Action4Youth is a vision to create a workforce attract, support and thrive model that can be scaled and replicated by any industry
It is the result of 20 years of applied research by many people investigating and trialing frameworks that understand the wants, needs and pain points of the people it aims to serve.
The model has three phases – EXPLORE_CONNECT_SUPPORT
It began with identifying who are the right people to bring to the table to support the vision.
It acknowledges you need place based models with resources for local solutions
The Brotherhood of St Lawrence Foundational Capability Pathway identified the key components that form the skeleton:
- Young people need a breadth of skills
- Co-design and co-delivery – the people who directly benefit have ownership
- Partnerships and relationships – work with the willing
Research by the Brotherhood of St Laurence has also identified two focus areas post COVID
- Building employer capability
- Mental Health and Well Being of Young People
What does the current ACTION4YOUTH step by step plan look like
Step One. Bring the Right people to the Table
Step Two. Follow identified best practice
Step Three. Identify and focus on the Top Three Modes of Influence
Step Four. Co-design a model that is participant ( teachers/career advisors, students, employers) centric
Step Five. Identify and Engage Vocational Exploration Psychology Organisation to support educators and give them confidence they can support students to identify their values and explore careers
Step 6. EXPLORE . Offer taster opportunities . Awareness becomes Attraction
Step 6. CONNECT students with role models and mentors and employers
Step 7. Provide SUPPORT for students and employers to build their capability
Step 8. Engage Headspace to support students with mental health, physical health, & managing work and study.
Step 9. Identify great work being done by others we could partner with and leverage
We have pressed the launch button and just when everything was going wonderfully the government in their wisdom moved NAPLAN from May to March 😊The things that you just cant account for in a project risk assessment 😊
Watch this space as we share with you our journey
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