some responses to the education and settlement needs of young people from refugee backgrounds...
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Some Responses to the Education and Settlement
needs of
Young People from Refugee Backgrounds
Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture
Foundation House
Ucan2 – A Partnership Approach
Ucan2 is a program that has been designed through a cooperative relationship between
The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House)
Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES)
The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)
What is Ucan2?
Ucan2 has been designed to support young men and women from refugee backgrounds in the transition from on arrival English language programs into mainstream education, training and employment contexts.
Primary School Secondary School Pre-School/
Kindergarten
Uninterrupted Pathway
5 yrs old 6 - 12 yrs old 13 - 18 yrs old
Education - Social and Personal Development
Our education system is built on a series of linear, interdependent segments where the pedagogical model and learning environments at each point have been designed for people who have completed all or most of the previous component.
Primary School Secondary School Pre-School/
Kindergarten
University
Employment
Vocational Training
Employment
Employment Uninterrupted Pathway
5 yrs old 6 - 12 yrs old 13 - 18 yrs old
An individuals capacity to participate in a range of contexts as an outcome of this education is predicated on an the acquisition of substantial levels of social and personal capitol accumulated over 12 years or more of formal education.
Expected Outcomes
War, oppression -displacement
Displacement
Pathway informed by the Refugee
Experience
Social and Personal Development - Pre arrival pathways
War, oppression -displacement
Displacement
Pathway informed by the Refugee
Experience
English Language
Post Arrival Pathway
Dangerous Transitions Dangerous Transitions
University
Employment
Vocational Training
Employment
Employment
Raising Family
Secondary Education
War, oppression -displacement
English Language
Displacement
Pathway informed by the Refugee
Experience
Currently, we are providing people from refugee backgrounds with 12 months of ESL tuition on arrival. The outcome of which is transition into systems and contexts for which local people have received 12 or more years of preparation.
Expected Outcomes
75% of all employment comes from word of mouth
People who have completed secondary education experience lower rates of unemployment than those who have not and people who have completed post secondary qualifications earn more and
For the past 15 years the Australian labour market has experienced a steady decline in the demand for unskilled and semi skilled labour with a steady increase in demand for technical and professional positions.
Access Ecconomic:2007
Programmatic Responses O
n
arri
val
English Language Program
7 m
on
ths
12 m
onth
s
13 m
on
ths
10 m
onth
s
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language
classes
Social Support
Curriculum
Programmatic ResponsesO
n
arr
ival
English Language Program
7 m
on
ths
12
mon
ths
Social Support /Curriculum
Peer Volunteers
13
mo
nth
s
10
mon
ths
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language classes
Programmatic Responses
English Language Program
7 m
on
ths
12 m
onth
s
Social Support
/Curriculum
Peer Volunteer
13 m
on
ths
10 m
onth
s
Work Experience/Part Time Work
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language classes
Programmatic ResponsesO
n
arri
val
English Language Program
7 m
on
ths
12 m
onth
s
Social Support
Curriculum
Peer Volunteers
13 m
on
ths
10 m
onth
s
Pt Time Work/Part Time Work
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language
classesCase Management
Programmatic ResponsesO
n
arri
val
English Language Program
7 m
on
ths
12 m
onth
s
Social Support /Curriculum
Peer Volunteers
13 m
on
ths
10 m
onth
s
Work Experience/Part Time Work
Mainstream education or training
Case Management Support Transition from on arrival language classes
Delivering the Program
In the current year the partnership will deliver 8 Ucan2 groups -
Dandenong AMESNoble Park AMESSwinburne TAFE (Croydon Campus) Noble Park English Language SchoolWestern English Language School
In 2011 Ucan2 is aiming to deliver 16 groups in metropolitan Melbourne – about 50% of the total number of 16 to 24 year olds arriving in Victoria on the humanitarian settlement program.
Corporate Partners
Ucan2 works with the following employer groups –
Australia Post
Woolworths
Coles
The Reject Shop
Best and Less
Harris Scarfe