Grow Our Own
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Retain young people?
Develop workplace skills at higher levels?
Enable employers to support young people?
Maintain sustainable economic growth?
GROW OUR OWN
Grow Our Own is an industry led and RDA Riverina coordinated network that connects everyone working in the western Riverina workforce development, education, and training sector.
The Grow Our Own partnership has been successful in establishing a recognisable brand that advocates for workforce issues, connects people and business and develops and supports learning pathways into local careers with the view of encouraging people to live, learn and earn locally. The program connects and integrates business, industry, education, and employment sectors.
Grow Our Own aims to encourage people to build a career while living locally and to encourage local business to invest in local people employment, training, mentoring and motivation for sustainability and future expansion.
The industry led steering committee provides the direction with the support of stakeholders to :
Foster an integrated approach across education, business, government, and community for careers education & planning.
Explore ways to assist cultural groups to achieve their educational aspiration.
Enable integrated workforce planning for industry and pathway information to reach students and families in time for annual decision making.
Build local awareness of local pathways into growth industries (and pathways support such as scholarships, Work Integrated Learning, and cadetships.
Increase alignment between education provision and local industry need.
Maintain a solid regional education and industry network that is collaborative, progressive, and responsive to the changing industry needs of the region.
Contact for inquiries:
Marg Couch: po@rdariverina.org.au
RDA Riverina Senior Project Officer
Steering Committee
Supporters
