Employment, Alternative Education & Training
Banyule Community Health Service
The Banyule Community Health Service has a great website for Young people - click here to check out the"Money & Work" info on the site
Youth Connections
Youth Connections delivers case management assistance to meet your individual needs.
p: 03 9269 1300
w: http://www.nmit.edu.au/departments/youth_unit
Employment
Apprenticeships Melbourne
This service places unemployed adults and young people 15 years and over in apprenticeships and traineeships.
Freecall: 1800 005 355.
www.apprenticeshipsmelbourne.com.au
eFocus
1st floor,
73 Burgundy Street,
Heidelberg. 3084.
Ph: 9450 5700.
www.e-focus.org.au
Spectrum Employment Services
Level 1,
251 High Street,
Preston. 3072.
Ph: 9496 0200.
http://www.spectrumvic.org.au
CRS Australia
Level 1, 110 Chifley Drive Preston, 3072
Ph: 9953 4160
Suite 6, 2 Enterprise Drive Bundoora, 3083
Ph: 9468 7050
www.crsaustralia.gov.au
Sarina Russo - Job Access
Employment placement services for unemployed young people.
106 Burgundy Street,
Heidelberg. 3084.
Ph: 9455 8500
Level 3,
271 Para Road,
Greensborough. 3088.
Ph: 9433 0400.
www.sarinorussojobacces.com.au
Job Prospects
Job Prospects is an employment service provider. They can help with job search techniques, application process and resumes, interview skills, pre-employment and vocational training, traineeships and apprenticeships, self-employment and work experience.
Level 2,
104 Burgundy Street,
Heidelberg. 3084.
Ph: 9455 3910.
www.jobprospects.com.au
Wesley Employment Services
Specialist employment services for young people with a disability.
Ph: 9416 8699
www.wesleyemployment.com.au
JOB SEEKER WEBSITES
Seek
Australia's No. 1 employment site.
www.seek.com.au
My Career
Free job tools and advice for full-time, part-time and contract jobs.
www.mycareer.com.au
CareerOne
Over 60,000 job ads online. Also provides information on tertiary education.
www.mycareer.com.au
Australian Job Search
Find jobs, post your resume, and receive daily job match e-mails. Also inlcudes local job search function. (Job seeker ID number required for this website.)
www.jobsearch.gov.au
Hospiltality jobs - The Restaurant and Caterers Association has created a specific website for jobs that they need filled for most areas across Australia, including Melbourne you can search by location, industry area, type of employment etc www.discoverjobs.com.au
Education
Pavilion
The Pavilion is a pilot program established in 2007 that offers an educational setting for young people within the Northern Metropolitan Region who are disengaged from education and/or training.
Student criteria:
* Aged 15 - 19 within the Northern Metropolitan Region.
* Disengaged from education and training.
* A willingness to participate in the model provided at the Pavilion.
* A willingness to work towards agreed educational goals.
Ph: 9404 8831.
www.thepavilionschool.com.au
Valley VCAL: Diamond Valley Learning Centre, Greensborough
This VCAL program is ideal for students who want to study in small classes.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs are available on site.
Other programs offered include numeracy, professional skills development, literacy, computers and maths.
Cnr Diamond Creek and St Helena Roads,
Greensborough. 3088.
Ph: 9435 9060.
www.dvlc.org.au
Youth Unit-NMIT
For early school leavers and young people needing further career direction. VCAL, literacy and numercacy and vocational counselling are offered.
www.nmit.edu.au/department/youth_unit
Study Link
Study Link provides a database of courses for study in Australia.
www.studylink.com.au
Short Courses
Short Courses Victoria allows you to search for the course you want and find a course provider that is convenient to where you live. It also lists the web addresess of 18 Victorian TAFE institutions.
www.shortcourses.vic.gov.au
Return to Education & Vocation Program
The REV program is available to young people who are either not attending school or at risk of being excluded from the school system. It aims to assist students develop pathways into the education system or into employment.
The REV program is available to young people between the ages of 14 and 17. They must be clients of the Austin Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and be referred by their case manager.
REV office: 9496 5441.
School office: 9496 5324.
Banuyle Nillumbik Local Learning & Employment Network (LLEN)
Supports young people 10-19 to help improve their education and employment prospects. Services include workplace learning and L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program.
24 Louis Street
Greensborough 3088.
9431 8000
www.bnllen.org.au
Training
Youth Projects Inc.
Youth Projects Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation that provides services to assist young people and families. The services range from drug and alcohol issues and homelesneess to job seeking assistance.
www.youthprojects.org.au
Apprenticeships Plus
Apprenticeships Plus covers a range of vocational training opportunities, from short traineeships to traditional apprenticeships. All result in industry-recognised qualifications, which are valid throughout Australia.
Shop 116,
Epping Plaza,
High Street, Epping. 3076.
Ph: 9401 0999.
Level 1,
192-198 High Street,
Northcote. 3070.
Freecall: 1800 81 81 05.
www.aplus.org.au
Skills Victoria
The Skills Victoria website provides information on education and training options including apprentices, trainees and students.
http://www.skills.vic.gov.au/
MEGT
Where to look for apprenticeships & traineeships.
Shop 12, the Mall, Bell Street
Heidelberg West Vic 3081
Ph: (03) 9458 1299
Hotline: 1300 365 022
www.megt.com.au
AFL SportsReady
Provides employment and training in the sports and leisure fields for school leavers, students in year 12 and indigenous young people.
Ph: 8413 3501.
Email: info@aflsportsready.com.au
www.aflsportsready.com.au
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