Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians – Grant Opportunity – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians – Grant Opportunity identifies Shepparton as a priority locality for eligibility for young people, in particular those from a CALD or ATSIC background. An overview of the program is given.

The Program was announced in the 2019-20 Budget as part of the Australian Government’s Skills Package, Delivering Skills for Today and Tomorrow. It will run over three years from early 2020 through to mid-2022. It is intended that there will be three Scholarship application rounds, unless the funds are expended earlier.

The Program will support a minimum of 400 young Australians to undertake an Approved Program of Study at Certificate III to Advanced Diploma levels leading to occupations in demand. Scholars will receive up to $5,000 per year of study assistance.

As part of the Program, scholars will be required to undertake a paid Internship for a period equivalent to 20 full time business days or equivalent, unless they undertake a mandatory work placement as part of their Approved Program of Study. Scholars will receive up to $3,000 for the paid Internship or work placement.

Priority will be given to people who have recently exited from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) regardless of age, Indigenous young Australians, young Australians with disability, and young Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Program will be delivered in 10 regional locations in Australia: Grafton, Gosford, Shepparton, Armadale (WA), Wanneroo, Alice Springs, Townsville, Maryborough, Burnie and Port Pirie.

The objectives of the Program are to:

improve skills and employment opportunities of young people in regional locations, and
support priority occupations within 10 regional locations.

The intended outcomes of the program are that:

more young people in regional Australia complete vocational education and training and go on
to further study or jobs that are in regional demand.

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	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.