Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (ACRE)
Developing 21st century enterprise and employability skills in young people
Education
GOAL: To improve access to quality, relevant and supportive education through initiatives that provide disadvantaged Victorians with the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Education focus areas:
- Engaging and retaining P-12 students
Initiatives that target students at risk of disengaging from school. - Creating vocational pathways
Certified education and training pathways that lead to meaningful work. - Transitioning migrants and refugees
Education and training opportunities that will enable migrants and refugees to transition into Victoria’s culturally diverse communities.
Education: Case Studies
Indigenous Employment Partners
Creating supported and innovative pathways to employment for Indigenous Victorians
WEstjustice
A highly successful pilot resulted in a second grant from HMSTrust to build on the outcomes of our initial funding
River Nile Learning Centre
Empowering disadvantaged refugee and asylum seeker women through education
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Children whose parents are employed have improved life chances
