The City of Monash is becoming even more culturally diverse, with 39.7% of residents born overseas with people arriving from mainly Afghanistan, Pacific Islands and South Sudan. In addition, the southern half of the city (Oakleigh and Clayton) is particularly accessible for migrant and refugee young people who live in Dandenong and Noble Park, due mainly to the direct train link between those suburbs.

Refugee young people often require extra assistance with schooling and homework, as their education may have previously been disrupted or non‐existent. Schools within the Gateway LLEN region often express concern for refugee students, as there is a large amount of pressure placed on the young refugees to take up part time or full time employment. This is largely due to family commitments, having high debt or requiring more money so that other family members are able to migrate.

1.2.2 Special needs students

Special needs students can be defined as students with an identified Intellectual or Physical Disability, but also young people who may have a diagnosed or “hidden” Learning Disability. Special needs students are now participating broadly in a range of Vocational Education and Training (VET) and VCAL options that are enhancing the students’ senior years of schooling, although the transition from the school environment to a VET environment full time, is currently not supported by the mainstream curriculum.

Across the Gateway LLEN region there are five special development schools catering for young people with an identified disability. Additionally Holmesglen offers a suite of programs aimed at young people with a disability including a Certificate I in Transition Education, Certificate I in work education, and a foundation VCAL program.

Gateway LLEN, in consultation with the Eastern National Disability Coordination Officer Program (NDCO), and the LD Network in Victoria and schools, have identified two main issues:

• more information on the breadth and range of available post school options for young people with a disability and their care givers is limited. • Learning Disabilities are often not recognised, often labelled as ‘hidden disability” and cost for a private psychological assessment to determine the Learning Disability must be provided by the individual, no government funding is available. Parents of young people with Learning Disabilities often feel isolated, along with their child.

1.2.3 Indigenous

The indigenous cohort of residents in Whitehorse and Manningham is minimal. The 2006 ABS data indicates that the total number of Indigenous people in Manningham is a minimal 126, and the City of Whitehorse has a similar record with only a slightly higher recording of 228. Young people between the ages of 10 ‐19 make up only 0.2% of the above figures. The 2006 ABS data further indicates that the total number of Indigenous people in Monash is 333, which makes up 0.2% of the population in Monash. The Monash City Council has developed the City of Monash Indigenous Action Plan 2007‐2011, designed to assist the council to strengthen the engagement and relationships with the local indigenous community.

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1.2.4 Disadvantaged Young People

According to the 2009 Gateway LLEN Cost of Exclusion Report, although Whitehorse, Manningham and Monash have ranked highly in terms of socio economic advantage, there is resounding evidence to suggest that there are pockets of disadvantaged young people, at risk of disengaging from secondary school. As young people who are disengaged are often not recognised in wealthier areas they are prone to slip through the networks. With funding being restricted in this region, much of the contact with disengaged young people has been through the outreach work of the local councils who have had little or no funding for case management work.

One significant disadvantage for young people in Manningham is that cars are the main form of transport for the Manningham community – 66% drive to work and 5% are passengers. Only 2.8% use the train (accessed via car or bus) and 5.6% the bus. There are no train or tram services in the region. This is particularly difficult in the outer areas of the city such as Warrandyte where the bus is irregular and does not run at night.

In Whitehorse, Box Hill is a significant transport hub with trains, trams and buses widely available over the whole region. There are two train lines in Monash leading to the city and to outer suburbs. Buses run from key railway stations and to Monash University. There are no trams in Monash. Frequently young people are required to travel outside the Monash area to receive specific support services or are reliant on extremely limited outreach opportunities to have their needs met. Access across the whole of the Gateway region is restricted to bus services only.

The Gateway region has a Neighborhood Renewal area located in Monash. Neighborhood Renewal is a commitment by the State Government to narrow the gap between disadvantaged communities and the rest of the State. It is an approach that brings together the resources and ideas of residents, governments, businesses and community groups to tackle disadvantage in areas with concentrations of public housing. Neighborhood Renewal aims to create vibrant places where people want to live. The neighborhood renewal initiative concluded in 2011. The initiative continues to function at the local Monash level with many of the projects and resources continuing to enhance the community.

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2 Education and Training Provider Profile

2.1 Education Providers in the Gateway LLEN Region

City of Whitehorse

10 secondary schools: 5 government: 2 catholic: 3 independent 1 English Language School, 3 special development schools 35 primary schools: 20 government: 15 independent and catholic 1 vocational institute (TAFE) 1 University

*Students in Whitehorse also have easy transport access to Swinburne University (and TAFE), RMIT University (and TAFE) and Melbourne University.

City of Manningham 9 secondary schools: 8 government: 1 independent 23 primary schools: 16 government: 7 independent and catholic 1 special development school 1 VCAL community provider

City of Monash 16 secondary schools: 8 government: 8 independent: catholic 25 primary schools: 11 government: 14 independent and catholic 2 special development schools 1 vocational institute (TAFE) 1 University 1 VCAL community provider

2.2 Alternative Education Providers Alternative Education pathways within Gateway include Berengarra School with campuses in Box Hill North, and Ashwood also the Pines Learning Centre in Doncaster East.

Additionally both Vocational Institutes Box Hill Institute (Whitehorse) and Holmesglen – Chadstone Campus (Monash) offer foundation, intermediate and Senior VCAL programs, as well as Work Education Certificates, Transition Education Certificates and a variety of VCE subjects.

The four organisations offer alternative pathways to young people who may not fit a mainstream education environment.

Berengarra is an independent co‐educational secondary school, assisting students experiencing problems in mainstream school. Berengarra is a non‐profit school, established in 1976 to provide innovative educational programs for young people with social and emotional problems. These programs aim to develop greater resilience and self‐esteem by strengthening basic learning skills and self‐understanding in an alternative school setting with small class sizes,

The Pines Learning Centre is “a community based not‐for‐profit learning organisation which aims to work with and be accessible to people in the local community, regardless of background, age or gender”. The Pines Learning Centre offers community VCAL to students who do not have the capacity to remain in a school setting.

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2.3 Post Compulsory Enrolments – Gateway LLEN region

The Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) has the highest year 12 or equivalent attainment rate across Victoria. 2009 DEECD data shows the EMR region at 87.2% attainment a slight decrease from 2008 which was 93.5%, a total decrease of 6.3%.

Although the slight decrease from 2008, the EMR 2009 total is still higher than the Metropolitan Melbourne total of 82.2% and the Victoria total of 79.8.

The Gateway LLEN Local Government Areas show an increase in attainment in one out of three LGA’s. Monash in 2008 showed an attainment rate of 91.4% compared to an increase in 2009 of 94.7%, an increase of 3.3%. Monash and Manningham showed a decrease with Manningham in 2008 showing 96.6% compared to 2009 showing 91.7% a decrease of 4.9%. Whitehorse in 2008 showed an attainment of 93% compared to 2009 showing 88.3% a decrease of 4.7%.

Overall, the Gateway region attainment has decreased by 6.3%. The decrease in attainment for the region does not correlate to the enrolment data which shows an increase in the number of young people undertaking VCE, VCAL and VETiS.

This may be due to the relatively low staff allocation time given to VET and VCAL coordination across the region. Career education tends to start in year nine; however the majority of activity at this level is in relation to work experience. Many schools do not provide internal Vocational Pathways, instead encouraging students to seek alternative options outside their school, if their pathway is directed towards more of a vocational path.

2.4 Gateway LLEN Needs Analysis (Access and Options)

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accessible for young people in the Gateway region?”

• The Gateway LLEN is working towards make sure that all young people have a wide range of educational and training options available to them

• Need for more options for the young people who are year 9 ‐ 10 to prepare them for VCAL/TAFE options.

• It can be hard for YP to access fee for service alternative education options.

• Focussed support and special consideration is, at best sporadic. Teachers often lack the necessary skills to provide required support and understanding.

• Gateway provides many different options for young people.

2.5 VETiS Provision In Monash, there is currently no sharing or clustering of VET programs. Schools offering VET mainly outsource their students to TAFE providers or other clusters that cross over the Gateway region, meaning that students often need to travel outside their local community to access their VET course. With the introduction of the Structured Workplace Learning Coordinator Program, the Gateway LLEN in conjunction with IMVC and Eastern Metropolitan Region DEECD are working at establishing a “Gateway” VET Cluster. This cluster is only in initial planning and consultation phase with Schools, with the goal of the cluster to be operational by 2012.

Eleven schools, mainly in the Whitehorse section of the region, participate in the Mullum VET Cluster. The schools collaborate and deliver a broad range of VET in Schools (VETiS) programs, including Health and Community Services, Hospitality, Music Industry Studies, Sports and Recreation, and Clothing Design.

2.6 VCAL Enrolments In contrast to the slight enrolment increase for VCAL, the Gateway LLEN region still retains one of the lowest uptakes of the VCAL in Victoria. (DEECD Data).

19 Providers out of a potential 38 offer VCAL across the Gateway LLEN region, with government secondary schools providing the least provision with only 5 schools recorded. Two providers recorded do not offer VCAL as part of the school curriculum, but outsource VCAL students to a community provider. In 2010 there has been a significant increase in the number of government school VCAL providers. Providers have doubled with now 10 Government schools offering VCAL .

2.7 Gateway LLEN Needs Analysis (Education Options)

A needs analysis consultation conducted with Gateway LLEN stakeholders including community providers, CoM members, schools and parents in late 2010, shows that 36.8% (highest percentage) of respondents believe that the education and training options within the Gateway LLEN region inadequately cater for all young people.

Respondents when asked to elaborate on their opinion, including possible solutions stated:

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offer VCAL and there need to be more non‐school options plus the capacity for students to move in and out of the school sector”

“Community VCAL + more flexible preventative programs in earlier years at school”

“Lack of options for young people struggling for whatever reason in "mainstream" education Initiative of a Mainstream School providing an "annexe" for difficult to manage” young people who eventually return to "mainstream" education at the same school”

“more alternative education options for young people that drop out or are at risk of dropping out”

“More places for students of yr 9 ‐ 11 who have become disengaged from education”

“Alternative education ‐ e.g. community CGEA, VCAL etc”

“There are no options for young people who do not want to undertake VCE”

Despite the increase in VCE, VCAL and VETiS enrolments, the attainment data and stakeholder feedback indicate that there remains a significant gap in alternative pathways and VCAL provision in the region.

“Given the evidence, there is a considerable need and community benefit in developing alternative solutions for the most disadvantaged within the Gateway LLEN region. There is a need for a greater level of community partnerships and programs that deliver structured outcomes for disengaged youth, breaking the cycle of disadvantage must be the goal”

2.8 Primary to Secondary Transition With the addition of the Partnership Brokers contract in 2010, Gateway LLEN’s role was extended to include young people aged from 10 to 19 years. The School Focussed Youth Services (SFYS) has been involved for many years with primary schools in the region and have indicated that there is a gap in the coordination of transition from primary to secondary school.

There are also studies that show that many problems associated with retention in secondary schooling can be traced to behaviour and learning in primary school. In 2010 Gateway LLEN in conjunction with the Manningham School Focused Youth Services Coordinator undertook a needs analysis study regarding transitional practices within Manningham primary schools.

Nine out of the sixteen government primary schools within the Manningham LGA were interviewed regarding their current middle years transition practices. During this process, participants were also invited to identify what they perceive as “best practice” activities regarding transition.

All primary schools interviewed identified that the current onus is on primary schools for transition protocol and that primary schools are, for the majority of early middle years, driving independent transition practices for their students. As a general collective, primary schools would like more involvement with local secondary schools and most questioned the value of a “one‐off” orientation day in December.

It was also questioned why a more encompassing model cannot be adopted in mid‐December, when many secondary students have finished for the year. Suggestions for this included a week of activities for all students at a designated local secondary, irrespective of where the students would be enrolled. Other suggestions included increased opportunities for parents of incoming schools to be involved in and it was questioned why the transition model used for kinder/ prep Page | 13

hasn’t been adopted for middle years transition.

As a collective, the primary schools interviewed all highlighted difficulties in contacting secondary schools regarding specific transitional issues and/ or concerns for specific students. It was noted that without the direct contact details for staff in leadership positions in secondary schools, primary teachers often spent an excessive amount of time “tracking down” the staff member best equipped to answer their questions or action any concerns.

The needs analysis consultation conducted with Gateway LLEN stakeholders in late 2010 showed that 68.8% (highest percentage) of respondents believe that young people were only “sometimes” supported in their transition between primary and secondary education.

In 2012, respondent’s comments reflect a more positive outlook regarding student transitions reflective of the work planned in 2010 and undertaken in 2011. Since the pervious stakeholder survey in 2010, there has been a 12% increase by respondents stated that they believe that young people are always supported in their transition within the Gateway region

Respondents when asked to elaborate on their opinions stated:

“As a school involved in the Manningham Transitions network we have already had the opportunity to make real changes for our students in the area of primary/ secondary transition”

“Not many schools are able to cope with the disengaged young person (and may not want to!)”

“There are specific groups who provide outstanding support and encouragement. However, this remains limited through funding constraints and is not 'a given' for all who need it”.

“Gateway provides all sorts of choices and they are one phone call away for individual help”.

3 Business and Industry Profile

3.1 City of Whitehorse (including major employers) The major industry features of the City of Whitehorse include the largest high technology precinct in eastern Melbourne at the Tally Ho area, the Melbourne campus of Deakin University, the Box Hill Shopping Centre and transport interchange, Tally Ho Business Park, Greenwood Office Park, Prospect Street commercial centre, Box Hill, Forest Hill Shopping precinct, Burwood Heights K‐Mart Shopping precinct and the Nunawading Mega Mile (busiest “bulky goods” retail shopping precinct in Australia). Health industry enterprises include Box Hill Hospital, Epworth Eastern Hospital, Mitcham Private Hospital, and the Peter James Centre.

3.1.1 Employment by Industry by age in the City of Whitehorse:

AGE 15‐19 19‐24 Agriculture, forestry & fishing 6 16 Mining 0 7

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Manufacturing 154 410 Electricity, gas, water & waste services 7 50 Construction 91 385 Wholesale trade 57 285 Retail trade 1,365 1,564 Accommodation & food services 921 837 Transport, postal & warehousing 35 110 Information media & telecommunications 74 184 Financial & insurance services 33 300 Rental, hiring & real estate services 46 101 Professional, scientific & technical services 101 572 Administrative & support services 55 259 Public administration & safety 26 149 Education & training 125 388 Health care & social assistance 131 591 Arts & recreation services 124 143 Other services 98 265 Inadequately described/Not stated 82 199

Total 3,531 6,815

The above data, compiled from the ABS website, indicates that young people aged 15‐24 are predominantly employed in retail trade and accommodation and food services.

An analysis of the jobs held by the resident population in City of Whitehorse in 2006 shows the three most popular industry sectors were: Health Care and Social Assistance (8,056 persons or 11.8%) Retail Trade (7,708 persons or 11.3%) Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (6,800 persons or 10.0%)

3.1.2 Future Industry Growth

Within the city of Whitehorse the most significant areas of industry growth continue to be Health Care and Social Assistance, finance, property business services, retail construction, and. The Whitehorse City Council’s future objectives relating to business are: to ascertain and address inhibitors to local investment to develop coordinated and responsive investment and business support services to maintain and develop a supportive investment culture to guard against potential negative impacts on businesses and industries

3.1.3 Declining Areas

Within the City of Whitehorse there are few declining areas, including Manufacturing and Automotive service and repair. However the impact of the changes in the economy has contributed to a decline in employment, particularly with young males.

3.2 Manningham

(including major employers) Manningham has a diverse local economy serviced by more than 12,600 businesses (ABS Business Register, October 2006 ‐ businesses registered for GST). The retail industry is a large employer in the Manningham region, with the majority of opportunities falling into the Westfield Shoppingtown, Tunstall Square, Jackson Court and Templestowe Village shopping precincts. There is an emerging

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number of small Real Estate Agencies in the Manningham area often asking for young people to consider a career in property.

The skill shortage areas within Manningham are also those that are affected state‐wide, including: engineering, carpentry, plumber, pastry cook, automotive electrician, social worker, and psychologist.

3.2.1 Employment by Industry by age in the City of Manningham

AGE 15‐19 19‐24 Agriculture, forestry & fishing 5 6 Mining 0 4 Manufacturing 127 262 Electricity, gas, water & waste services 0 11 Construction 127 307 Wholesale trade 42 232 Retail trade 1,109 1,272 Accommodation & food services 666 565 Transport, postal & warehousing 19 70 Information media & telecommunications 45 125 Financial & insurance services 27 290 Rental, hiring & real estate services 36 106 Professional, scientific & technical services 97 497 Administrative & support services 58 167 Public administration & safety 11 110 Education & training 89 261 Health care & social assistance 94 420 Arts & recreation services 102 146 Other services 89 209 Inadequately described/Not stated 106 152

Total 2,849 5,212

The above data, compiled from the 2006 ABS website, indicates that young people aged 15‐24 are predominantly employed in retail trade and accommodation and food services.

3.2.2 Future Industry Growth:

Future Development and the Manningham Council’s vision for business in Manningham has stated objectives to foster and support existing and new businesses in the area, particularly those in the tourism and real estate sector. Growth in home based and service sectors are expected to increase, particularly in the aged care and health services area, supporting a relatively older community within Manningham.

3.2.3 Declining Areas:

It is anticipated that the declining areas within Manningham will be those that consistently show a smaller percentage of persons employed than that of the Melbourne Statistical Division, for example the Manufacturing area, and Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

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3.3 Monash

(including major employers) Monash has some of Melbourne's best known landmarks within its 82 square kilometres, including the Monash Medical Centre and the Victoria Police Academy. The City is also home to Melbourne's most substantial innovation cluster, with notable features including Monash University's Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct and Technology Park and the Australian Synchrotron. Monash has also developed a reputation as a 'high tech' centre for industry with the headquarters of a number of major companies based in the area, including Philips, Adidas and Toyota.

The following sectors account for 83% of all jobs within the Monash community. • Retail and Wholesale trade • Manufacturing • Finance, insurance, property and business services • Education, Health and community services

3.3.1 Skill Shortage Areas:

Within the City of Monash, the skill shortage areas are noted as: plumber; cabinetmaker; panel beater; vehicle painter; general electrician, refrigeration and air‐conditioning mechanic. Similar to Manningham these skill shortages are also affected state wide.

3.3.2 Employment by Industry by age in the City of Monash

Age: 15‐19 19‐24 Agriculture, forestry & fishing 0 5 Mining 0 0 Manufacturing 99 430 Electricity, gas, water & waste services 3 28 Construction 121 325 Wholesale trade 50 227 Retail trade 556 825 Accommodation & food services 424 551 Transport, postal & warehousing 31 134 Information media & 44 158 telecommunications Financial & insurance services 17 159 Rental, hiring & real estate services 17 41 Professional, scientific & technical 48 388 services Administrative & support services 37 154 Public administration & safety 17 118 Education & training 77 223 Health care & social assistance 52 118 Arts & recreation services 75 105 Other services 55 158 Inadequately described/Not stated 75 153

Total 1,798 4,300

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The above data, compiled from the ABS website, indicates that young people aged 15‐24 are predominantly employed in Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services, followed by Construction.

3.3.3 Future Industry Growth (Monash)

The major growth sectors within Monash are service industries such as manufacturing, e‐ commerce and high technology industries (Monash Planning and Strategic Document, 2005). The Australian Synchrotron is a major emerging employment source representing occupations such as Scientists, Systems Engineers, Electronic and Mechanical Technicians.

In areas of Monash infrastructure is ageing, and demographic and socio‐economic changes are evident. Revitalizing commercial, residential, industrial and neighborhood hubs and activity centres in an integrated way is critical in order to enhance the social, economic and environmental amenity of the city for future generations.

3.3.4 Declining Areas:

Manufacturing is the second largest industry sector in the Monash Region, with approximately 800 establishments generating occupations such as printing, fabricated metal products, automotive components, and electronic equipment. These areas in particular are expected to see a sizeable decline, with restructuring and entrenchments forecast.

E‐Commerce, Finance, Insurance, Property and Business Services: This has been an area of considerable growth for the municipality. There are over 4,500 home based and non home based business establishments in this sector providing about 16,300 Jobs. The areas with the highest employment levels related to business administration, computer consultancy, scientific research and banking.

3.4 Career Advice and Industry Relations

Career advice across the Gateway LLEN region is predominantly in relationship to university entrance requirements. Schools within the region do not rely very heavily on industry to assist with career and pathway advice, instead using university personnel and brochures to supplement career advice.

Schools within the region tend to request Industry representation for “mock interviews” or as speakers at careers days. There are minimal arrangements where industry is an integrated presence within the learning environment.

Structured work placement, and traineeships for young people are usually sourced and administered outside the Gateway LLEN region. Work Experience placements tend to be sourced within the region, with consultation with schools showing that work experience is generally seen by employers as an “easier arrangement” with not as much responsibility or complication like traineeships or Structured Work Placement.

3.5 Gateway LLEN Needs Analysis (Business and Industry) With the needs analysis consultation conducted with Gateway LLEN stakeholders including community providers, CoM members, schools and parents in late 2011, shows that 50% (highest

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percentage) of respondents believe that local business and Industry are only “sometimes” providing adequate support for young people.

Respondents when asked to elaborate on their opinion, including possible solutions stated:

• The people we have been able to access have been quite good, but they are hard to find.

• that has improved greatly over the last few years with the introduction of VCAL etc.

• Appears to be satisfactory for 'main stream' schools and students. But the support varies often with the company's willingness to work patiently with marginalised young people.

• Local relevant up to date policies and opportunities

• Only employers contacted directly by students or the school to undertake work experience placements

4 Parent and Family Profile Within the Gateway LLEN region there are several key parent and family groups represented. A summary of the groups including their services is described below.

4.1 Key Parent and Family Groups Parents Victoria: services Victoria but the access office for metro eastern Melbourne is located in Fitzroy. They provide Information for parents on parenting and schooling issues, current campaigns, news and links to other useful sites. Parentzone (Anglicare) is an eastern regional parenting service that although based in Bayswater (Outer East) services the whole Eastern Metropolitan Region. Parentzone runs group programs, school‐based programs, professional development for teachers and provides referrals to the following cohort: General Parenting (0‐5), General Parenting (0‐12), Parents of Adolescents, Culturaly and Linguistically Diverse, Sole Parents, Step & Blended Families, Grief & Loss, Young Parents, Post Natal Depression, Just for Dads, Family Violence & Anger Management, Special Needs Vulnerable & Isolated Parents, Drug, Alcohol & Addictive Behaviour, Children & Adolescent Programs. They also provide parent/child school camps during school holidays. Parent Support Network Eastern Region is an eastern regional parenting service that, although located in Ringwood (Outer East), supports carers, parents and families of children with a disability or special need. This support includes exploring transitional issues of special needs children and their parents to help foster independence. North Eastern Chinese Association provides support to ethnic Chinese parents. The association is located in North Melbourne but services the whole of the eastern region. They are a relatively small organisation with limited capacity. Intercountry Adoptive Parents provides parent support groups for both intercountry adoptive parents and prospective parents. The association is located within Monash at Glen Waverley. Some parent support groups run through neighbourhood houses within the Monash/Ashwood neighbourhood renewal zones. There are various parents associations affiliated with individual schools, kindergartens and sporting associations.

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4.2 Gateway LLEN Parent Consultation

Gateway LLEN has undertaken some initial consultation with a small sample group of parents with regard to how they view and feel about supporting their child through their educational transition. A summary of the initial findings are below: “General lack of awareness of educational, training and employment options within the Gateway region” “Reliance upon schools to filter the above information, creating untimely responses, hindering ability for parents to identify and liaise directly with relevant providers, agencies and other support bodies” “A lack of confidence (and ability) in parents to advocate assertively on behalf of their children” “Concerns regarding transition as a whole and early intervention methods to enhance transitions for their children”

4.3 Issues impacting Parents and Families

In 2005 the Brotherhood of St Laurence8 undertook a survey discovering that:

100% of parents wanted to be involved in their child’s career/vocational choices 85% of parents had questions about their child’s career /vocational choice 80% of students wanted their parents help in making a decision about their career/vocational choice

Despite the above response only 20% of parents believed they adequately understood the potential choices available.

The Gateway LLEN Exclusion Report highlights the dominant cohort of parents within Gateway as well‐educated and comparatively affluent. Lack of school‐based VCAL programs within the region indicates a general preference for mainstream education based on a VCE outcome for young people.

Through consultation with Gateway LLEN schools in is becoming clear that there is a strong parent presence within schools and in school‐associated parent groups throughout pockets of the region.

Gateway LLEN schools also indicated that parents predominantly want their children to attend university and take up a profession, even if this did not suit their abilities and wishes and that this created significant pressures on this group. Pressure to attend university was particularly high on children from some migrant groups.

Pockets of disadvantaged families within the region in Neighbourhood Renewal Area (NRA) highlight the vast economic and social difference between families. A survey of parents in the NRA, via the Ashwood Secondary College resulted in .008% response rate indicating little parental involvement or engagement with their child’s school.

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5 Community Group Profile The major community groups within the Gateway LLEN region include:

• Youth Referral Independent Persons Program ‐ referral of young people who have been in trouble with police and not had a guardian available when questioned about an offence • Inner East Child First (Monash) ‐ currently receiving referrals of at risk young people who have disengaged from school and are requiring further support • Waverley Emergency and Adolescent Care, Southern Ethnic Advisory and Advocacy Council • Doncare, Wesley Housing – the major family welfare agencies for the City of Manningham • Keystone (mental health), Monashlink steering committee for mental health and dual diagnosis • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service • Anglicare ‐ working with disengaged young people and families • Centacare –a school refusal program in Mitcham • Youth Substance Abuse Services, (YSAS) • Eastern Drug and Alcohol Service (EDAS) • Whitehorse Community Health Centre – mainly for families with younger children • Youth Issues Working Party –share information and conduct professional development at meetings and through email distribution • Regional Advisory Group (EMR) – coordinating School Focused Youth Service (SFYS) • Local Advisory Group School Welfare Coordinators network, • Primary Wellbeing Network • Centrelink, other Council departments, Department of Human Services – all have major centres and offices throughout the region • Youth Foundation Committee. • KYM (Youth Connections) • IMVC (Structured Work placement Contract) • AMES • Migrant Information Centre •

Other agencies that work with young people in the area include: Jobs Plus at Box Hill Institute, Australian Apprenticeship Centres linked with Holmesglen Institute and the Eastern Melbourne Skills Store.

5.1 Existing Program Profile

Commonwealth Programs/Initiatives: 2009 National Partnership Agreement on Youth Attainment and Transitions

Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has identified the achievement of the following five high‐ level outcomes as key to boosting Australia’s participation and productivity: • all children are engaged in and benefiting from schooling • young people are meeting basic literacy and numeracy standards, and overall levels of literacy and numeracy achievement are improving • schooling promotes the social inclusion and reduces the educational disadvantage of children, especially indigenous children Page | 21

• Australian students excel by international standards • young people make a successful transition from school to work and further study.

Programs under the National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions are: Maximising Engagement, Attainment and Successful Transitions – to support the implementation of reforms in the areas of multiple learning pathways; career development and mentoring.

School Business Community Partnership Brokers program – to improve community and business engagement with schools.

Youth Connections Program – to provide an improved safety net for young people at risk Youth Connections provides a national, individualized and responsive service to assit 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. Providers assist young people to: Sustain engagement or re‐engage with education Successfully transition through education Prepare for participating in further education, training or employment pathways Engage with specialist services and activities as needed Connect and engage positively and actively with the wider community Improve career development and life skills. Youth Connections provider in the Gateway LLEN region is: KYM Employment Services.

National Career Development – to include development of national level resources for the benefit of all jurisdictions eg: My Futures web site

Job Services Australia Provides employment placement services for unemployed young people. An individually tailored employment pathway plan is developed with the job seeker to assist with job searching to gain access to work experience and training education and to overcome other difficulties in finding employment. Assistance is also available for employers wishing to find appropriately qualified staff. Local providers include The Salvation Army, AMES, MEGT and Echo Employment Services.

National Disability Coordination Officers Uses an Australia‐wide network of 31 service regions to provide information, coordination and referral services for people with a disability who are looking for (or are enrolled in) post‐school education and training.

National Disability Coordination Officer work to build links between education, training and employment sectors, so that people with a disability have assistance at all levels. It: • Assists local education providers to provide better services for people with a disability • Provides information to individuals with a disability • Links individuals and organisation to local support services • Raises awareness amongst education providers and the general public of issues facing people with a disability

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payments and services for a number of government departments including: The Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations; the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

They advise customers about relevant payment and service options including referrals to employment services providers, specialists and other departments and agencies. Services assist to improve changes in gaining work.

Disability employment assistance services provide specialised employment help for people with a disability, injury or illness.

It also organises Jobs Expos in regions which focus on information about job opportunities, including jobs created by the National Building Economic Stimulus Plan.

It provides information on Youth Allowance and is currently working closely with schools within the region to ensure students are aware of the eligibility requirements for Youth Allowance as either a Job Seeker or a Student.

The Australian Blueprint for Career Development In 2008 the Ministerial Council for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) commissioned the roll‐out of the Blueprint as well as the design of a website that houses it, its appendices and a professional development kit, www.blueprint.edu.au

The primary aim of the Blueprint is to enable teachers, parents, career development practitioners, employment service providers or others who are in a position to support people’s careers and transitions, to work with a nationally consistent set of career management competencies which will help all Australians to better manage their lives, learning and work. State/Territory Programs/Initiatives:

FReeZA FReeZA is an innovative youth development program managed by the Office for Youth, within the Department of Planning and Community Development in the Victorian Government. FReeZA gives young Victorians aged 12‐25 the chance to enjoy live band gigs, dance parties and other cultural, recreational and artistic events in supervised and safe venues. All FReeZA events are drug, alcohol and smoke‐free. The program is offered through each City Council youth services area.

School Focused Youth Service (SFYS) A preventative and early intervention strategy designed to facilitate partnerships between schools and community services to support children and young people 10 to 18 years old within and outside the school system who are at risk of developing behaviours that may make them vulnerable to self harm or who require support and intervention. Provides some brokerage funds to purchase services where there is an identified gap.

Youth Central Although Youth Central is the Victorian Government's web‐based initiative for young people aged 12‐ 25, it is also a valuable resource for parents and family seeking to support their young people The Jobs & Careers section includes detailed information to assist in finding work, applying for jobs, starting a business and employment rights and responsibilities. Targetted information for young people in regional Victoria is also available.

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transition programs, including ensuring all students aged 15 years and over in government schools are provided with an individual Career Action Plan and associated support as a means to making a successful transition through the post compulsory years of education, to further education, training or full‐time employment. Schools are also funded through MIPs to provide additional support to students at risk of disengaging or not making a successful transition to further education, training or secure employment. For Indigenous Students, Individual Learning Plans are developed for all Indigenous Students.

MIPs Student at Risk Mapping Tool The purpose of the Student Mapping Tool is to provide authorised school staff with a systemic process to assist them to identify students at risk of early leaving, select and map appropriate interventions, and evaluate selected interventions.

Effective Strategies to Complete School Completion The Report was commissioned by the Youth Transitions Division and developed by Associate Professor Stephen Lamb and Dr Suzanne Rice from the University of Melbourne. The Report identifies effective intervention strategies to improve student engagement and increase rates of school completion that are within the capacity of the school to deliver.

Blueprint for Education and Early Childhood Development Sets out the Victorian Government’s five‐year agenda for learning and development from birth to adulthood. The Blueprint’s Middle years development 8‐16 years and Youth transitions 16+ years, informs the work of the LLEN, particularly as it relates to improving outcomes for disadvantaged young Victoria, and engagement with community, parents and families. The LLEN partnership with the DECD Eastern Region in the Eastern Regional Youth Commitment and alignment of priorities matches Blueprint expectations of LLENs.

Securing Jobs for Your Future – Skills for Victoria Aims to give Victoria a better vocational education and training system to meet the challenges and opportunities of the new century. The challenge identified in this policy is to meet skills for the future and is relevant to the work being undertaken by the LLEN to build school industry partnerships that provide pathways to work in areas of skills shortage. The work being done by the LLEN with the Whitehorse Trade Training Centre Technical is building partnerships with industry meshes well with the Skills for Victoria agenda.

Wannik Strategy The Wannik Strategy ‐ ‘Learning Together‐ Journey to Our Future’ is the Department of Education and Early Childhood Developments’ Education Strategy for Koorie Students in Victoria. Gateway LLEN aligns its work in improving Indigenous Student outcomes with the Wannik Strategy and with Catholic Education Office Indigenous Strategy. The Australian Government’s Closing the Gap’ program offers further strategies in this area. As stated above in the above profile, Gateway LLEN has a minimal identified Koorie population.

Local Government Programs/Initiatives: The Monash Youth and Family Services (MYFS) provides individual support, counselling, case management and group work to young people twenty five and under who live, work or play in the City of Monash, with a high priority given to young people who are disengaged from school, work, family or community. The team will meet young people in their school, at their offices or even in a public place for instance a park to play basketball and talk. Monash offers generalist support to young people aged 10 to 25 years including providing information, referral, support, counselling, support groups, employment assistance, recreation, and advocacy.

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Development/Resilience, Leadership, Girlsown Primary, Boysown Primary, BASS, and Girlsown secondary, Diversity/Sexuality/Addressing homophobia, Team Building, Anger Management, Transition (years 6 ‐7).

Manningham offers 20 free programming hours to each secondary school in the City of Manningham. Last year, all schools (1750 young people) took up this offer and many purchased extra hours. These programs are mainly preventative but often students make disclosures to our facilitators after which individualised support is offered.

Manningham conducts ‘Talk it Up’ a youth education forum bringing together all local secondary schools and offering six different workshops around youth issues. In 2009 the workshops were around safe driving, sexuality, sustainability, eating disorders, legal rights and smoking. Manningham also invites guest speakers to educate the young people.

The City of Whitehorse SFYS Coordinator facilitates the Students Engaging Exploring Doing (SEED) Project. This is a student‐driven community initiative which involves students from primary and secondary schools learning about a topic and then carrying out practical community actions.

The Whitehorse Youth Representative Committee (WYRC) is a committee of young people nominated on an annual basis to provide a direct link between young people and Council. The committee regularly consults local young people about their community and reports back to Council. The WYRC organises regular youth events, forums and activities.

Youth ConneXions is a youth information, support and referral centre based at Centro Box Hill. Specialist services include internet access, resume writing, employment assistance, private rental listings and advice on accommodation options, and direct access to friendly youth support workers. Work at Youth ConneXions is geared towards ensuring that young people are engaged with services which include educational institutions, employment opportunities or specialist services (alcohol and other drug support, accommodation, family support).

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5.2 Existing Partnership Profile Purpose of partnership and description of Partners ) major strategies

Improve and broaden education and learning Monash Council, outcomes by increasing the educational Berengarra School, opportunities available for young people. Holmesglen Institute Amaroo Neighbourhood House Monash Youth and Family services Monash Link

Strengthen pathway opportunities for The Pines Learning Centre disadvantaged learners Box Hill Institute (BHI)

develop of a cross sector partnership that Box Hill Institute (BHI), provides on the job training at a community Box Hill South Neighbourhood House, centre for VCAL learners Bunning’s, UrbanEco, The City of Whitehorse Box Hill Senior Secondary School (BHSS)

Improve and broaden education and learning • Eastern Region – ACFE (Adult Community outcomes by increasing the educational Further Education) opportunities available for young people. • The Avenue Neighbourhood House • Pines Learning • Hawthorn community House • Upper Yarra Community

Improve and broaden education and learning Box HilI Institute Forest Hill College Avenue outcomes by increasing the educational Neighbourhood House opportunities and strong pathways options between education sectors available for young people.

Manningham Transitions Network DEECD 21`government and primary schools in the Manningham LGA

Improve opportunities to connect learning to • Marcellin College real life application • Bunnings Warehouse Northland

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Provided a range of parent and community Centrelink Box Hill CSC, City of forums aimed at providing opportunities to Whitehorse Youth Services, identify key issues and contribute to the Manningham Youth Services, Eastern development of collaborative strategies to Community Legal Centre support clients in areas of disadvantage

To provide parents/careres of young people Eastern Region National, Disability Learning with learning difficulties, with information and Disability Network, Local support that would improve educational parents of students with a Learning outcomes for their children Disability

To support parents of young people who have Monash Pathways Program, emotional and mental health issues that prevent Monash Youth and Family Services, them from participating in mainstream Local Parents, education and/or successful pathways to Teachers, mainstream employment and training Berengarra School

To provide improved opportunities to access PSA/PDI Project Mnagment real life learning opportunities while simultaneously building relevant skills in Project Management that would provide them with an effective tool and skill for both employment and growth in life skills relevant to the Australian Culture. Brotherhood of St Laurence Assylum Seekers Resource Centre Doxa Foundation

Improve employment opportunities for disabled City of Whitehorse young people

Yoralla

Box Hill Institute

Improve vocational employment learning Box Hill Insitute opportunities in the local area City of Whitehorse

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2012‐ 10 local industries

To development of a partnership that would Box Hill Institute improve opportunities for provision of real life Box Hill Senior Secondary college learning with a whole of community approach Box Hill south NH

Urban Eco Design

Whitehorse Youth Services To assist a local school to develop a commercial Templestowe SC quality gym on the school premises to enable EFM Gym the school to conduct industry standard training for their students.

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6 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN – PART B

6.1 Challenges and Opportunities in Gateway LLEN

After extensive stakeholder consultations that took place between December 2011 and February 2012, the Gateway LLEN has identified the majority of the issues identified in 2010 still remain: they are as follows:

• The persistent lack of alternative education and training opportunities and pathway options for all young people aged 10 – 19 years

• A growth in the number of young people NOT reaching attainment despite an increase in enrolments in VETiS and VCAL within the region. The need to improve the regional infrastructure, information and support at key transition points for young people, particularly primary to secondary

• Limited local partnerships between Business Industry and schools for provision of integrated learning and career advice to support young people

• Limited resources and partnerships available for parents, families and guardians, who wish to support their children with regard to their career development or transition, particularly young people with a disability, or young people with a culturally diverse background.

Lack of collaboration between education training providers, industry and community, where collaboration has the potential to broaden and increase participation and attainment for some of the region’s most vulnerable young people

The critical issues are reflective of the five strategic goals of the updated Gateway LLEN 2012 Strategic plan.

Gateway LLEN will adjust and continue to achieve progress towards the strategic goals, by developing strategies that take into account a long term accountability framework, and a whole of community involvement.

Education and Training

* Improve and broaden education pathways across all secondary and community education and training providers by increasing the education and supported pathway opportunities available for all young people.

Gateway LLEN Major Strategies • Continue to support existing Gateway LLEN partnerships to maintain and grow existing alternative pathway and VCAL programs that support the engagement of at risk learners • Support partnerships to implement, manage and develop pilot pathways program in 2012

*Increase and improve the availability and quality of transition programs for students moving from primary to secondary school.

Gateway LLEN Major strategies

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• Develop and establish best practice primary to secondary transition programs focussed on the well-being of incoming students.

• Determine key objectives and strategies to encourage schools to implement the best practice model.

Business and Industry

Work with industry, enterprises and schools to increase the number of business and school partnerships that connect learning to real life application and provide quality career information and advice

Gateway LLEN Major strategies • Strengthen partnerships between business, industry, schools and training providers in the region to: o collate information on skills shortages o share knowledge of transitions and pathways to employment and training o conduct real life learning programs in partnership with industry-and education o • Continue to broker partnerships between Business Industry and schools that increase opportunities for integrated learning and career advice to young people Support and promote a connection between post compulsory education and training with industry and economic development and with local and regional employment and enterprise opportunities

.Parent and Family Groups

*Improve partnerships between parents, families, schools and the community

Gateway LLEN Major strategies • Identify key issues relating to transition that affect families and parents. • Broker partnerships between parent organisations, welfare agencies, community organisations and schools to • Develop a strategy for raising awareness of the various transition issues and available support available to young people and their families throughout the young person’s schooling, training and work. • Determine key objectives and strategies to encourage schools to implement the best practice model. • Support the partnership to implement these strategies • Evaluate implementation of strategies

Community Groups

* : Improve partnerships between parents, families, schools and the community to assist young people through the key transitional stages and onto further education, training and employment.

Gateway LLEN Major strategies • Broker partnerships between parent organisations, welfare agencies, community organisations and schools.

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• Develop a strategy for raising awareness of the various transition issues and available support available to young people and their families throughout the young person’s schooling, training and work.

7 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN – PART C

7.1 SOURCES Sources The Environmental Scan should be informed by a range of sources including available data sets and input from all key stakeholders. Outline the sources which have informed this Environmental Scan.

Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network Environmental Scan 2009 – www.oellen.org.au

The Cost of Exclusion – report prepared for Gateway Local Learning and Employment Network April 2009. Developed by the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research – www.gatewayllen.com.au.

Data, Outcomes and evaluations division – Office for Children and Portfolio Coordination. Year 12 or Equivalent Attainment rates at Age 19, 2008

2006 ABS statistics, Industry and Population data ‐ http://www.abs.gov.au/

Input and feedback from Gateway LLEN region schools, including Ashwood School, Doncaster Secondary College, Templestowe College and Box Hill Senior Secondary College

Gateway LLEN pre evaluation surveys – Transitions in Education Forum (Gateway LLEN internal data)

Neighbourhood Renewal – Office for Housing http://www.neighbourhoodrenewal.vic.gov.au/

2010 DEECD Data disc

Gateway LLEN 2011 and 2012 Stakeholder needs analysis survey

Supporting young people’s career transition choices: the role of parents: Daniel Perkins & Carol Peterson March 2005 : www.bsl.org.au/pdfs/PACT_interim_report_March05

City of Manningham Profile http://profile.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=115&pg=101&gid=10&type=enum

City of Monash Demographic Profile: http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/city/profile.htm

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