THE FOUR PILLARS OF TRANSITION SUPPORT

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THE FOUR PILLARS OF TRANSITION SUPPORT
1. PROFESSIONAL

• 3. EMPLOYERS
• AND
• COMMUNITY

4. PEERS

• 2. PARENTS/FAMILY
• AND
• CAREGIVERS

COMBINING THE PILLARS Professionals connecting
with all pillars and tapping their contributions
into one integrated and comprehensive package of
career and transition support for young people
(13-19).
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A CAREER AND TRANSISTION SUPPORT TEAMMAPPING
THEIR INTERVENTIONSWhere are the strengths and
the gaps
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WORKING WITH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERSA
comprehensive strategy for Strengthening their
contribution to career and transition support
WORKSHOPS
HOME BASED MATERIALS AND HOTLINES
DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL TRANSTION PLANS
SPECIALIST SUPPORT
Secure parent child relationships and high
parental involvement is associated with progress
in not only personal growth but in career
development there is a need to help parents and
caregivers to become more informed educators and
sources of guidance. Thanks to Career Development
Services Branch (DET Western Australia)
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WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY

• Building upon our links with employers
• quality placements structured work based learning
  (VET and VL categories) including the experience
  of work in a real or simulated setting
• complementing the placement with a wide range of
  options for employers
• Engaging volunteers in the community
• mentors
• all the options eg coach, resource person,
  reviewer
• It takes a village to educate the child, it
  takes a community and its networks to facilitate
  successful transitions.

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EMPLOYERS AS CAREER PARTNER WORKSHOPS Co-hosted
with business clusters, service clubs, chambers
and employer networks, the workshop would assist
employers to more fully understand young people
and explore how to recruit and retain trainees,
apprentices and other workers

• Skill shortages and demographics mean that many
  employers are searching for ways to reach out to
  young people, and to be better able to motivate
  and support their own young workers/trainees etc.
• The Y generation have grown up in a very
  different world to many baby boomer bosses and
  supervisors. An inter-generational understanding
  is valuable to all parties. A local research
  program would provide a lead-up process to the
  actual workshop.
• The workshop would enable employers to work and
  learn in small groups, to share views, to compare
  now to when they were young, and to consider how
  they can work more effectively with young people
  eg quality induction, ethical workplace
  relations, work-life balance, rapport building
  respect, praise and encouragement through peer
  support and mentoring.
• Employers would be given information about the
  labour market, and the ways in which
  schools/colleges are developing the learning and
  employability of young people.
• Participants will look at what they can do (alone
  or with schools etc) to assist young people to a
  successful transition.
• Thanks to Brotherhood of St Lawrence Employing
  Young Workers project Tioxide (UK), and DEMOS
  (UK)

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WORKING PEERS PEER SUPPORTYoung people a
source, and not only a recipient of transition
support

• Peer Support is young people of the same
  cohort/peer group learning and working together,
  supporting each other project endeavours,
  sharing information and insights and providing
  emotional support.
• Evidence of the power and influence of peers is
  widespread it can be tapped as a positive
  force. International and Australian research on
  Rising (Y) Generation, The Nurture Assumption,
  Youth Surveys (Mission Australia) all tell us to
  tap into peer support (but in context with other
  sources) of support i.e. the 3 other pillars.
• From 15½ any teenager in transition is
  chronologically closer to adult than child. Peer
  support programs/processes that are facilitated
  by adults, but led by such young people can play
  a vital role in the career development/transition
  support of adolescents moving towards
  interdependency.
• Facilitating peer affirmation, praise and a sense
  of belonging to the group builds self-esteem
  which travels well a sense of connectedness and
  sense of identity.
• The role of the adult is to build the solidarity
  of the peer group to unite students by giving
  them a common goal a brave corps with a secret
  mission (Nurture Assumption)

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PROGRAMS/PROCESSES OF PEER SUPPORT

• Young Person Led Vocational Learning Projects
  the peer group taking the lead, needing each
  other to achieve their goal, facilitated by
  adults
• community based learning/enterprise education
  programs Changemakers, Working Community and
  Community Dreaming, Keyfund/Aboriginal Youth
  Leadership program
• career education/pathway exploration projects led
  by young people eg Transition Teams and Career
  Search and Motivated by Choice for at risk.
• Young People Shaping Transition Support Services
  young people promoting transition services,
  recruiting adult staff
• Connexions UK eg Devon and Cornwall (rural school
  career booths)
• Career Captains eg Northern Tasmania.
• Youth Ambassadors and Peer Mentoring
• Young apprenticeship ambassadors presentations
  in schools and Try a Trade
• Peer mentors senior year students assisting
  middle school.
• Buddy system peer support in context with
  transition brokers and case management.

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ONE PEER SUPPORT CAREERS EDUCATION PROJECT FOR
ALL STUDENTSbut with a special focus upon
engaging at risk young people

• Motivated by Choice Liverpool (UK) working in
  17 schools in the most disadvantaged region of
  the UK (with year 10-12 students) over a 10
  year lifespan.
• A partnership initiative of Young People, Schools
  Employers, University, the Military and Sporting
  Clubs young people taking the lead but linked
  to the support of professionals, employers,
  community and parents.
• A 5 phase program in which students develop (TLC)
  employability skills and career awareness, learn
  about post-compulsory work and learning options,
  and build their peer support. Can be reduced to
  a 2 phase transition team project for young
  people travelling well.

ADULTS ORGANISE
ADULTS FACILITATE
YOUNG PERSON LED
ADULT DIRECTION
1. INDUCTION EVENT
2. INDUSTRIAL VISITS
3. TLC WORKSHOP
4. TRANSITION TEAM
5. CELEBRATION EVENT
5 phases of the program Gradual empowering
process dependency to interdependence
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WORKING WITH PROFESSIONALSCareer
Educators/Advisors and Transition Brokers are the
hub of employing the 4 Pillars of Transition
Support

• They are supporting young people by both
• Strengthening, tapping and combining the 4
  pillars of transition support to assist
  transition (including the development of
  transition plans)
• Offering timely career advice/counselling to the
  young person at a point of critical decision
  making regards future pathways
• Providing a brokerage and case management service
  especially to those at risk
• Nurturing collaboration and partnerships to
  underpin the continuing supply of support.
• Can we employ the 4 pillars, especially for the
  young people travelling well and conserve time
  and energy for more intensive work (11) with the
  at risk.

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INDEX OF SLIDES

• THE FOUR PILLARS OF TRANSITION SUPPORT
• A CAREER AND TRANSITION SUPPORT TEAM
• WORKING WITH PARETNS AND CAREGIVERS
• WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY
• EMPLOYERS AS CAREER PARTNER WORKSHOPS
• WORKING PEERS PEER SUPPORT
• PROGRAM/PROCESSES OF PEER SUPPORT
• ONE PEER SUPPORT CAREER EDUCATION PROJECT
• WORKING WITH PROFESSIONALS

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