WynBay LLEN congratulates the following winners:

Wyndham
• Melkie Kiflu – Werribee Community & Education Centre
• Tyson Cunningham– Werribee Community & Education Centre
• Yasemine Blyth– Werribee Community & Education Centre
• Nor Azizah Abdullah– Werribee Community & Education Centre
• Corey Beckers– Werribee Community & Education Centre
• Adrian Sortino – Galvin Park Secondary College
• Timothy Tandoc – Heathdale Christian College
• Dayna Cottee– Heathdale Christian College

Hobsons Bay
• Jacqueline Jenkins – Mount St Joseph Girls’ College
• Renee Covelli – Mount St Joseph Girls’ College
• Christina Tagala – Mount St Joseph Girls’ College
• Jed Coleman – Bayside P-12 College
• Brooke Hosking – Bayside p-12 College
• Chavez Kingi – Laverton P-12 College
 

Apprenticeships Group Australia (AGA) are now recruiting for the following apprenticeships to commence in July 2011:
• Electrical • Automotive - Light Vehicle • Engineering - Metal Fabrication • Carpentry • Automotive - Heavy Vehicle • Mechanical Engineering (Fitting) • Plumbing & Gasfitting • Automotive - Spare Parts Interpreter • Information Technology Traineeships
AGA give students the skills they need for the future and offer fantastic employment and training conditions helping students kick off their career! On completion of these apprenticeships students will attain the nationally recognised Certificate III level qualification. Applications close Tuesday 5th April. For more information or to apply, please visit - www.agaustralia.com.au/careers.
 

The New Hope Foundation and the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health are holding two FREE health information sessions for Karen women (16-25) and one information session for parents.
Parents/Guardians Information Session:
When: Tuesday 22nd March, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Venue: New Hope Foundation, Werribee
Mental Health and Wellbeing
When: Tuesday 29th March, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Women’s Health and Being Safe
When: Tuesday 5th April, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Venue: New Hope Foundation, Werribee Office, Suite 13-15, 2-14 Station Place, Werribee, 3030.

For further information please contact Jackie or E’mer on 99741700 or jaclynm@newhope.asn.au.

WynBay Power is dedicated to providing access to sporting and recreational opportunities for disadvantaged Male & Females 16+ of Hobson’s Bay and Wyndham and works with a range of agencies who help people experiencing homelessness, drug and alcohol issues, disability, mental health issues, and social and economic isolation. This is a free community initiative, which enables players of low income and disadvantage to participate in recreational activities at no cost. First training session April 6th at 1:00pm - Soldiers reserve, Duncans Rd, Werribee.
Training sessions and match days are on alternate Wednesdays. For more information please contact Scott ‘Coach’ Sutton 9392-3272 or Rhonda Collins 9315-0061.
 

Victoria University Community Initiatives Program (CIP) has begun the delivery of new short courses for 2011, in particular - Cert 1 in Vocational Preparation, Cert 2 in Information Technology, Cert 2 in Building & Construction, Cert 2 in Horticulture and Cert 2 in Hospitality.
The courses are designed to introduce students to a wide range of possible career paths whilst gaining a recognised credential which meets AQTF Guidelines for Certificate qualifications. The courses are conducted over a period of 5 to 26 weeks. For more information please contact Athena Costa on 9919 7225 or vucip@vu.edu.au.
 

In this issue:
• Win Free Stuff open
• New Celebrity Ambassadors
• National Launch Details Announced!
• Check out our new CSAs
• National exposure for RockIT star
• Australian Youth Forum
• Headspace
• The National Drugs Campaign
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The Ashley Institute has the following courses available starting late March through to early April:
• Cert II Hospitality
• Cert II Civil Construction
• Cert III Transport & Logistics
• Cert III Childrens Services
• Cert III Health Services Assistant
And many more....

For more information please contact Aram Sahakian on 0411565378 or aram.sahakian@niot.com.au OR Christine Monitto on 8360 0400 or christine.monitto@niot.com.au
 

The Mayoral Youth Grant is an initiative of Wyndham City. It is an award/grant for local young people who have made outstanding achievements in their field of endeavour.
This award/grant aims to:
• recognise the diverse range of personal and community achievements of local young people
• assist young people to reach their goals
• to receive their achievements and potential
• to show community achievement
For more information about the grant and/or how to be nominated, please contact Sam Mahoney, Youth Projects Officer on 9742 8155 or samantha.mahoney@wyndham.vic.gov.au.
 

Doutta Galla Community Health Centre - Young Men's Programs
Who: Young men 12 – 17 years old
When: Tuesday 29/3 @ 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Where: Outdoor basketball courts at North Melbourne Community Centre
What: 1on1, 2on2, 3on3, Knockout, Horse, games, coaching…Come along, shoot around, get advice on how to improve your skills and get involved in creating North Melbourne’s own summer 3on3 Basketball Tournament! Light snacks and drinks provided, so come on down! For more information please phone Carl at Doutta Galla Youth Services on 8378 1600.
 

Doutta Galla Youth Services invites you to join us for a Halal barbeque and PODIATRY information session.
Who : Young men 12 – 25 years old
When : Monday 28 March at 6pm
Where: The Games Room, North Melbourne Community Centre 49 – 53 Buncle Street
Chat to a real podiatrist about how we might be able to assist you! For more information please phone Carl  on 8327 1749 or 0427 517 291.
 

The WRICA Careers & Employment Expo 2011 is coming soon.
When: Thursday 12th May 9:00am - 3:00pm & 4:30pm - 7:30pm, Friday 13th May 9:00am - 3:00pm
Where: Wyndham Leisure & Events Centre, 80-82 Derrimut Rd, Hoppers Crossing, 3029. Melways Ref: 206 E3
For more information, please click here.

WynBay LLEN is proud to be a sponsor of the WRICA Careers & Employment Expo 2011.

Foundation House is running a pilot project working with the Karen community in Western Melbourne. The focus is on the health and wellbeing of disengaged Karen young people (aged 16-25). Participants wanted: We are running two group programs for Karen young men (16-25) who are experiencing difficulties, disengaging from community and education/ vocational pathways or engaged in ‘at risk’ behaviours such as misusing alcohol and drugs to cope and fighting. Interpreter will be available. The program is to help the young men to develop a greater self awareness including identity, body and emotional awareness. At the end of each program there will be an outdoor camp.
When: The first in May and the second in July .
For more information or to discuss a the group program please contact Fritha Melville – Project Coordinator on 0405 652 833 or melvillef@foundationhouse.org.au

This is a 2 hour presentation that is designed to support ITABS, Group training Associations, LLENs and Employer Associations who are interested in finding about new and innovative ways of making contact with young people through careers practitioners. Some of the topics to be covered include:
• Understanding the Career Development Landscape.
• What do Quality Career Development materials look like?
• Using Career audit collateral tools to produce materials that work.
When: Wednesday 6th April. Registration 9:30am –12:00 midday. Lunch will be served afterwards, with time for networking.
Venue: Queens College, Parkville - Stafford Room
Cost: $77 Includes: Presentation and all catering. For more information or to register, please email admin@ceav.vic.edu.au.
 

Some of the Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria upcoming events include:
Anxiety and Depression: Taking the Fear Out of IT
Presenter: Bev Aisbett, Author & Counsellor
Date: Thursday 14th April, 7.30pm
Location: Geelong, VIC
Working IT Out: One day workshop for sufferers of anxiety
Presenter: Bev Aisbett (Counsellor & Author)
When: Sunday 7th May, 10.00am to 4.30pm
Location: Geelong, VIC
For more information on these courses, or to see other courses that are available, please click here.
 

In this issue:
• Skills deepening: pushing VET into the 'deep end'?
• Youth unemployment: grazes or scars?
• And the award goes to...
• Scholarships help a new breed of VET researchers
• New partnerships to strengthen tertiary education research
• Quality is the key: improving education and training information
• 'Generation Z' heads back to study
• How do employers meet their skill needs?
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In this issue:
• Reboot your nonprofit at the Connecting Up Conference 2011-03-17
• Netsquared Adelaide - The inaugural ‘Tech for Social Good’ event
• Nonprofit of the month – Uniting Church Child Care Association
• From the learning centre – Learning about Symantec backup exec 2010
• Welcome to new staff
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WPC have vacancies for the following apprenticeships and traineeship jobs:
• Chefs (All Years)
• Hospitality Operations
• Automotive (All Streams)
• Horticulture (All Streams)
• Business Admin
• Customer Contact
• Personal Assistants
• Sales
For more information and detailed job descriptions, please click here.
 

In this issue:
• Research on Toast: 'Getting to the finish line: insights from research into apprenticeships'
• Call for papers and presentations, 'No frills' 2011
• Register now for the 2011 NCVER webinar series
• Insight #41
• Research messages 2010
• Building the foundations: outcomes from the adult language, literacy and numeracy search conference
• Measuring the quality of vocational education and training using the Student Outcomes Survey
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In this issue:
• New monthly feature: ‘The Sector’
• The latest Youth Studies Australia
• Replacing information resources
• The ACYS newsfeed
• Recently published books
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Hobsons Bay City Council is holding its fifth New and Emerging Communities Youth Leadership Program.
This is a fantastic opportunity for young people aged 16-25 years who are new to Australia (<5 years) to connect with their local community, make new friends and learn valuable skills that will assist them to be active citizens and take up leadership opportunities should they so wish. The program is free and includes a leadership camp in the April school holidays as well as five Saturday workshops/excursions throughout May and June, followed by a graduation ceremony in July where they will be presented with certificates by the Mayor. For more information on this program please call, Mirjana Berisic on 9932 1095 before Monday 28th of March or click here.