The WynBay LLEN Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 25th of May, 4:30-6:00pm at the Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre, Altona. For more details, please click here.
We look forward to seeing you there.

The BIG (Business Industry Group) is a new business/industry network being brokered by WynBay LLEN. It will comprise over 17members drawn from business and industry groups representing the building/construction, automotive, engineering, hospitality, retail and electrotechnology sectors. The BIG network is unique because it is the only business and industry network specifically aimed at improving work placement and training opportunities for young people in Wyndham and Hobsons Bay. The BIG aims to address some of the challenges and barriers to creating more work experience, placement, training and employment opportunities by building more effective partnerships between schools, business and other stakeholders. The BIG group shall focus on the operational systems and procedures within entities as well as being a reference and advisory body on such aspects.

The establishment of the BIG group is being assisted by WynBay LLEN contracted consultant Shirlene Stowe-Winder. Shirlene commenced work on the project in March 2011. BIG shall convene for the first meeting in June 2011 and will thereafter meet once a term or 4 times a year. If you are a business stakeholder and would like to know more about the BIG network, please contact Shirlene via admin@wynbayllen.org.au.

WynBay LLEN's IBAG (Industry Business Advisory Group) has been formed to help drive strategic and systematic change in the area of business, school and community partnerships. The first IBAG meeting was held on March 30th. IBAG is comprised of Tony Sirsen -Downer EDI, Adam Siegel -Metricon Group, Peter Murphy -Alex Fraser Group, Doug McLean -Sims Metal, Steve Turner -OMCS International, Peter Williams -Toyota Tsusho, Phoebe Smith standing in for Amanda Solly -Murray Goulburn, Loes Westerbeek-Veld -Transfield Services, Michael Hollowood -Collins & Co, Richard Ainley -Mercy Health. IBAG will continue to expand its membership over the coming months. IBAG will focus on improving parent engagement in schools, career development of young people, influencing vocational education and training curriculum in schools to help achieve the strategic goals of WynBay LLEN.

For further information, please contact WynBay LLEN's Business Partnership Broker - Stephen Gately - sgately@wynbayllen.org.au.

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
To view the brochure, please click here.

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

Needed now:
• Chefs (All Years)
• Hospitality Food & Beverage
• Automotive (All Streams)
• Horticulture (All Streams)
• Business Admin
• Customer Contact
• Sales

To view the vacancy list, click on the industry you are interested in.
Automotive   -  Hospitality  -  Business Admin / Retail
Please send applications to recruitmentvic@wpcgroup.org.au for a prompt response!

Centacare invites African fathers to bring along one of their children between the ages of 7-16 for one of two free fantastic camp experiences. Please register your interest in these camps, as numbers are limited! For all the details, please click here.

Learn to Communicate in Auslan Sign Language
Where: Werribee Community Centre, 106 Duncan’s Rd (206 B9)
When: Wednesday's 4th May to 22nd June, 4.30pm to 6.30pm.
A fun and interactive Auslan course for everyone.
To view the flyer, please click here.
 

Up to something great? Know someone who is? Applications for The Foundation for Young Australians’ 2011 Young Social Pioneers Program are now open! Click here to visit the website or check out the Facebook page – www.facebook.com/YoungSocialPioneers.

Hobsons Bay Youth Services are hosting a parenting information session on "Survival Skills for Parents”.
When: Thursday - May 12, 2011
Where: Hobsons Bay Civic Centre - Altona Theatre, 115 Civic Parade, Altona.
For more information, please click here.

Anglicare Victoria's ‘Breaking the Cycle Program’ - for parents of adolescents who are violent or abusive in the home will run in term two at the Tarneit Learning Centre. It will be facilitated by Deb Ireland - Reconnect Youth Counsellor & Halakhe Ganyu - Youth & Family Counsellor.
For all the details, please click here.
 

The Youth Participation Practice Network (YPPN) Forum - 'Practice makes perfect: Developing meaningful youth participation practice' will be held on May 16 2011, 9:30am - 4:00pm at the Phoenix Youth Centre - 72 Buckley Street.
For all the details, please click here.
 

Finally - an EXPO for teenagers, educators and parents. Everything a young person needs to know about careers, services -all the tough stuff they go through, plus the awesome products teenagers want and need.
When: 16th -18th September 2011
Where: Moonee Valley Race Club
For more details contact Australian Teenage Expo on 0409 72 8766 or visit their website - www.teenageexpo.com.au
 

Would you like to make a real difference to the environment? Would you like to have fun, make new friends & work with a great team? Would you like to gain real skills and achieve a Certificate II in Conservation & Land Management? Register now, for National Green Jobs Corps Werribee. For more information and contact details, please click here.

Challenging Behaviours Workshop
When: Wednesday 25th May, 9:30am - 3pm.
Where: Orygen Youth Health, 35 Poplar Road, Parkville.
Supporting young people who display challenging behaviours can at times be demanding for workers.

Making Sense of Psychosis
When: Wednesday 8th June, 9:30am - 3pm.
Where: Orygen Youth Health, 35 Poplar Road, Parkville.
This workshop aims to assist participants to gain a better understanding of the signs and symptoms of psychosis and how best to support a young person experiencing psychosis.
For more details on these workshops and others, please click here.
 

Ever thought about the legal implications of situations that crop up in your youth mentoring program? Have you got a burning question about a legal hotspot in your program?
This will be an opportunity to explore some of the tricky legal issues that can arise in the course of running a youth mentoring program.
For all the details, please click here.
 

‘Mission Australia's annual Youth Survey - the largest of its kind in Australia - has been undertaken each year since 2002. Conducted between April and July, the survey asks young Australians aged 11 to 24 what they value, where they turn for advice and support, what issues concern them, how they are involved with their community and their feelings about their future.’ – Mission Australia Website.
For more information or to complete the survey online, please click here. To download a copy of the survey, please click here.

Are you an indigenous youth interested in undertaking a traineeship or apprenticeship? We at Shake a Leg want you.... Shake a Leg indigenous apprenticeships and traineeships is a non for profit organisation. We are all about young people achieve their dreams and goals.
For further information, please click here.
 

The Arts Team at Wyndham is pleased to announce that RAW is now online! RAW is a new digital public art project which invites you to create your arts community by sharing photos, text, video and sound. You can link to your exiting social networks and create new networks all on the RAW website. In the coming months they will be inviting the community to participate in workshops to create new shared digital works. Click here to sign up and start sharing.
 

In this issue:
• Central to the Middle: Applied learning in the middle years
• ‘Youth Voices' - 2011 Conference April 1
• SAFE-T1 Resource Showcase
• Term 2 SAFE-T1 bodgy OHS photo competition
• VCAL QA
• Report on quality of teaching in VET
And more…

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In this issue:
• Professor Peter Dawkins - The Importance of Pathways
• Global Learning Community
• Gateways to Nursing
• Deaf students inspire carpentry classmates
• Language of Hope
• Footscray Feast
• Technology club for youth with Asperger's Syndrome
• Five Miles from the Sea
• Massage students benefit from Bulldogs cadetship

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In this issue:
• Speaker Spotlight
• You can win an iPad 2!
• Australian Insights from NTC
• April Nonprofit of the Month
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In this issue:
• Welcome to 2011
• Local Employment Access Partnerships (LEAP)
• Events
• Sponsorship
• School Leavers and Graduates
• Career Partner Success Story
• Wesley Employment Service’s New Website

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In this issue:
• From the Executive Officer
• Tips, Tools and Techniques for Mentor Training
• Donate Mentor Training Materials
• Business Breakfast Wrap Up
• Innovations in Youth Mentoring
• Register Now for NRGize 2011
• 'In The Sticks' Regional Updates

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In this issue:
• Activities and events planned for RGAW
• Tips to Gamble Responsibly
• Crossword
• Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre
• Gambling Update— HealthWest
• How Gambling Works
• Know the Odds
• What are the odds …?
And more...

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In this issue:
• Don't miss ...
• Young people in an economic downturn
• Introducing VOCEDplus, daughter of VOCED
And more…

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