Structurally, this has been coming for a while and I can see some value in this if it is done correctly. There are dangers however, most notably in setting a price hurdle that will stop many from undertaking the very skills path they need because the risk/reward equation of deferred loans in this sector will be based on a lower…
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What young people are thinking: Newspoll youth report. This Newspoll Youth Report reveals quite a positive picture concerning young Australian's current general life satisfaction, and also in relation to their optimism about their personal future. Based on a poll of 803 young Australians: 95% are satisfied with their life overall, 88% are confident that everything will "work out okay" for…
Hmm... we will see... 39 new service providers for POEM outreach education initiative. Thirty-nine new service providers will deliver an innovative Australian Government education programme that will benefit up to 3,000 young people annually. The Partnership Outreach Education Model (POEM) is designed to help young people, aged 13 to 19 years old, who are not in mainstream schooling by giving…
An ongoing, recurring and avoidable national disgrace.... Children are among the highest users of a government-funded program for the homeless, a report says. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report shows of the almost 160,000 people who accessed government-funded accommodation last year, 43 per cent were children. The Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) is a shared responsibility of…
More and more parents are willing to make big sacrifices to send their children to private schools. And the schools are coming up with ways to help them pay. David Rood and Chee Chee Leung explain how - and why - they do it. Link: Average income, private school.
All members of the LLEN should note the work of the Victorian Rural and Regional Services Development Committee and the Outer Suburban/Interface Services and Development Committee of the Parliament of Victoria. Over the past year the Central Ranges LLEN has given sworn evidence, made submissions to or assisted other groups to contribute to these three inquiries. On January 19th, 2006,…
The study of 3,018 year 10, 11 and 12 students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, funded by the AMP Foundation and conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) for The Smith Family, found that a majority of students are identifying preferred career paths based on their skills and personal interests with little to no understanding of the availability of…
Report from BCA and DSF published. Anyone interested in the question of youth participation in education and training is sure to be interested in this latest report from Access Economics, jointly commissioned by the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Dusseldorp Skills Forum (DSF). The Dusseldorp Skills Forum commissioned Access Economics to test the merits of the economic case…
Tasmania - More than two hundred 2004 Year 10 students who were at risk of not continuing their studies or finding employment have now successfully gone on to college, TAFE or work, thanks to the intensive support provided by Tasmania's new Youth Learning Officers. Link: Youth Learning Officers a Success.