The Disability Information and Resource Centre

Whitelion have two more Sail For Success voyages coming up on:

23rd-27th August

and

6th-10th November.

From Whitelion:

Whitelion and SA Tall Ships are working together on the Sail for Success project, where young people from state care and leaving youth justice or at risk of involvement take an active part in a voyage on the training vessel “One and All”. We aim to provide our participants with nationally-accredited training and secure jobs not only in the sea-faring and marine diesel/engineering industries, but also in hospitality, environmental protection, offshore employment and the aquaculture and seafood industries.

In addition, our program will provide the young people with important life skills such as team-work, problem-solving and conflict resolution.

The voyage will be a unique opportunity for the participating young people to access employment opportunities and accredited training pathways through the skills training acquired through the One & All Youth Development Program. During the course of the voyage, they will be able to develop employability skills and gain accreditation in:

• Watch Leaders course (One & All training course practical)
• Yachting Aust. Competent Crew Course Practical
• SACE Level 1 Outdoor and Environment
• VET Courses
• Duke of Edinburgh Program – Bronze Award
• Membership of the Sail Training Association 1 year

This unique variety of accreditations, together with our Whitelion employment program, will enable the participants to advance into further sea-faring opportunities (e.g. through on-board employment at Able Seaman entry-level), marine engineer diesel (through the static training facility in dry dock), the seafood preparation industry, construction industry (e.g. rigging and scaffolding), aquaculture, hospitality and even coastal environmental protection.

Some of these placements will be employment-related, some work-experience and some will open the way for further accredited training, by obtaining Elements of Shipboard Safety through the Australian Fisheries Academy or their Whitecard enabling them to work in the Construction industry.

More Information

Whitelion: (08) 8243 5594 or www.whitelion.org.au

Positive People Solutions (PPS) have two workshops coming soon to Adelaide, De-fusing Explosive Situations: Managing Aggressive Behaviour on Thursday 29th April, and Engaging and Motivating Difficult Clients on Friday 30th April. Details for both can be found here.

PPS also have available a 2 DVD set titled Difficult Co-workers Made Easy, and an online course titled Effectiveness Training for Helping Professionals.

SHine SA are presenting a Pregnancy Choices Training Course.

The course will define and explain all the options available to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.

It is open to nurses, doctors, counsellors, community health workers, school counsellors, youth workers, indigenous health workers, and any professional who encounters clients with unplanned pregnancy.

For more details please see the flyer.

When

9–11 June 2010

Where

SHine SA
64c Woodville Road
Woodville
(parking off Bower Street)

Cost

$140

Enquiries and Registration

Tel: 8300 5317
Email: SHineSACourses@health.sa.gov.au

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) have released a report titled The role of vocational education and training in the labour market outcomes of people with disabilities.

The report investigates the effects of vocational education and training on the labour market participation of people with disabilities.

NCVER will also be releasing another report on their web site titled What would it take? Employer perspectives on employing people with a disability on Friday 12th February at 9.30am AEDT.

Novita Children’s Services are seeking 20 volunteers  to be involved in a research project investigating the best ways to help young people with physical disability to use a mobile phone and/or associated technologies to enhance social contact. Volunteers need to be between the ages of 12 to 18.

The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation are funding the research. The research will take place during 2009. Each participant will be involved in several short interviews and questionnaires, followed up by training sessions in the use of mobile phones. There will then be a one month trial of mobile phone technologies,  matched to the participants needs and abilities.

To find out more about the study or if you wish to participate, contact Danielle Whitaker, Research Assistant on 8243 8376 or email danielle.whitaker@novita.org.au

Novita flyer for mobile phone training

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