FOR INDUSTRY
Goldfields LLEN partners with businesses across all key industries to grow their future workforces with passionate and ignited young people who are committed to further education and skills development.
Our local industry is rapidly expanding, as well as the need for skilled and job-ready employees. Educating young people about the opportunities and potential career paths is vital to the success of local businesses and to lower unemployment rates.
Workforce Shortages
Connect with Young People
Local industries are struggling to engage with and ignite young people as employees and customers. Educating businesses on how to connect with young people is the missing link to their future growth and employee retention.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Supporting young people and local industry, developing awareness of the skills, roles and career pathways available. We offer a range of tailored work placement options including Work Experience, Structured Workplace Learning and School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships.
P&P supports our industries, providing primary students insight into skills and career pathways in local businesses.Students explore the world of work through a range of innovative experiences with local businesses, developing self-awareness, confidence and aspiration.
PASSIONS & PATHWAYS
WORK PLACEMENTS
Aged 18-30, YIAs share their career journey with students in upper primary and secondary schools. Participants develop student aspiration and highlight the value of school completion, while increasing their own professional skills and connections.
YOUNG INDUSTRY AMBASSADORS
Local business and community leaders ‘shadow’ a school principal, strengthening relationships and providing new partnership opportunities. This innovative program has been active in our region since 2016.
PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY
Through a range of supported opportunities, gain insight into engaging with a younger employee and customer base. Address challenges school leavers in our region face entering the labour market through innovative experiences in our growing industries.
YOUTH TAKE OVER
A cutting-edge facility for all Bendigo secondary school students featuring innovative, curriculum-aligned learning experiences exploring real-world problems and developing advanced STEAM knowledge and skills.
BENDIGO TECH SCHOOL
BIF celebrates local innovation, creates the environment for ideas to flourish and fosters world-class innovation thought leaders. Currently on hiatus, the BIF community are planning a return of the event in the near future.
BENDIGO INNOVATION FESTIVAL
Through the On Track Referral Program, Goldfields LLEN supports young people in our region with proactive advice and guidance with post-school education, training and employment pathways.
ON TRACK CONNECT
#CASESTUDY
Hear from some of our successful partnerships which we have facilitated between both industry and young people.
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“The experience of working on a project, within an industry setting, is a vital component in the Passions & Pathways program. It was great to see students excited about going to school. The projects have the potential to empower a student to want to take their place in the world, to be an active participant in life.”
-Sally Thompson, Bendigo Pottery
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“I undertook Structured Workplace Learning at Hazeldenes Chicken Farm as a diesel mechanic. Jobs I undertook included general servicing, watching and assisting the mechanics with brakes, airbags, parts replacements and lots more. The blokes I worked with were terrific and I appreciated the patience they showed while I was there. I am exceptionally grateful for these people giving me this opportunity.”
-Student, Castlemaine Secondary College
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“Our Structured Workplace Learning student was very eager to learn new skills and a pleasure to have with us. He was always willing to listen and learn. We wish him all the best for the future.”
-Office Manager, Bunnings Epsom
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"The student was often in my office disengaged and in trouble from problems that had occurred in class. We met with him and his mother and discussed the possibility of a Structured Workplace Learning arrangement with the Goldfields LLEN. Over the two-term placement, he consistently looked forward to his Thursdays at Bunnings, and his engagement and behaviour at school improved dramatically."
-Teacher, Bendigo South East College
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“The YIA program is a great opportunity for young employees to really make an impact in our community, just by sharing their story. As an employer of YIAs over a number of years, I’ve found it not only makes a difference to the student, but to the employee as well. They learn a great deal from the training and gain maturity by stepping up to become a leader. I would recommend it to young people and their employers in any sector.”
-Employer of a Young Industry Ambassador, Bendigo
