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The AgFutures Team at the Food & Fibre Great South Coast IWD High Tea
The AgFutures team had the pleasure of attending the Food & Fibre Great South Coast International Women’s Day High Tea in Warrnambool on March 22nd. It was great to see project partners Natalie Collard from FFGSC and Sam Andrews (WestVIC Dairy), and to speak to employers from across the region about the challenges and opportunities for investing in and developing the next generation of farm workers.
Sharing AgFutures at the Careers Expo at Deakin University
On April 3rd and April 4th, the AgFutures team and project partner Food & Fibre Great South Coast will be co-hosting two webinars for young people, employers and employment service providers to learn more about the training and employment opportunities and to learn how to sign up for the pre-employment, training and job placement opportunities.
AgFutures recruitment drive for cohort 1 featured in the Warrnambool Standard
AgFutures Service Development Lead Lauren Westhorpe and Youth & Employment Engagement Officer Oksana Yakushchenko were featured in the Warrnambool Standard on May 10th.
AgFutures Community of Practice and Community Launch event, Warrnambool, 21 March 2023
We were delighted with the enthusiasm and contributions from 47 local leaders from community organisations and representatives from Glenelg Shire Council, Warrnambool City Council, Corangamite Shire Council, Workforce Australia, Glenelg and Southern Grampians LLEN, South West LLEN, Department of Education, DemoDAIRY, Aurora Dairies and WestVic Dairy who attended the first AgFutures Community of Practice in March.
The purpose of the Community of Practice (CoP) was to bring together community stakeholders from the Barwon South West region of Victoria to create visibility for AgFutures by presenting what AgFutures is, what the pre-employment and training would look like for a young person taking part and what the ambition is in community and nationally. Attendees heard from the representatives of the six AgFutures partners and members of the Youth Reference Group and Employer Reference Group.
AgFutures Employer Needs Analysis Workshop
AgFutures Employer Needs Analysis Workshop convened at SWTAFE Glenormiston Campus
'Country Today' radio interview
On Friday 17 February, AgFutures Strategic Lead Kira Clarke (Principal Research Fellow in Skills and Training at the Brotherhood of St. Laurence) spoke with Libby Price of Country Today on ACE Radio. You can listen to the interview on Soundcloud.
'AgFutures at the Neil Porter Legacy/Midfields Careers Expo
The AgFutures team had its first outing to a careers expo on Wednesday March 1st 2023. Congratulations to the Neil Porter Legacy and Midfields for hosting such a great event. The AgFutures team is thankful to the SWTAFE team for sharing their exhibition space. The team enjoyed speaking with families and young people about the opportunity through AgFutures to be matched with a local employer to gain valuable experience while undertaking entry level training. You can watch the video that the event organisers produced to showcase and celebrate the fantastic range of exhibitors and highlight the great turn out of people interested in agricultural careers.
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