The Maribyrnong and Moonee Valley Local Learning and Employment Network(MMVLLEN) is bringing back its ‘Try A Trade’ hands-on vocational expo.
The expo will be occurring later this month for the first time since COVID, in partnership with Victoria University’s Skills and Jobs Centre.
The expo offers year 9-12 students interested in or pursuing vocational pathways a chance to try their hand at a range of trades and vocations and ask questions of industry and educators.
Exhibitors range from local TAFE’s and training providers to a diverse range of employers across many different industries.
Short, practical activities are run that young people can participate in to learn different workplace skills and gain more information about their desired pathway.
They take into account skill shortage areas and showcase 19 different trades ranging from electronics to hospitality, ensuring all individual interests of all students are catered to.
According to MMVLLEN, the young people of Melbourne’s west have experienced higher rates of unemployment than the state average.
As a community organisation, MMVLLEN is committed to supporting young people who are having difficulty transitioning from school to further education or work by giving them the guidance, skills and opportunities they need to enter the next phase of their lives and career
