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Employers and Industry

Industry Training Boards
www.otte.vic.gov.au/empVITB.asp

List of Industry Training Boards and their contact details.

Victorian Trades Hall Council
www.vthc.org.au

Victorian branch of the ACTU. Union activities and campaigns.

Australian Industry Group (Ai Group)
http://www.aigroup.asn.au/

The Ai Group represents and serves the interests of Australian Industry.

Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)
www.vecci.org.au

Victoria's peak employer group and Australia's largest multi-industry employer organisation.

ACTU
www.actu.asn.au

The Australian Council of Trade Unions, represents around 1.8 million workers.

Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DWEER)
http://www.deewr.gov.au/

Education and Training

LLENs and Post Compulsory Pathways

Post Compulsory Education and Training Pathways
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/sensecyouth/policycontext.htm

Relevant Victorian Government’s policy and initiatives.

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)
www.education.vic.gov.au

Latest news, school education, training and further education, international education, higher education, information on public consultations, a media centre, reports and policies.

Effective Strategies to Increase School Completion Report and Guide

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.

Effective Strategies to Increase School Completion Report (PDF - 1.3Mb)

Associate Professor Stephen Lamb and Dr Suzanne Rice have also developed a Guide to help schools increase school completion that documents how the effective intervention strategies identified in the Report can be implemented by schools. The Guide explores how schools can plan and implement the strategies to improve student engagement and increase student retention and how to put these effective strategies to work in the school and community.

A Guide to Help Schools Increase School Completion (PDF - 1.3Mb)

Victorian Skills Commission (VSC)
http://www.vsc.vic.gov.au/

VSC’s main area of interest is post compulsory education, training and employment. VSC role and day to day operations.

Victorian Registration Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
http://www.vrqa.vic.gov.au VRQA develops, accredits, monitors and awards qualifications.

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

VCAA sets the guidelines for and assessment of what students from Prep to Year 12 learn in Victorian schools. Information for parents, teachers and students.

Adult Community and Further Education Board (ACFE)
www.acfe.vic.gov.au

Information on adult and community education.

Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
http://www.deewr.gov.au/

Information about Commonwealth Government policy and initiatives relating to schools, universities, vocational education and training and science.

Learning and Skills Council - UK (LSC)
www.lsc.gov.uk

47 LSCs situated across the UK with representatives from employers, learning providers and community groups working to provide local solutions to local needs.

The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
www.cedefop.eu.int

Information on the current and future trends in vocational education and training in the European Union.

Youth and Careers

Office for Youth, Department of Planning and Community Development
www.youth.vic.gov.au

A whole-of-government focus on youth issues that runs a range of programs and has a leadership role in coordinating research and policy development on youth issues.

Youth Affairs Council of Victoria
www.yacvic.org.au

The peak body and leading policy advocate on young people's issues in Victoria, Australia. The council is an independent, non-government organisation.

youthcentral
www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au

State Government web-based initiative linking government, young people and their communities. Information about jobs and employment, studying and training, travel and transport, managing money and lots more.

Job Juice - school leavers employment portal
www.jobjuice.gov.au

Commonwealth Government funded. Links for school leavers on careers, job search assistance, apprenticeships and training.

My Future
www.myfuture.edu.au

Career assistance for young people and careers professionals. Joint initiative of State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments.

Foundation for Young Australians
www.youngaustralians.org

Not-for-profit organisation developing innovative initiatives that support and empower the lives of young Australians aged 12 to 25. Seed-funding for ideas; proactively seek co-funding to support initiatives; and help for grant recipients.

Youth News @ Infoxchange Australia
www.youth.infoxchange.net.au

Non-profit organisation providing up-to-date information to Australian youth.

Community Agencies

Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD)
www.dpcd.vic.gov.au

Victorian Community Building Portal
www.communitybuilding.vic.gov.au

Informing and connecting people.

Commonwealth Community Site
www.community.gov.au

Links to information and services provided by all levels of government and the non-government sector and access to over 3,000 websites.

Our Community
www.ourcommunity.com.au

Practical resources, support and linkages between community networks and the general public, business and government.

My Connected Community
mc2.vicnet.net.au

A virtual space where communities interact online.

Department of Human Services (DHS)
www.dhs.vic.gov.au

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI)
www.vaeai.org.au

Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS)
www.vcoss.org.au

VCOSS raises awareness of the existence, causes and effects of poverty and inequality, and contributes to initiatives seeking to create a more just society.

Centrelink
www.centrelink.gov.au

Centrelink delivers services, programs and payments for Australian government departments.