Initiatives
What's My Trade
The GAGAL ‘What’s My Trade" is a totally hands on experience where participants can ‘have a go’ and actually construct something and take it home. This event is a great way to demonstrate what a trade looks like, feels like and in some instances tastes like. Targeted generally to the primary to early secondary school students, this event encourages young people to think about what career choices they may consider in the future and give them the opportunity to ‘have a go’ and ask questions of those already in the trade.
Get Set for Work
Get Set for Work (GS4W) is a Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation-funded project that addresses the learning and employment options available to young people and helps prepare them for employment. The program is primarily targeted at young people who are disengaged or are at risk of disengaging before completing Year 12.
Pre-Trade
The GAGAL Pre Trade Program provides training to students interested in trade related careers. This program has been designed in conjunction with real life industry expectations and thus supports successful transitions into traineeships and apprenticeships.
Back On Track
Back on Track is a program designed to assist young people who are at risk or have disengaged from mainstream schooling. It provides an alternative to the school environment, structuring teaching around individual needs to assist over time with the transition back into a formal educational setting or onto a further training/career path/employment.
Youth Support Coordinator
The Youth Support Coordinators (YSC) Program operates within the education sector and work closely with students to prevent them from disengaging from either “learning or earning”.
GAGAL GIVE
The GAGAL GIVE (Get Into Vocational Education) Program is a partnership between Central State School, QUT and GAGAL. It is fully understood that young people start disengaging from the education sector at around Year 4, so it was decided that we should target that year level with an innovative program designed to keep them at school and a program that would improve the literacy and numeracy skills.Details
