Workplace Learning Forum

Workplace Learning for CALD students

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

27 May 2008

Moonee Valley Racecourse

David Collett

Career and Transition Project Officer

Western Local Community Partnerships

Anita Calore

Senior Project Officer, ESL Unit

Definitions

A migrant is defined as: a person who migrates or travels so as

to change one’s place of living Longman Dictionary

one who migrates or goes from one country, region or place of abode to settle in another

Macquarie Dictionary

Refugee

A person, who, owing to a well-founded fear of persecution on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of origin of his or her nationality and is unable, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country

1951 UN Convention

Who are the ESL students?

• student comes from a language background other than English• English is not the main language spoken at home• student has been enrolled in an Australian school for less than five years

Around 39,000 are eligible for ESL Index Funding and $47.2 million in funding is allocated for 2008 to 460+ schools through the Student Resource Package

S ri L anka, 3%K orea, 3%

C hina, 11%

S udan, 10%

Afghanis tan, 9%

India , 7%

P hilippines , 5%

New Z ea land, 4%

Iraq, 3%Vietnam , 3%

B urm a (Myanm ar), 2%

Malays ia , 2%Thailand, 2%

Other, 36%

ESL newly arrived students by country of birth, government schools, Victoria, 2006

Source: New Arrivals Data Collection 2006

ESL newly arrived students by residency status and region, government schools, Victoria, 2006

Source: New Arrivals Data Collection 2006

Funding for ESL

Two forms of funding are provided:

• ESL Index funding

• New Arrivals Program funding

Funding for ESL from 2007 to 2008

ESL Index funding to schools increased from $44.5 million to $48.2 million

New Arrivals Program funding increased from $24.5 to $27.8 million

Total budget increase from $69 million to $76 million

New Arrivals Program

• funding to deliver intensive English language tuition to eligible newly arrived migrant primary and secondary school students• temporary residents may be included at the discretion of the state• claims are lodged with the Commonwealth twice a year

ESL support in Victoria

Phase One Intensive English

Language tuition atEnglish Language

School/Centre

Phase TwoTransition Program

In a mainstream school

Phase Three ESL support

on regular basis

ESL support as necessary

ESL Support provided• ESL index funding and Multicultural Education Aide funding• English Language Schools/Centres and outposting services• extra 6-12 months in an ELS/C• program officers in all regions• transition initiatives (52 schools will receive funding in 2008)• LMERC- statewide resource centre• transition officers and outreach workers• literacy support• professional learning through Teaching ESL in Mainstream Classrooms • TESOL scholarships for teachers

Support continued

• Youth transition workers• Primary welfare officers and secondary students welfare coordinators• VCAL for Refugees • website www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/programs/esl/default.htm •

• interpreting and translating support • resources – First Language Assessment Tasks

- ESL Handbook - ESL Companion to VELS - Sample ESL student reports

Implications for schools• An increasing number of ESL learners require

literacy, numeracy and content knowledge & skills as well as ESL support

• Settlement and well-being needs increase• Schools will need to link to a range of support

services outside the school• Older ESL learners with disrupted schooling

entering the school system will need additional support and pathways advice

• Parents of ESL students require support to understand our education system and school expectations of them

Other Models

• McDonalds Project

• Big W Buddy up Program

• Working Party initiatives eg Business Forum

• Community Radio Program- Melton

• Parent Engagement / AMES & Sunshine College

Resources• LMERC – Statewide Resource Centre www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/lem/lmerc/lborrow.htm• ESL Websitewww.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/programs/esl/default.htm

• Local Learning and Employment Networkswww.llen.vic.gov.au/

• Local Community Partnershipswww.dest.gov.au/sectors/career_development/programmes_funding/

programme_categories/key_career_priorities/Structured_Workplace_Learning/

• School Focus Youth Serviceswww.sfys.infoxchange.net.au/faq.shtml• My Futurewww.myfuture.edu.au/

Contact Details

• David Collett

• Phone 8311 5800

• david@wlcp.com.au

• Anita Calore

Phone 9637 2131

calore.anita.a@edumail.vic.gov.au