4. Progress made to date
• Information Synthesis: Flagship project established
• Significant investment in programmes increasing
access to higher education
• Progress in exploration of models to mediate access
to opportunities for employment and income
generation
• Foundation laid for a project to create pathways for
young people in ‘NEET’
5. 2012: Consolidation
• Monitoring existing partnerships
– Information hub
‐ Developer selected (Elemental Web
Solutions)
‐ Formative research with opportunity
providers and seekers completed
‐ Focus on developing an operational plan that
addresses issues emerging from research
(quality control; establishing and managing
partnerships with opportunity providers)
‐ Reference group to give input on prototype
6. 2012: Consolidation
• Developing new partnerships
– Educational drop-out competition
– Jobs fund
• Information gathering
– Scholarships review
– Employment mediation services survey
– Entrepreneurship education, development and
support
7. 2012: Expanding the Connection Footprint
• Reach
– Upscaling, replicating models of best practice
• Impact
– Strengthening connection pathways and
mechanisms between
‐ Youth and FET sector
‐ FET sector and industry
– Second chances
