Welcome to the Geelong Regional Vocational Education Council Inc (GRVEC) |
GRVEC is a not for profit organisation that works with young people in the area of career information and support. We support 30 schools in the Greater Geelong region as well as young people not in school, parents, local businesses and community organisations. We help young people get the skills, experience and professional guidance they need to make a successful transition through school and onto further education, training and employment.
Our mission is to assist all young people in the Geelong region to access quality information, experiences and support to help them identify and forge a career path leading to personal fulfilment and economic independence.
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GRVEC ANNOUNCEMENT
GRVEC has been selected by the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development (DEECD) as the preferred provider for the Workplace Learning Coordinators (WLC) program in the Geelong region.
Workplace Learning Coordinators are required to increase the number of young people undertaking workplace learning experiences within industry.
We will be providing additional information about the program closer to the commencement date in July.
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A Note from Lynne -
Executive Officer of GRVEC
The implementation of the new National Partnerships on Youth Attainment and Transitions has created some different opportunities in the Geelong Region.
GRVEC’s role as a Local Community Partnership has been wound down so we are now focussing on a limited number of career taster programs as well as supporting young people experiencing barriers to employment.
The Alcoa Future Leaders of Industry program has been launched for 2010 and we hope this will continue to inspire young people to look to the manufacturing sector in Geelong for innovative and inspiring careers. Further information about this program can be found elsewhere on this website.
Regards
Lynne Clarke
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CIVIL CONSTRUCTION TASTER PROGRAM
GRVEC, in partnership with the Civil Contractors Federation & The Gordon, are again running the Civil Construction Taster program. The program will run for one day a week over 4 weeks and include a week's work experience with a local civil contractor.
If you are 15 years of age, enrolled in Yr 10 or 11 & keen to learn more about what the civil construction industry does & the pathways into this career field, ask your careers teachers for more information.
Click here for a flyer or go to our forms tab to download the flyer & expression of interest form (due 16th June). See GRVEC programs for more information on civil construction & read about last years program.
  
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GRVEC & partner organisation, BacLinks, are proud to announce that the annual 'Y' Chef Cooking Challenge will again be held this year.
We are very pleased to have G-Force Apprentice Centre & The Gordon on board as event sponsors this year. Stay tuned for further information & highlights of the competition throughout term 3.
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Alcoa Future Leaders of Industry - Scholarships in Manufacturing
The next event for the scholarship recipients is a tour of three of our supporting companies; LyondellBasell, Boundary Bend Olives & Sykes Racing. On the 22nd June we will all be donning our hard hats & work boots and getting an inside look at these exciting Geelong companies.
Go to our Programs page to see what events the students have participated in this year and read about one of our supporting companies - Bounday Bend Olives.
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Youth@Work
Get your ‘foot in the door’ and gain the ‘experience’ that employers are looking for.
Are you enthusiastic and keen to work? Are you interested in working in the following areas: administration, health support, environmental services, food services or youth services?
GRVEC is looking to recruit 20 young people between the ages of 16-19 to place into a minimum of 16 weeks fulltime paid employment.
You will be provided with full and ongoing training and support. There are no costs for participants.
For further details please contact:
Annabel Newnham
GRVEC
5222 5807
0421 351246
annabel@grvec.org.au
This is a Victorian Government initiative supporting young people in our community. |
  
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Manufacturing Geelong DVD
Every day, you benefit from many of the thousands of products that are manufactured, or are made from raw materials produced in Geelong.
From the power and fabrics in your home, food products, plastics and transport components, manufacturing impacts positively on your life by supplying many of the products you use every day.
To make all these products requires engineers, designers, product developers, researchers, process workers, tradespeople and other skilled workers from a diverse range of trades and disciplines.
GRVEC are pleased to be part of the DVD - Manufacturing Geelong, which profiles some of these local advanced manufacturing industries and features young employees discussing their work and job pathway. |
The purpose of the DVD is to give students and teachers information about the local manufacturing sector and to encourage young people to consider the career options available in it. There are jobs to suit all kinds of interests -scientific, technical and practical and we hope the DVD will spark the curiosity of students to explore these.
This project was made possible through a collaboration between GRVEC, the Geelong Manufacturing Council and the Gordon TAFE using funds from the Federal Government’s Career Advice Australia program and the Victorian Government’s Regional Development Victoria agency.
We are also very appreciative of the contribution of the following featured employers: |
Alcoa World Alumina
Bob White Electrix
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Deakin University
Downer Engineering
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Godfrey Hirst
Jeff Sykes and Associates
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Kinetic Engineering
LyondellBasell |
Modern Olives
Stonker |
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GRVEC’s Partners
GRVEC works with young people in all senior schools in the region – government, catholic and independent – approximately 200 businesses in a range of industry areas, Registered Training Organisations and the Smart Geelong Region Local Learning & Employment Network, as well as other community partners.
The GRVEC Board is made up of committed people from Alcoa of Australia, Ford Motor Company of Australia, The Committee for Geelong, Karingal, representatives from secondary schools, Gordon Institute of TAFE and the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Alcoa of Australia also provides funding to GRVEC to assist them in their work with young people.
Further information about Alcoa of Australia can be obtained from www.alcoa.com.au |
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