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About LLENs

Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) were established in 2001 in Victoria to improve education, training and employment options for 15–19 year olds, particularly those at risk of making poor transitions from compulsory schooling to the next stage of their lives and careers.

There are 31 LLENs in Victoria.

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Our role

Our role is to use our knowledge of local opportunities, needs and issues, and our networks with employers, training and education providers, agencies and individuals to set up programs that provide broader education, training and employment options for young people.

Inspector Duthie says working with Capital City LLEN has been great. ‘I, as a policeman, don’t have the contacts that they [the LLENs] do’ he explains. ‘It’s a good way of connecting people. It’s been a godsend.’

The reTALE program illustrates the type of program that’s possible with the right connections. Read the full reTALE story under Success Stories. 

We advise the Victorian Skills Commission (the VSC) about programs we broker with our partners, which can influence education, training and employment policy in Victoria.

We also play a central role in implementing the Victorian Government’s post compulsory education and training reform agenda.

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LLENs operations

LLENs are incorporated associations run by Committee of Managements, which the LLEN elects.

Each Committee of Management has broad membership ranging from individuals to organisations and government. To learn more about the makeup of your local committee contact your local LLEN. Contact/Find Us

Each of the 31 LLENs has a three-year contract (2008 to 2011), which is managed by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

LLENs do not have statutory or mandated authority. They rely on their local planning and the quality of their partnerships to effect improvements on education and training outcomes for young people.

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Success Story

The Rural Skills Project is opening up options for young Victorians who are most at risk of leaving school before Year 12. This ambitious project aims to overcome labour skills shortages in rural Victoria and help young people from Melbourne and the state’s southwest increase their employment options while re-engaging in learning.

The project involves a cross-regional partnership between two LLENs based hundreds of kilometres apart – the South West LLEN and Wyn Bay LLEN.

Read more stories under Success Stories 

 

Freight Train is the brainchild of Origin Training Solutions who worked closely with INLLEN and HWLLEN to develop the project and get it up and running. Year 11 and 12 students doing an Australian School Based Apprenticeship at Freight Train get on-the-job training, relevant skills and experience, part-time paid work, a nationally recognised qualification, mentorship and advocacy, and the opportunity to meet potential employers like Blue Circle, and Kuehne and Nagel