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Migrants graduate as health support practitioners
Building Employment Pathways for Humanitarian Migrants
Centacare recently heald a graduation ceremony at the Wellington Street Office, to celebrate the graduation of students from non English speaking backgrounds in the Certificate III Health Services Assistance course. It was a proud day for the graduates, as well as their teachers and the community.
Centacare’s innovative approach, combining language support with theory and practical training means that participants are offered maximum support in order to successfully complete their training.
The course is conducted over ten weeks and includes two weeks of work experience. Work experience forms a vital part of the course as it not only gives the participants real working life experience but has proven to be a valuable source of employment.
Quote by a participant:
“I feel myself lucky to have undertaken this course with such a nice organisation. I wish Centacare the very best and hope it will keep up it’s reputation and continue to deliver good training. It will definitely help in my career and many people like me”
More Information about courses at Centacare: http://www.centacarewa.com.au/
In an effort to collaborate more widely across the community, Centacare is now welcoming interest from organisations who wish to work together to improve the skills of new migrants. With over 33 years experience in WA as a not-for-profit organisation, providing training and employment solutions to the community - Centacare is eager to connect with individuals and organisations to develop initiatives that will improve the lives of migrants in Western Australia and ultimately benefit the wider community.
If you’d like more information about this topic, contact Sally Burgess de Castillo, on (08) 9482 7000 or email
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Social Enterprise fires up a needed international discussion
Critical conversation around the status and purpose of Social Enterprises around the world provided exciting debate at the second Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) in Melbourne this Month.
Centacare Employment and Training participated in this event, sending a delegate to Melbourne for the week, to join the emerging Australian social enterprise movement. Successful enterprises were showcased and profile’s of social enterprise’s in the region and around the world were raised.
As a result, the organisation is now looking into initiatives that can help shape business models and structures to better accommodate for the development of social enterprises, especially in changing commercial markets and through the development of innovative partnerships around investment. The conference also took a notably unconventional format, which added to the energy and capacity of delegates to think and link outside the square.
Details of this event can be viewed online at the following address: http://www.sewf09.com/
In an effort to collaborate more widely across the community, Centacare is now welcoming interest from organisations who wish to continue this conversation. With over 33 years experience in WA as a not-for-profit organisation, providing training and employment solutions to the community - Centacare is eager to connect with individuals and organisations to further enterprising initiatives towards improving the whole community in Western Australia.
If you would like more information about this topic, contact Sally Burgess de Castillo, on (08) 9482 7000 or email
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Working with Australia’s leading thinkers on the task of our time
The Heads of Residential Colleges and Halls of the Universities of Australia, recently joined with key leaders and thinkers in business, government and community to work towards a ‘Resilient Future: The Task of our Time’. Key speakers and thinkers included; The Hon Stephen Smith: Minister for Foreign Affairs - Sir Rod Eddington; Chair of Infrastructure Australia - The Hon Carmen Lawrence; Professorial Fellow, UWA.
Centacare Employment and Training participated in this event, joining in the conversation and working on strategic imperatives that are critical in preparing our future leaders for the world they will inherit. Centacare’s key focus was to learn from the breadth and depth of dialogue at this event, connect with a rich network, and then incorporate the thinking into our own organisation. Discussion converged around key ideas of education and leadership, and conference delegates were challenged to consider the complexity of both opportunities and problems alike.
A number of critical conversations that occurred during this event can be viewed online at the following address: http://www.youtube.com/user/resilientfutures
In an effort to collaborate more widely across the community, Centacare is now welcoming interest from organisations who wish to continue this conversation. With over 33 years experience in WA as a not-for-profit organisation, providing training and employment solutions to the community - Centacare is eager to connect with individuals and organisations to further initiatives in improving the whole of community in Western Australia.
If you’d like more information about this topic, contact Sally Burgess de Castillo, on (08) 9482 7000 or email
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Health Literacy for Indigenous Women in Perth
Statistics show that 59% of people between the ages of 15-74 don’t have adequate Health Literacy, and that Western Australia was amongst the worst performing Regions in the country (4233 Health Literacy Australia ABS 2008). The ‘Women in Partnership Aboriginal Women’s Health Forum’ brings together eight health agencies, who take the opportunity to improve health literacy amongst indigenous groups in WA by promoting their messages with a united approach.
Centacare Employment and Training participated in the most recent forum in Cockburn on the 16th of September 2009, promoting the Language Literacy and Numeracy Program, funded by the Australian Government (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations). With an additional $86.5m for foundation skills announced in the 2009-2010 Federal Budget, there is an increase in opportunities to deliver pre-vocational, and language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) support, particularly for Indigenous Australians. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) have also adopted an Indigenous Education Statement: Towards the Development of an Indigenous Education Action Plan, which also gives scope to working more closely with indigenous groups on improving literacy and numeracy targets (COAG, July 2009). Centacare is taking a consultative position, working alongside other organisations to embed Language, Literacy and Numeracy in a way that is both relevant and timely.
In an effort to collaborate more widely across the community, Centacare is now welcoming enquiries from organisations who are interested in collaborating on Health Literacy Projects. With over 33 years experience in WA as a not-for-profit organisation, providing training and employment solutions to the community - Centacare is eager to connect with individuals and organisations to further initiatives in improving language, literacy and numeracy in WA.
If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with one of our staff please call on (08) 9482 7000 or email