Job Placement Employment and Training Programme (JPET)
Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) is a pre-employment programme bridging the gap between crisis and employment assistance services for disadvantaged young people.
To be eligible to participate in JPET a young person must:
- be aged 15-21 years of age (inclusive), and
- homeless or at risk of homelessness; and/or
- facing barriers which prevent them from participating in the workforce or in their community; and
- not be in sustainable employment; and
- be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency or hold a Temporary Protection Visa.
These barriers may include:
- drug and alcohol abuse.
- sexual and physical abuse.
- mental health problems.
- or family troubles.
A key objective of the JPET programme is to stabilise the young person’s situation in order to re-engage them with education or training, help them access employment assistance or to enter employment.
Participation in the JPET programme aims to help young people with:
- reconnecting with education or study
- engaging with employment assistance
- participating in programmes with a workforce participation focus
- accessing specialist support services
- stabilising accommodation
- increasing social connections and participation in the community.
JPET providers draw on and work collaboratively with existing community support services and networks in their local community to give young people the most appropriate support for their needs.
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