2012 WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Sydney

The nation’s biggest skills showcase is coming to Sydney! 

Improving the transition of school leavers with a disability

An invitation to a networking afternoon tea and NDCO resource kit launch

Master Chefs at RAAF Base

Blaxland High School year 12 VET hospitality students, Sally Rozema and Amber Holmes are two of many students, who are lucky enough to complete their mandatory hospitality ‘work placements’ in such a supportive and instructive setting as the officers mess kitchen at Glenbrook RAAF Base.

WOW Comes To Western Sydney Students

The Department of Education and Communities Western Sydney Region have partnered with Foundation for Young Australians (FYA), Penrith PCYC, Penrith Panthers, Penrith City Council and Mul-T-Security Penrith to deliver an initiative of FYA, Worlds of Work – WOW.

Barnardos Backyard Blitz

Barnardos Penrith Youth Centre at Cranebrook has a new backyard thanks to the Independent Employment Adviser (IEA) program and a partnership connecting one of the worlds leading construction companies - Laing O'Rourke, Barnardos and 13 Cranebrook High School year 11 students.

Work Place Orientation 2012

On the 21 st March at Penrith RSL, Schools Industry Partnership ran a work place orientation information morning for over 200 year 11 students to better prepare the students for their first ‘work placement’

School to Work

A good friend of ours here at Schools Industry Partnership Michelle Baillie has recently taken up a new position with the National Rugby League as Manager of the School to Work Program, a program developed to create pathways to successful careers for Aboriginal students in years 11 and 12 in participating schools across Western Sydney. 

ANZ Young Entrepreneurs in Western Sydney Schools

ANZ Young Entrepreneurs partnership was brokered by The Smith Family Partnership Broker team and successfully piloted by ANZ Managers and Youth Connections in the Illawarra region in 2011. Schools Industry Partnership in alliance with BREED see great potential for expanding the model across Western Sydney with the goal of assisting young people attain Year 12 or equivalent qualifications and reach their full educational and social potential.

Success all round

A visit to the Penrith Valley Apprenticeship Expo, at Panthers Pavilion, paid off for Ashley Sonter, a Year 12 student, from Loyola High School, in Mt Druitt, who wanted a job in the hospitality industry.

What are Partnership Brokers?

Free driving lessons for learner drivers

The Australian Government has committed $17 million over five years to develop the Keys 2 Drive program on a national basis.

2012 Western Sydney Try'a Trade - 25 & 26 June

Western Sydney's Largest Try'a Trade is on again in 2012 at Kevin Betts Stadium, Mt Druitt on the 25th & 26th June and the partners have been busy planning on taking this years event to another level. With the addition of a new partner PVS Workfind, new ideas and initiatives will ensure this is an event not to be missed.