the program

Youth Connections will provide a national, flexable, individualised and responsive service to assist young peole who are most at risk of disengaging from education or training and therefore not attaining Year 12 or equivalent and not making a successful transition to further study, training or work.  The objective of Youth Connections is to support these young people to attain Year 12 or equivalent and to help them make a successful transition through education and onto further education, training or work.

Preferred order of outcomes for participants of Youth Pathways is as follows:

Youth Connections will focus on three overarching outcomes.  These are:

1. That young people at risk develop personal skills and attributes that promote wellbeing and support positive life choices.
2. That young people at risk are connected to education, family and community achieve successful education and transition outcomes,and
3. That Youth Connections Providers work collaboratively within their service region to strengthen service delivery outcomes for young people at risk.

Social and personal development outcomes:

Young people at risk will develop personal skills and attributes that promote wellbeing and support positive life choices.