Our Programmes

Our Programmes

Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)
The Structured Workplace Learning Programme aims to facilitate the provision of structured learning opportunities to students in a real or simulated workplace. In most cases, the skills are assessed and the achievement of competencies is recognized nationally by industry and education systems. There are 11 vocational frameworks offered by schools in the Blacktown LGA. They are Information Technology, Hospitality (including Food and Beverage), Retail, Entertainment, BusinessServices, Metals and Engineering, Construction, Tourism, Automotive, Electrotechnology and Primary Industries.

School Business Community Partnership Broker Program (PB)
Partnership Brokers (PB's) will broker partnerships between and among:

schools

business and industry

parents and families and;

community groups
to support student engagement and improve education and transition outcomes by building partnerships that support improved education and transition outcomes for all young people.

About the program: Evidence clearly demonstrates the benefit that partnerships between schools, business and community have on the education and transition outcomes for young people.

The Partnership Brokers (PB) program is focused on building partnerships to support young people to attain Yr 12 or equivalent qualifications and reach their full educational and social potential.

The program is designed to foster a strategic, whole of community approach to improving education and transition outcomes for all young people. This is achieved through a national network of Partnership Brokers that create new partnerships and enhance existing partnerships between and among four key stakeholder groups:

Education and training providers

Business and industry

Parents and families

Community groups

The Partnership Brokers assist key stakeholders to enter into partnership arrangements that will enrich the learning experience for young people leading to improved levels of participation, engagement and attainment. These partnerships harness resources and build local infrastructure to support communities to share responsibility for young people’s learning and development. The Partnership Brokers work with key stakeholders to identify the needs of their region, help partners to agree on how they can work together towards a common purpose, and support partnerships to achieve their goals.

Nirimba Business Centre (NBC)

Another of the projects undertaken by the BREED Taskforce Inc. is the Nirimba Business Centre.

The Nirimba Business Centre offers serviced office accommodation at very affordable rates. It supports small businesses so they can achieve positive trading results by reducing exposure to the volatile environment most new or expanding business face.

The Centre can provide mentoring assistance, access to business seminars, organisation of special rates on a variety of professional services such as accounting, insurance’s etc. The services that are provided by the Centre help the tenants reduce their set up costs, yet establish a professional presence. This assistance to small businesses in their formative years stimulates economic and employment growth in Western Sydney by helping these businesses stay in business and expand to employ additional staff.

For more information about the Nirimba Business Centre please call on 02 9853 3200.