Start 2011

Koori Job Ready run an eight-week intensive course in construction and hospitality for Aboriginal people in Darlington near Redfern. Beyond training, they negotiate jobs, traineeships and apprenticeships for their graduates and mentor them while they transition into the world of employment.

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Start 2011

Dusseldorp Skills Forum is delighted to be partnering with How Big Are Your Dreams? a creative and proven program that has been working with young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Sydney since 2009.

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Start 2011

DSF is excited to be partnering with the Sydney Story Factory - a new initiative that aims to kindle the spark of creativityin every child and nurture the next generation of storytellers. Situated behind the Martian Embassy and Gift Shop in Redfern, The Sydney Story Factory will be a fantastical place where the imagination is set loose andchildren get free help to write stories of all kinds.

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Start 2011

Building on the success of the Green Team 2008 and Green Team 2010 the Green Team 2012 project is harnessing the growing enthusiasm and understanding of sustainability within WorldSkills Australia. Expert advice on sustainability in design is influencing the very beginning of the WorldSkills competition cycle!

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How to achieve peak performance (890.45 kB)Start 2011

MoVE International, a Survey of Competitors and Experts at the WorldSkills International Competition in London, 2011 aims to provide an evidence base for all WorldSkills Members on the benefits of Competition and ideas for improving the WorldSkills Experience for everyone.

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Start 2011

The WorldSkills Foundation (WSF) was recently launched in Madrid, Spain the birthplace of the world wide skills movement 61 years ago. It is with great pleasure and excitement that Dusseldorp Skills Forum has joined with Festo, ROMI and RMIT University and become one of the first four Founding Global Partners.

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Start 2011

We've updated, revamped and added a whole lot of new information to our Learning Choices website. As well as the latest research and some valuable resources, the site contains information on nearly 2000 programs. It's often been called 'the best kept secret in Australia'.

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Start 2010

Building on its experience in starting up the Career WorkKeys community based labour hire program on the Central Coast, Dusseldorp Skills Forum is working in partnership with Narrabri Shire Council, MAKE IT WORK, AgriFood Skills Australia, and Tocal College to pilot an innovative cross industry skills program aimed at breeding flexibility and responsiveness in local labour forces, building resilience into regional economies and retaining skills and people in regions.

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Start 2010

Building on the success of Green Team 2008 the WorldSkills Australia National Skills competition was again home to the Green Team!  Student volunteers from event management teamed up with students from university environmental courses to find out how sustainable are the categories at a WorldSkills competition.Under the guidance of the lead auditor, ARUP, the Green Team conducted interviews with each of the skill areas and gathered data that became part of the Environmental Audit report, and established benchmarks & recommendations for improvement.

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Start 2010

DSF is partnering with Dare to Lead and the Ernabella Anangu School to develop a form of industry / employment in a remote indigenous community that offers local jobs that provides real pathways from school to work. This is a huge challenge because so few young boys/men even engage in the upper secondary years in their education.

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