South West Connect
About Us
Our vision is to inspire young people and their families by connecting them to the resources, skills and opportunities that empower them to be their best.
South West Connect (SWC) is a not for profit organisation and a registered charity with deductible gift recipient status (complying with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission framework).
SWC has a proven track record of empowering over 117,000 young people in South West Sydney to discover pathways to a better future for themselves and their families.
Through our collaboration and established networks across the education, business and community sectors, we have created over 67,000 work placements and 100 sustainable cross sector initiatives and partnerships that focus on health & wellbeing, youth unemployment, employability skills, transition & pathway options that will allow young people to become economic, social and civic contributors in their community.
What We Do – Youth Collective Impact Team
The Youth Collective Impact Team has a proven track record of “Connecting Youth to Business and Community” through innovative initiatives that inspire young people (aged 5 to 25 years) and their families by connecting them to the resources, skills and opportunities that create pathways to achieve their educational, social and employment potential and ultimately empowering them to be their best.
SWC aims to ensure that those vulnerable to challenges such as disengagement, generational unemployment and welfare dependency are supported and have a strong foundation to build their futures. We do this through various programs from classroom facilitation to larger expos and summits.
What We Do – Work Placement Team
We source and organise over 5,000 placements annually for all the schools and TAFEs in our region. These placements are provided by volunteer employers/businesses enabling valuable practical workplace experience.
Workplacement is a one week placement in businesses to enhance students skills learned in the classroom. All Year 11 and 12 students studying a Vocational Education and Training (VET) course for the HSC must complete a mandatory component of 70 hours workplace learning, 35 hours in Year 11 and another 35 hours in Year 12.
- To see our more about our organisation, please visit our website: www.swconnect.org.au
- To see more of our upcoming events or programs, please visit our events website: www.swcevents.com.au