Education Centre Gippsland

Disability Employment Service (DES)

The Disability Employment Services (DES) provides specialist assistance to job seekers with disabilities who require on going support to find and maintain employment. DES is delivered by a Services of organisations – large and small – around Australia.
A job seeker can be referred to DES if they:
• have a permanent (or likely to be permanent) disability
• have a reduced capacity for communication, learning or mobility
• require support for more than six months after placement in employment  
• require specialist assistance to build capacity in order to share the financial, social and personal /over benefits that employment offers.
The assistance that a job seeker can expect is employment preparation, job search and placements, and post placement support.  The job seeker will also be supported to undertake vocational training.
Disability Employment Services (DES) is federally funded through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
ECG is the DES provider in West and South Gippsland with sites at Morwell, Warragul and Leongatha.
For further details contact Aivars on 0407 231 106.

New Workforce Partnerships (NWP)

What is NWP?
NWP is a program to help get people back into work.
It is particularly aimed at industries which are identified as having skills shortages, such as: construction, horticulture, hospitality, aged care, community services, transport and engineering.

New Workforce Partnerships address two priorities of the Victorian Government: increasing sustainable employment opportunities for Victorians facing significant barriers to work and addressing areas of emerging labour and skill shortages.
Who is eligible for NWP?
Anyone experiencing any of the following barriers:
• Youth 15—24
• Public housing tenant
• Sole parent
• Ex-offender
• Indigenous Australian
• Recent Migrant
• Person with a physical disability
• Person with a mental illness
• Person with learning difficulties
• Retrenched worker with limited market opportunities
Interested people can self-refer or be referred via organisations. This is a FREE service.
ECG delivers NWP in partnership with Corrections Victoria and Latrobe Community Health Services. The program supports eligible job seekers particularly ex-prisoners, people on current community orders and neighbourhood renewal residents to gain sustainable employment in the construction, horticulture and transport industries.
ECG is the NWP provider in the Latrobe Valley from the Morwell site and Warragul.
For more info please phone Jenni at our Morwell office on (03) 5133 0690
NWP is funded by Department of Innovation Industry & Regional Development (DIIRD)
For further details contact Jenni on 0417 551 830.

Koori Programs

Education Centre Gippsland in partnership with Baw Baw Shire delivers a range of programs to support the local Koori community.  These programs include Community Luncheon, Community Kitchen and School Holiday Program.  Activities are arranged for occasions such as NAIDOC Week and Reconciliation Week.
Education Centre Gippsland delivers training programs for the community with an Indigenous Art Program that has been offered for the past three years.  In 2008 Brayakalong an innovative Koori Art program enabled ECG to be awarded Victoria’s top ACE Provider of the Year at the Wurreker Awards





Brayakaloong artist Dale Hayes, ECG’S Maryanne Meyer and artist Lionel Rose Jnr.
For further details contact Maryanne on 0438 231 740

New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)

ECG is a New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) provider across Gippsland and South East Melbourne.
NEIS is available for eligible job seekers who wish to start and run a small business.  The program provides accredited training, business advice and mentoring as well as ongoing income support for up to 52 week.  Training is Certificate IV in Small Business Management and this training is offered in a combination of delivery modes including group setting and online.
For further details contact Bev on 0418 170 502.

Youth Employment Program (YEP)

YEP is a program to help young people to gain and remain in work.
It is designed to assist young people from Drouin and District.
The program will assist local employers to source employees particularly young people.
Youth Employment Program (YEP) is a FREE SERVICE to the youth of Drouin & District made possible by funding from Drouin & District Community Bank® Branch Bendigo Bank.

For further details contact Maryanne on 038 231 740.