Latest report reveals age is no barrier to academic and career success Spearheaded by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria for the Australian Federal Government, a recent report by Workforce Innovation and Development Institute (WIDI), outlined the key results from the inaugural Reach, Train and Employ Project in 2021, which saw 31 Victorian mature aged […]
A new evaluation report by the Workforce Innovation and Development Institute (WIDI) reveals the results from the inaugural Reach, Train and Employ project. Spearheaded by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria, Reach, Train and Employ saw 31 Victorian mature-aged graduates achieve a Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability). The program was supported by
The first cohort of 31 mature aged graduates will receive their Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability) in partnership with RMIT University and Good Shepherd Australia and New Zealand. It’s part of the Cities of Brimbank, Melton and Bacchus Marsh’s commitment in targeting unemployed mature workers over the age of 50. The Reach,
High rents, difficulty finding secure employment and an inadequate age pension: these are among the reasons more older Victorians are becoming homeless. COTA Victoria’s CEO, Tina Hogarth-Clarke, addressed these and other issues when she spoke to the Victorian Parliament’s Social and Legal Issues Committee’s inquiry into homelessness in early July. Ms Hogarth-Clarke presented to the
COTA Victoria’s Reach, Train, Employ project kicked off with 19 mature aged jobseekers in March 2020. Reach, Train, Employ targets unemployed mature workers aged 50 plus who qualify for training being delivered by RMIT University. The success of this first group of participants, who are busy hitting the books, prompted us to mount a new
COTA Victoria is leading an innovative employment project to help people aged over 50 into the workforce. Project participants will be re-skilled so they can return to the workforce in areas of labour shortage in aged care and disability services. COTA Victoria has partnered with the Future Social Services Institute (FSSI) at RMIT University and
MEDIA RELEASE 5 December 2018 The Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria is today calling for more actions to reduce the cost of living pressures for older Victorians in response to a new landmark national report launched today in Canberra. The State of the (Older) Nation 2018 Report is the most comprehensive national study ever undertaken
