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In 2008, we funded the Youth Mentoring and Employment Program in Launceston, Tasmania offering mentorship and coaching for young job seekers with a disability. The program ran for 12 months and provided individual support at a personal level through a positive and beneficial relationship with a volunteer mentor.
Partnerships were formed based on each person’s specific interests and values. The volunteer mentor acted as a positive role model for the young person, building their confidence, helping them to identify their own strengths and assisting them to find and maintain rewarding employment. In recognising their own strengths, the young participants could then develop their own pathway to help them achieve their goals. Some have returned to school to complete their formal education, some have gained employment and others have entered into formal training.
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