Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs)
Connecting local groups to improve education, training and employment options for 10-19 year olds
LLENs have operated from 2002 to connect employers, education and training providers, government groups, agencies and individuals to help turn business and community needs and ideas into new and innovative programs for young people.
From 1 January 2010 the School Business Community Partnership Brokers program in Victoria is delivered through the Local Learning and Employment Network jointly funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments under the National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions, a joint initiative of the Australian and State and Territory Governments. LLENs continue to exist to help improve education, training and employment options for young people with an extension of the age range from 15-19 years to 10-19 years. LLENs work particularly to assist those at risk of making poor transitions from compulsory schooling to the next stage of their lives and careers. LLENs continue to be managed by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
There are 31 Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) in Victoria.
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• Contact/Find us – Find your local LLEN.
• About LLENs – Learn more about LLENs.
• Join a LLEN – Find out why join, who can join and how. Includes a membership form.
Success Stories
Murray Mallee LLEN has been a key player in the Schools-Community Water Resource Project (SCWRP), which reconnects young people with learning while strengthening community connectedness.
SCWRP uses a partnership approach to deliver applied learning for secondary school students at risk of not finishing school. These young people follow a school-based curriculum but in a practical setting focusing on sustainable management of natural resources.
SCWRP has been very successful. In its first three years, 94% of over 220 participants stayed in education, training or employment.
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