Providing students with opportunities to learn in and through work, internships, professional placements and industry projects by partnering with industry and the community.
Vocational Education And Training In NSW Research Report
Summary
Youth Action, Uniting and Mission Australia collaborated with other sector organisations to better understand the challenges faced by young people who want to complete a VET qualification by conducting community consultations and a sector stakeholder survey. This report is based on the evidence gathered through these consultations, research and literature review.
Study Australia Industry Experience program brings together international and domestic tertiary student teams from across Australian institutions to work on real industry projects with Australian and global employers for a two week period
This report reveals the alarming impact of the once-in-a-hundred-year pandemic with data analysed from Mission Australia’s 2021 Youth Survey – an annual Australia-wide survey of more than 20,000 young people aged 15-19
The Macquarie Group Foundation, Paul Ramsay Foundation
Summary
SVA’s Rebuilding the Career Ladder initiative focuses on improving opportunities for young people from less privileged backgrounds by promoting changes in employers’ hiring and employment practices.
The Synergy Automotive Repairs Program (Synergy Program) is a diversionary social enterprise aimed at positively impacting the lives of young people involved in motor vehicle offending (e.g. theft, vandalism, hooning). The program was developed in order to capitalize on the interest in cars held by these young offenders as a means of developing pathways to sustainable and on-going meaningful employment in a field that matches their interests.