The National Youth Careers and Transitions Advisory Group assists The Minister, in progressing the national careers and transitions agenda for young Australians.
The Government’s focus is on helping young Australians make a successful transition through school, and from school to further education, training and employment.
The Advisory Group will develop advice on strategic issues including matters affecting young people’s successful transitions in relation to learning and education, and issues regarding enterprise, vocational and career education.
Presided over by the Chair, Ian Spicer, the NYCTAG met for the first time in Sydney on 23 February 2005.
The Advisory Group will develop advice on strategic issues as requested by the Minister, which will include:
- Providing broad strategic advice to the Minister on matters affecting young people’s successful transitions in relation to learning and education;
- Providing advice to the Minister on identified priority issues regarding enterprise, vocational and career education; and
- Identifying and advising the Minister on opportunities to establish links between transition programmes and other Commonwealth initiatives, those of State and Territory Governments and with non-government initiatives; including developing effective local partnerships and strategic alliances between government, business and the community.
The members of the NYCTAG are:
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Isabelle Adams
Director,
Vision Network Pty Ltd
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Stella Axarlis
Member,
National Training Quality Council
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Professor David Bennett
Head,
Department of Adolescent Medicine,
Westmead Children’s Hospital
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Colin Johnsen
Managing Director,
FJP Manufacturing Pty Limited
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Steve Liebmann
Former Co-host and journalist,
Nine Network’s “Today” Program |
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Marea Moulton
Executive Officer,
South East Regional Training
and Enterprise Centre, NSW |
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Tristan Mungatopi
Graduate Student,
Monash University
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Matthew Rhyne
Communications Technician,
AMEC Engineering |
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Father Chris Riley
Founder of Youth off the Streets |
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Ian Spicer
Chairman,
National Disability Advisory Council |
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Geoff Spring
Director,
Spring Consultancy Services |
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Jim Stynes
Director, CEO and Co-founder,
The Reach Foundation
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Peter Tatham
Head,
Career Development and
Employment Services
University of Tasmania
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Gerri Walker
Principal, Youth Education Centre,
South Australia |
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Contact Details: NYCTAG Secretariat
Leonie.quartermaine@dest.gov.au
Phone: 02 6240 8657
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In July 2006, the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training, on behalf of the National Youth Careers and Transitions Advisory Group, commissioned Atelier Learning Solutions Pty Ltd to undertake a scoping study of Service Learning in Australia. The Final Report, A National Role for Further Development of Service Learning in Australia can be found following the link below.
Service Learning Final Report PDF 
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