Brisbane Youth Service’s Live to Learn program is up and running again for 2013 at our new MacLauchlan St location. Live to Learn provides literacy and numeracy support at all ability levels for young people aged 12 – 24. Live to Learn is an initiative of Brisbane Youth Service as part of the Brisbane North and West Youth Connections Consortium.

“Live to Learn” is held at Brisbane Youth Service every Thursday from 10am – 12pm. One on one sessions are also available by appointment with our tutor.  Referrals can be made simply by phoning Brisbane Youth Service and speaking to our tutor, Harriet. Live to Learn is a learning opportunity for young people who may not be engaged in education, or those looking to re-engage in education who would like an opportunity to improve their skills before stepping back in the ring. Live to Learn is also an opportunity for course-work/school-work support for those young people who are currently in education, but may need some extra support.

Learning Choices programs offer vital pathways to enable young people to remain in school or to return to complete their education in inclusive, innovative and flexible settings.

Dusseldorp Skills Forum is pleased to launch its expanded and enhanced Learning Choices website, based on a project led by A/Prof Kitty te Riele (from The Victoria Institute at Victoria University Melbourne, and with major support from the Ian Potter Foundation).

The new website lists over 800 programs nationwide. Features:

• a Google map search to enable searching by location
• a full alphabetical listing
• a filter tool for searching for specific kinds of programs.
• See where all the programs are located all around Australia. 

The information provided on the website is aimed both at young people (and their parents, youth workers and teachers) to help them find a program that suits them - and at programs, so that they can learn about and from each other. Although there is much variety, what the programs listed here have in common is that:

• young people can attend by choice,
• they offer general education at secondary school level, enabling young people to achieve recognised credentials,
• they aim to adapt the offer of education to suit the young people who attend.

If you would like to make any changes or additions to the information listed for your program (such as adding a logo, photo or video) please contact Michelle Meares at info@learningchoices.org.au

If you run a program that is similar, but not listed, please add your program to ensure it is also included.

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has published the report Peer-mentoring of students in rural and low SES schools: increasing aspirations for higher education.The findings show that, compared with their higher SES peers, low SES students have less favourable attitudes towards school, lower achievement at school, and less ambitious post-school study and career aspirations. Students who received sustained mentoring showed a higher likelihood of enrolling in a university course.

Copies of Peer-mentoring of students in rural and low SES schools: increasing aspirations for higher education are available for downloading free of charge from http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2562.html

Source : AYAC enews 20/12/2013

On 11 January 2013 Minister for School Education, Peter Garrett welcomed the release of the second Evaluation Report under the National Partnership for Youth Attainment and Transitions. The report shows Australian students are staying in school longer to achieve Year 12 or vocational education and training (VET) qualifications under the National Partnership (NP) on Youth Attainment and Transitions (YAT).

ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP – YOUTH ATTAINMENT & TRANSITION
The National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions supports getting more young people to complete their Year 12 or equivalent qualification and halving the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in receiving these qualifications.

The National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions was established to support two main goals:

• to increase the amount of young people completing their Year 12 or equivalent qualification
• to halve the gap in young people completing year 12 or an equivalent qualification between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within ten years

A copy of the 2nd Evaluation Report is available by clicking here.

If you would like more information on The National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions, click here.

SOURCE: NTYAN newsletter and @ACYS_youthinfo on twitter viewed 11/1/13