The Foundation for Young Australian's research shows that Australia is not equipped with the skills for the future of work. In the rapidly changing world of work Australia’s long-term economic growth will be reliant on an adequately skilled and educated workforce. FYA’s recent research provides strong evidence that our current and future workers are finding [...]
Did you know you can follow the Gippsland East LLEN on Facebook? Keep up with the latest news from GELLEN, our projects, and other events and information from within the community. You can also follow us on Twitter, and The Hub, Bairnsdale, (under management by the Gippsland East LLEN) has it's own Facebook page, too. [...]
Students in Gippsland will now have access to specialised avionics training close to home with Federation Training transferring courses from Melbourne to its Sale campus. Starting this year, Federation Training’s campus at Fulham will offer Certificate IV Aeroskills (Avionics) as an Apprenticeship alongside the Mechanical Apprenticeship (Certificate IV Aeroskills) and the Certificate II in Aeroskills [...]
Wellington Shire Youth Council is putting the call out for passionate youth facilitators to contribute their time at the 2019 Step Up! Youth Summit. Young people aged 16 to 25 who have an interest for youth engagement are encouraged to get involved in the second annual Wellington Youth Summit. Facilitators will be invited to attend [...]
A visit to the Orbost Secondary College earlier this month saw GELLEN Project Officers Don Shaw and Pam Waters working with 23 VCAL students on their employability skills. Three activities were undertaken to encourage the students to explore what contribution they would make in a workplace, the importance of employability skills and a focus on [...]
Did you receive an offer from a University last week? Are you going to University in 2019? Would it be good to know who else is going from our region, maybe find a familiar face? If you missed out on the lunch at the Hub in Bairnsdale last week, we are doing it again on [...]
Congratulations to Torrin Troy, East Gippsland Shire Council's Young Citizen of the Year. Torin, through his many volunteering positions, has demonstrated his commitment to the East Gippsland community. Congratulations also to June Drake, Citizen of the Year, and to the Community Event of the Year, the Cann River Volunteer Appreciation Day held in April 2018. You [...]
The 8th Gippsland Sexual Health Forum is on next week, hosted by the Traralgon Vineyard, on Wednesday December 5. This forum is for nurses, teachers, school support staff, health promotion workers, doctors, youth workers and community health workers with an interest in sexual health. Forum presentations include: Gippsland Women’s Health – Research findings from surveying Gippsland [...]
feat: The Spaghetti Stains - C.K.H Ft J.Dot - Lunchtime Learning Support The Gippsland Regional Final of the Battle of the bands is coming to Bairnsdale this Friday November 30! With a stellar local line-up, and hosted by the reinvigorated SNAP Alley, you'd be silly to miss it. Presented by Notion East Gippsland, this ALL [...]
Let's Connect: Youth Service Provider Forum 2018 Are you working within the youth sector? Do you want to meet others who are working in the sector? Do you want to know what others are doing in the sector? You will also be able to: Participate in a masterclass facilitated by YACVIC about Youth participation and [...]
