Levi started in the MatchWorks YOUth Community program last year with the ultimate goal of making new friends. But the 18-year-old has gained so much more than that through the specialised program, which is part of the Australian Government’s Empowering YOUth initiative. When he finished schooling at 17, Levi found it difficult to transition into…
A young Strathpine job seeker has excelled in an internship opportunity and started her new career journey with support from MatchWorks. Gillian, 20, was referred to the YOUth Community program by her employment consultant Stacey Elks to improve her skills and confidence levels. YOUth Community is being delivered by MatchWorks over the next two years…
MatchWorks kicked off a new employment program this week for youth in Bendigo (Victoria), Noarlunga (South Australia) and Strathpine (Queensland) using a specially designed phone app. MatchWorks is delivering the Australian Government’s Empowering YOUth initiative through the YOUth Community model over the next two years. Empowering YOUth supports new, innovative approaches to help long-term unemployed…
Young job seekers aged 18-24 graduated from the Empowering Youth program at a special ceremony in Adelaide on Tuesday evening. The Empowering Youth program began in April and was delivered by the Port Adelaide Football Club in partnership with MatchWorks over several months. The weekly-program involved a mix of class work, physical activity and excursions,…
MatchWorks will provide assistance to young people to overcome barriers to unemployment through a new Australian Government initiative. The Empowering YOUth Initiative seeks to empower young people who are disengaged from the workforce or school and who face complex issues that affect their future. MatchWorks will deliver the initiative through the Youth Community model across…
MatchWorks has partnered with Port Adelaide Football Club (PAFC) to deliver the Empowering Youth program to 17 job seekers aged 18-24. There are 14 DES and three jobactive job seekers from the Adelaide region taking part in the program which commenced in April 2017. “The program encourages participants to take responsibility for themselves and others by…