Back in the Game
A referral service that provides specialist support to students to help them either re-engage with education, transition to vocational training or find employment.
The Back in the Game initiative provides professional support and mentoring for young people aged 15-19 who are not engaged with their education. The initiative is designed to help students overcome any barriers to their learning and then either re-engage with school or transition successfully to training or employment.
Initiative activities include:
- Professional mentoring and counselling
- Tailored career guidance with an emphasis on mapping out the student’s re-engagement with school or their transition to training or employment
- Assistance to overcome barriers to learning (e.g. assistance with obtaining ID, travel assistance, etc.)
For a young person to be eligible to participate in the Back in the Game program, they must meet the following eligibility criteria.
- be 15-19 years old;
- be a student enrolled in, and referred by, one of the participating Educational Pathways Program schools; and
- not be a current, active participant in any Commonwealth, NSW or any other program or service supporting youth transitions to work or study.
Back in the Game initiative delivery partners by region
Local provider: Enterprise Plus
Offices in: Canberra, Queanbeyan, Goulburn, Moss Vale and Wollongong
Regions: Capital, Illawarra, Southern and Shoalhaven
Program Manager: Anja Livingston
Contact Email: gbig@enterpriseplus.org.au
Contact Phone: 02 6297 3121
Website: enterpriseplus.org.au
Delivering: Get in the Game and Back in the Game
Local provider: Novaskill
Offices in: Broadmeadow, Tuggerah, Singleton
Regions: Central Coast, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, and Hunter Valley exc Newcastle.
Program Manager: Alex Moore
Contact Email: GBIG@novaskill.com.au
Contact Phone: 02 4357 8600
Website: novaskill.com.au/get-back-in-the-game/
Delivering: Get in the Game and Back in the Game
Local provider: Careers Network
Offices in: Tamworth, Armidale, Moree, Inverell and Narrabri
Regions: New England and North West
Program Manager: Debbie Taekata
Contact Email: info@careersnetwork.org.au
Contact Phone: 02 6763 4800
Website: www.careersnetwork.org.auExternal link
Delivering: Get in the Game and Back in the Game
Local provider: Connect Northern Rivers
Offices in: Lismore, Grafton and Tweed Heads
Regions: Richmond-Tweed
Program Manager: Margaret Hughes
Contact Email: info@connectnr.com
Contact Phone: 1300 183 352
Website: www.connectnr.com/wio/
Delivering: Get in the Game and Back in the Game
Local provider: Yourtown
Offices in: St Marys and Campbelltown
Regions: Sydney – Parramatta, Sydney – Blacktown, Sydney – South West
Program Manager: Sue Watson
Contact Email: getbackinthegame@yourtown.com.au
Contact Phone: 0402 965 622
Website: www.yourtown.com.au/employmentExternal link
Delivering: Get in the Game and Back in the Game