Youth Options Guarantee
Young People, our shared responsibility

The Grampians Education Partnership

Vision

"All young people are supported to achieve Year 12 or an equivalent qualification."
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Background

Initiated by leaders in education

In 2004, Malcolm Millar, Regional Director, Department of Education and Training, and Kerry Cox, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ballarat, discussed their concerns over the significant number of young people not completing Year 12 or an equivalent qualification in the Grampians Region. They were concerned because this level of education and training is the acknowledged minimum level required to actively participate in life and work in the 21st century.
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Initiatives

European Study Tour, 2005

Partnership Showcases

Bernie Smith Seminars 2005 and 2007
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GEP Membership 2010

The Grampians Education Partnership committee met on a monthly basis until late 2007 when it was decided to change the schedule and to meet on a bimonthly basis. In 2010, there has been another change to the meeting schedule - four face-to-face meetings (one per term) will be combined with three shorter video conference meetings in between these. The following organisations have a representative on this committee:

State Government Departments

  • Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Grampians Region
  • Department of Human Services, Grampians Region
  • Department of Planning and Community Development, Grampians Region
  • Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development - Workforce Participation Division

Other Education and Training

  • Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Ballarat
  • University of Ballarat, Higher Education
  • University of Ballarat, UBTec
  • ACFE, Grampians Regional Council

Youth Support Agencies

  • BGT Youth Services
  • Centacare

Industry

  • Australian Industry Group Regional Board, Western Region

Local Learning and Employment Networks

  • Central Grampians LLEN
  • Highlands LLEN
  • North Central LLEN
  • Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN

Local Government Authority

  • Ararat Rural City Council
 

Current Initiatives

A Communication Strategy

Background

In 2008 in developing its future directions, the GEP identified the need for a Communication Strategy. Schools, TAFE, RTOs and LGAs were identified as the priority groups to be included in the Communication Strategy.
The strategy provides the scope to address each of these groups, but places more emphasis on raising awareness of the local implications and achievements of the Youth Options Guarantee amongst LGAs and MoU signatories within LLENs and on deepening the awareness and understanding within schools.

Objectives

  • To increase the general levels of awareness of, and understanding of the nature of, the Youth Options Guarantee in all partners
  • To assist in deepening the understanding of the Youth Options Guarantee in schools
  • To develop an awareness of the effect of the Youth Options Guarantee arrangements and initiatives, especially in Local Government and MoU Partners.

Elements

Element 1 - Publication of Annual Reports

Three separate annual reports will be required to reflect the interests of the different target groups and the format for the reports would be prepared by the Grampians Education Partnership Executive Officer.

A: Generic Report

Target groups: Content
  • DHS
  • DPCD
  • DIIRD
  • ACFE
  • CEO
  • UB
  • What is the Youth Options Guarantee?
  • What does it aim to achieve?
  • What does it involve?
  • Why has it been developed?
  • What has been put in place within the region?
  • What effect is it having within the region?
Download the Sample Generic Report as a pdf file.

B: LLEN Report

Target groups: Content
  • Secondary schools
  • LLEN
    Committee of
    Management
  • MoU Partners
  • LGAs
  • What is the Youth Options Guarantee?
  • What does it aim to achieve?
  • What does it involve?
  • Why has it been developed?
  • What has been put in place within the LLEN area?
  • What effect is it having within the LLEN area?
Download the Sample LLEN Report as a pdf file.

C: School Report

Target groups: Content
  • Secondary schools
  • What is the Youth Options Guarantee?
  • What does it aim to achieve?
  • What does it involve?
  • Why has it been developed?
  • What has been put in place within the LLEN area?
    What has been put in place in this school?
  • What effect is it having within the LLEN area?
    What effect is it having in this school?

Download the Sample SchoolReport as a pdf file.

Element 2 - Presentations to Local Government

These presentations will be dependent on invitations from individual LGAs.

Presentations to each Local Council and / or management group would be developed around the same set of questions as covered by the publication and orientated to the local context. Apart from being of value in raising Councillors' and key Council managers' awareness of the Youth Options Guarantee, it will assist LGAs meet their commitment within the MoU, namely

  • to brief managers about the Youth Options Guarantee initiative to raise their awareness of this initiative, and to gain support for it where the initiative has links with the work of their staff.
  • to provide feedback from LGA managers to the LLEN of any support they are able to provide for the Youth Options Guarantee initiative.
  • to inform the community of the Youth Options Guarantee and the need for this initiative through regular communications to LGA ratepayers
 


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