Kira’s Story
Kira wanted to pursue employment in the community services sector but was unsure of where to start. She joined our Transition to Work service at the age of 19 and was very motivated to engage and realise her goals and aspirations. Then a place became available in the pre-employment community services program her Youth Development […]
Charte’s Story
Charte joined the 2020 Career start Pre-employment Electrotech program as a 17-year-old who wanted to pursue her dream of becoming an Electrician. Charte was an engaged and committed student from the very start, and successfully completed the Certificate II in Electrotech including work placements with two different local employers in Darwin. Charte then pursed an […]
Menzies School of Health & Research
The report provides an independent qualitative evaluation of the program based on group discussions and interviews with Career Launchpad participants, parents of participants, a participating employer and YouthWorX NT program staff. We found that the Career Launchpad program has succeeded in meeting a clear need and gap that was experienced by participants throughout their school […]
Lachie’s Story
Lachie joined the Career Launchpad program in October 2019. Lachie was fresh out of year 12 at Taminmin High school in the rural area of Darwin. Lachie identifies as having additional learning needs and was unsure of what options were available for him in the world of work. Lachie began working through his goals and […]
Billy’s Story
Billy is a 22-year-old Larrakia and Tiwi Islander young man, born and bred in Darwin. After finishing school, Billy became disillusioned with work – he tried a few jobs however they weren’t a good fit. Billy knew he wanted to work in construction, however he was stuck, as he didn’t know how to get a […]
