Education & Training Pathways to Employment for Migrants and Humanitarian Entrants in Victoria On-arrival English (English language acquisition programs provided free to eligible new arrivals) Program Providers Funding Agency Description AMEP Special Preparatory Program (SPP) • Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Consortium • Northern AMEP Consortium Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) • Refugee and humanitarian entrants between 16 and 24 years of age AND with less than seven years of education are eligible for up to an additional 400 hours of English language tuition while those over 18 but with more than seven years of education are eligible for up to an additional 100 hours of tuition prior to accessing AMEP hours. Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) • Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Consortium • Northern AMEP Consortium Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) • AMEP is provided for migrants and humanitarian entrants 18 years old and over (or between 16 & 18 years old and not attending the New Arrivals Program) who do not have functional English. • Entrants are eligible for up to 510 hours of tuition. New Arrivals Program (NAP) State-wide programs including: • English Language Schools and Centres: Blackburn ELS Collingwood ELS Noble Park ES Western ELS Springvale ELC ELC Brunswick ELC Glen Eira ELC Westall ELC • Geelong English Language Program • Shepparton New Arrivals Programs • Ballarat New Arrivals Program • Mildura New Arrivals Program • Targeted new arrivals of Education, and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) by the Victorian of Education and Early Childhood (DEECD) and the Catholic Education Office • Provides English language teaching programs for students newly enrolled in Victorian government schools and Catholic schools who need to learn English. • These programs aim to support the settlement needs of CALD students and to teach these students the English language skills they need in order to study in primary or secondary schools • The program support is usually for six months (two school terms). Extra time is available for students with additional learning needs (up to 12 months or 4 school terms).
Tailored Courses (either wholly or partially designed to accommodate needs of ESL students including those with disrupted education) Program Providers Funding Agency Description Specialised ESL programs in schools Selected Government secondary schools provide these programs Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) A range of ESL classes, transition and bridging programs in government secondary schools funded and developed to meet the needs of specific student cohorts funded (recurrent) ESL Courses • TAFE Institutes • ACE Providers Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), Skills Victoria (formerly OTTE) in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) and Adult Community & Further Education (ACFE) in the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) • Specialist ESL courses from Certificate I to Certificate IV with a on Access, Employment, Professional or Further Study. • Includes courses combine ESL with a strong vocational component and training package modules. Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) - Tailored • Victorian government secondary schools • Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) • Kangan Batman TAFE • Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT): Preston, Collingwood and Broadmeadows Campuses • Chisholm Institute of TAFE • Goulburn Institute of TAFE • South West TAFE Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), Skills Victoria (formerly OTTE) in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) and Adult Community & Further Education (ACFE) in the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) • Suitable for young people with disrupted education providing a recognised credential with a focus on ESL and literacy that is an alternative to the more academically oriented VCE. • Contains four components: Language & Literacy, Personal Development, Industry-based and Skills. • Two streams: Pathways to Employment and Further Studies. Foundation Year in the Victorian Certificate in Education (VCE) • Victoria University (VU) – TAFE Division Perhaps others? Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), Skills Victoria (formerly OTTE) in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) • A one year foundation course preparing students for entry into adult VCE
(courses available to the general population in education) Program Providers Funding Agency Description Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) - including General, Themed & Community • Various TAFE institutes • Various secondary schools and colleges • Various Community Education (ACE) providers Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), and Skills Victoria (formerly OTTE) in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) • Provides a recognised end-of-school credential that is an alternative to the more academically oriented VCE. • Has four components: Literacy and Numeracy Skills; Work Related Skills; Industry Specific Skills; and Personal Development Skills. Vocational Education and Training (VET) • TAFE institutes • Private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) • Various Adult Community Education (ACE) providers • Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Skills Victoria (formerly OTTE) in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) and Community & Further Education (ACFE) in the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) • VET provides vocational training and experience in the workplace. Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools • Various secondary schools and colleges • Also frequently TAFE, private RTOs or in partnership with (auspiced by) TAFE/RTOs and Adult Community Education (ACE) providers Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), Skills Victoria (formerly OTTE) in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) and Adult Community & Further Education (ACFE) in the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) • VET in Schools combines general VCE or VCAL studies with vocational training and experience in the workplace. • Students can gain credit for any accredited VET subject in senior secondary school certificates.
Transition Advisors (organisations and programs which provide advice on education pathways and career options) Program Providers Funding Agency Description Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy (IHSS) Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Consortium and contractors Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Provide on-arrival settlement services to Humanitarian entrants for the first six months. Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) • Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Consortium • Northern AMEP Consortium Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) • Provides counselling and pathways information through educational counselling as part of the AMEP. Settlement Grants Program (SGP) services • Various SGP funded Migrant Resource Centres and Settlement Service providers throughout Victoria Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) • Provide transitions advice and other settlement services to migrants and humanitarian entrants that have exited from the IHSS system. • These services include functional English language training and assistance in the communication and settlement process with focus on work-based English language skills and social skills for a range of learners. • Generally, those who have already completed their 510 (910) hours with the AMEP, or are not eligible for the AMEP classes are eligible for SGP support. Newly Arrived Youth Support Service (NAYSS) • Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues (CMYI) -Lead Provider • Cutting Edge UnitingCare Shepparton Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) • Provides culturally appropriate services ranging from intervention to transition, for newly arrived young people aged 12 to 21. Pathways • Career Advice Australia - A national career and transition support network of advisors and programs Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) • Youth Pathways aims to assist the most young people to make a successful transition through school to completion of year 12 (or its equivalent) and ultimately, to further education, training or employment and active participation in the community. Local Community Partnerships (LCPs) • Career Advice Australia - A national career and transition support network of advisors and programs Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations • LCPs partner with industry and employer groups, schools, professional career advisers, community organisations, parents, young people, youth service providers and other government and community organisations to assist all young people aged 13-19 years to gain the skills, experience and professional guidance to help them achieve a successful transition through school, and from school to further education, training and employment.