Community Services
We aim to assist people who have left school, to continue with their education, training and/or employment.
All people have the capacity to make a vital contribution to the social and economic life of society. To succeed they must have access to opportunities, and networks that facilitate their participation.
BGT is committed to supporting people to reach their life, learning and employment aspirations. We work with people from all backgrounds, assisting them to make positive life choices in whichever pathway they choose to follow.
Better Futures
BGT deliver Better Futures across the Central Highlands and Wimmera areas.
Better Futures provides flexible and tailored support as you transition from out of home care to independence. To be eligible for Better Futures support, you must be in kinship care, foster care, residential care on, or after your 16th birthday and on one of the following orders Care by Secretary Order, Long-Term Care Order, Family Reunification Order. All young people on permanent care orders are eligible.
A Better Futures worker meets with you and your case managers when you are about to turn 16 years, and is available to help you transition from care services, when your Child Protection Order finishes, up until 21 years of age.
Home Stretch
Home Stretch (part of the Better Futures program) provides young people in care with a more gradual and supported transition to adulthood. This means you can get the support you need up to the age of 21 with assistance from a Better Futures worker.
Through Home Stretch you can stay with your kinship, foster, or permanent carer until you turn 21 years of age – your carer would need to agree. Your carer is entitiled to receive an allowance to help support you. If you are moving from care to independent living, you may receive an allowance to help you with housing costs such as rent and bills. This payment will go to an agency who will work with you to support your living arrangements.
ReConnect
BGT Jobs & Training Ballarat deliver ReConnect over the Ballarat, Golden Plains and Moorabool local government areas.
The ReConnect program assists participants to overcome barriers preventing them from engaging in education, training and employment and provides support into further study or employment pathways.
To Create a Referral to visit ReConnect click HERE.
Training and Placement
Why ReConnect?
"ReConnect have helped me a lot in organising my career plan. They are still helping me, especially with helping me to organise my enrolment in a Diploma of Community Services."
Kyle
Youth Service Links
Get your learner driver license
Prepare to Drive
The Prepare to Drive Program is a partnership between BGT and the Department of Transport and Planning. Attend 6 interactive classroom lessons where you learn about the road rules to follow when driving in Victoria.
- No matter what level of education or training you have had in the past, BGT can help.
- The BGT Prepare to Drive course will give you the skills and knowledge to pass the Victorian Learner Driver Test.
- Increase your literacy skills and increase options for employment and further education or training.
Important: VicRoads requires you have sufficient identification before you can sit your Learner Permit Test. Vic Roads requires 3 pieces of ID one from each of the following categories:
- Primary ID: A full birth certificate, current passport or citizenship documents.
- Secondary ID: Medicare card, student card, bank/credit card, telephone/gas/electricity bill
- Evidence of Victorian residency: Bank statement, proof of age card, concession or health care card.
For more information and to find out when the next class is running, contact BGT on: 03 5333 8600 or admin@bgt.org.au
Find out more
If you would like to learn more about BGT Jobs & Training Ballarat community services click the button below. If you have any questions, you can contact the team at BGT Jobs & Training Ballarat on 03 5333 8600.
