23rd August 2011
Tuesday 23 August – At The Salvation Army’s Oasis Youth Support Network today, five young people will graduate after successfully completing a month long work readiness training course that will see them gain full time employment by mid September.
Launched in 2006, the Oasis Pathways Program (formally known as Get Skilled 4 Work) was developed to cater for the needs of socially disadvantaged young people who were at risk of long-term exclusion from employment, due to a lack of appropriate education, skills and training.
“The recent Pathways Program has helped to realise the dreams and aspirations of five young people by helping them to secure full-time employment in a competitive corporate work environment,” says Caroline Nugent, Coordinator of the Oasis Training Pathways program.
“Thanks to the partnerships formed with the community and business sector, Oasis’s young people now have an opportunity to gain professional training, experience and financial independence,” says Nugent.
Oasis’s new graduates will commence full time work in administration through Pathways Partners; Australand, Mirvac, Lend Lease and the Australian Taxation Office.
The five graduates, and their employers, will have ongoing access to support and coaching from Oasis as they make the smooth transition into their respective careers.
The Oasis Pathways Program course offers life coaching, budgeting and financial management, while developing communication and interpersonal skills, personal presentation and interview preparation. All necessary components that help address the many challenges faced by homeless and disadvantaged young people.
The innovative Oasis Pathways Program is just one of more than 25 cutting edge services delivered by the Salvation Army’s Oasis Youth Support Network in Sydney to help disconnected young people get back on their feet and begin turning their lives around.
For more information:
Vanessa Birch
Vanessa.birch@aue.salvationarmy.org
02 8353 9407 / 0404 833 237
