Stories
VPG Participant Cheralee’s transferable skills leading her to new opportunities
In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia, Cheralee was just beginning her job search journey after completing a 6-month Media Traineeship. Despite the impact the pandemic had on the labour market, VPG was able to support Cheralee through the Transition to...
Highschool students on the hunt for work experience opportunities
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedent impact on the Cairns community and now threatens to effect valuable opportunities for local high school students. Each year in Cairns over 1,000 Year 10 students participate in work experience to gain insight into a...
Newly funded Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Program Launches in Cairns
Youth sexual violence is a complex and challenging issue that can affect young people in all communities across Queensland. According to the most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics Personal Safety Survey, one in six women and one in ten men experience abuse before...
Cairns leads the way in local recruitment drive
Lead by Vocational Partnerships Group Inc. (VPG), and in collaboration with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), Australian Government Employment facilitator, Tamilyn Brennan, and Precedence founder, Nicky Jurd, joined forces to develop a local solution to...
VPG Participant Megan thriving at Thirkell
After finishing school in Year 12, Megan was motivated to enter the work force and secure employment to support herself financially. With no previous work experience, Megan undertook intensive employability training through the Transition to Work program, helping her...
Work experience key to young people’s success
Vocational Partnerships Group (VPG) has reported an incredible number of businesses in FNQ giving young people work experience placements to aid in their career planning. To date, in 2019, 400 employers have hosted 886 school students on work experience in Cairns....
Tablelands Parents & Carers ASD Support Group proves successful
Parents and Carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are being given vital support and training through a dedicated Parent Support Group that is unique to the Tablelands community. “Tablelands ASD Parent Support Group is a support group with the aim of...
FNQ youth supported with their transition to work
As young people reach the lifetime milestone of departing school, they have the opportunity to engage in an innovative program with Vocational Partnerships Group (VPG), Transition to Work. VPG’s Transition To Work (TtW) Program supports young people aged 15-21 on...
Local youth get set for work
Up to 63 youth are ready to Get Set For Work in Far North Queensland under a Queensland Government employment initiative through Vocational Partnerships Group Inc. (VPG) The program follows the injection of $8.75 million in statewide funding to support young people...