Work Experience Contact Details Once a young person has been on the programme for a few months, they will start to formulate an idea of what type of career they would like to pursue. We encourage the young people to seek Apprenticeships and Traineeships, as they provide the young person with a more secure and prosperous future than that of an unskilled worker. If you would like further information Whilst on work experience the young person is expected to work a full day fitting in with the expectations of the employer. An evaluation sheet is given to the employer at the end of the placement, which can then be added to their resume. Past participants have stated that having referees in the industry, coupled with work experience in the field, has given them an edge over other young people when applying for work. Parkerville Children and Youth Care covers the young person’s worker’s compensation whilst they are on work experience. contact: Anna Ellis Programme Manager Education, Employment and Education, Employment Training Programme and Training Ph: (08) 9290 1200 Programme Fax: (08) 9295 4099 email: aellis@parkerville.org.au www.parkerville.org.au PQS No: 422 Version: 3 Issue Date: 02/07/2014 General Information Employment Education The Education, Employment and Training Programme is a work skills programme that targets at risk 14 to 16 year old young people who are not attending school. We are registered with the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as an Alternative Education Provider for compulsory school age non-attendees. Young people who attend the programme may have been excluded from school, received multiple suspensions, are under threat of exclusion, chronically truant or are school refusers. Working alongside qualified tradespeople, EET participants are employed to maintain and renovate the 16 buildings and take care of the 180ha of bush and farmland that makes up the 103 year old heritage listed Parkerville Children and Youth Care campus. They are paid the award wage and as such are expected to fulfil all the responsibilities that employment brings such as working safely, working in teams, regular attendance, workplace communication and producing the high quality of work expected by employers. Participants are given the opportunity to improve their literacy and numeracy skills to a workplace standard through daily one on one intensive support from a qualified teacher on site. All are enrolled as external students in Vetis Certificate of General Education Adults (CGEA) which is a nationally recognised qualification. Completion of Certificate II of the CGEA provides them with a Year 10 equivalent when applying for TAFE or other further study. Participants are referred to the programme by the District Offices of the Department of Education and Training, School Psychologists, Chaplains, Social Workers and parents. We assist on average 25 to 30 young people a year, with a maximum of 10 at one time on campus. The average length of stay is six months. Last year, 90% of our participants left the programme to enter pre-apprenticeship courses, employment or further study. We always have more referrals than places we can offer as the programme has long established a reputation of achieving positive outcomes for some of the most marginalised young people within the education system. The programme aims to prepare young people for the world of work and as such, they are required to work a full day, commencing at 8.00am through to 3pm. They are required to complete timesheets, apply for a tax file number and open bank accounts. Participants are encouraged to start saving, pay board to their parents and to budget with the aim of developing good money handling habits from a young age. We encourage to young people to consider different work types and it is expected that the young person is working towards the goal of leaving the programme within approximately six months to enter pre-Apprenticeship training, vocational training, employment or further study.
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