Investing In Youth’ is a unique national-scope conference taking place 25-26 July 2013 in Sydney CBO. It will bring together business leaders, Government decision-makers, NGOs and HR practitioners to discuss solutions to youth unemployment and underemployment.

The conference will focus on industrial, policy and practical issues surrounding youth in the workforce. Showcasing solutions which are good for business, youth and the community, employers and HR practitioners will hear relevant and innovative information on successful workforce development programs and industrial relations policy and practice to help their businesses harness the potential of all young people.

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“Don’t have sex, because you will get pregnant and die.  Don’t have sex in the missionary position, don’t have sex standing up . . . just don’t do it, promise?  OK, everybody take some rubbers”Coach Carr, Mean Girls, 2004.

On Wednesday 3rd April 2013, a youth forum on sexual health took place in Parliament House in Sydney, set up and run by young people from the NSW Youth Advisory Council, Young People’s Advisory Committee and health workers from a range of government and non-government organisations.  

YHMD from Kate Disher-Quill on Vimeo.

The EOIs for the Innovation and Industry Development Funds opened on Friday afternoon and SHS providers have been advised by direct email.

A GHSH Reform Innovation Fund of $2 million is available to help SHS providers to redesign their services to align with the revised service delivery framework. An application form and Innovation Fund Guidelines are available as part of the EOI package on the ‘current’ section of Tenders NSW.  For more guidance on preferred service approaches, please see the Service Design Guidelines. 

NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) has commenced a major reform agenda for Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS) organisations, called Going Home Staying Home (GHSH).

A key element of the reform is the development of a new SHS service delivery framework, which will require organisations to work within one or any of four service responses centred on the client, these being (1) prevention and early intervention, (2) rapid rehousing, (3) crisis response, and (4) intensive responses for complex needs clients.

The three peak SHS industry bodies are charged with managing an Industry Development and Workforce Strategy which includes a short-term industry development fund (IDF), and a long-term industry and workforce development strategy. We have established a formal partnership to manage this process.