The Changing Cultures Project brought together eight partners from the education, health and settlement sectors to address the education needs of refugee and newly arrived young people. These are young people, aged from fifteen to their mid-twenties, who have either experienced significant disruption to their education or who have no education at all prior to their arrival.

These young people face many difficulties in accessing appropriate education and training. Their lack of education, the length of time required to address educational gaps and the type of program which is required to do this, combined with the career developmental requirements they have as young adults, are significant hurdles. These need to be considered in the context of their previous refugee experience and the range of settlement tasks they are undertaking as they settle into a new country and begin to rebuild their lives.

Page prepared by: Anne Giddens, Further Education Development Officer. Authorised by: Sue Beshara, Manager, Industry and Initiatives Unit.
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