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Future Focus
Our Future Focus program provides young people in Years 7 & 8 transitioning from primary to secondary education. This group of students from St Albans Secondary College graduated from the first year of the program and discuss how they have learnt new skills and feel better prepared for the future.
Jaclyn has a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, Finance, and Financial Planning from Deakin University. Shehas over 12 years experience in property funds management and currently works as Investment Manager at Drapac Capital Partners. Jaclyn specialises in the management of Australian Managed Investment Schemes including product & business development, compliance and financial reporting for several Australian Financial Services Licenses. Confused, fascinated or just simply want to know more? Then make sure you have a chat with Jaclyn at the UPP networking dinner this week.
We asked Jaclyn a couple of questions ahead of the networking dinner…
I have been fortunate to work in an complex organisation which has exposed me to many different facets of a professional working career & have some interesting stories to share.
My career as an Investment Manager commenced following an internship I completed during my final year of my commerce undergraduate year. I am therefore looking forward to sharing my pathway with the students and hope to inspire them to discover their own opportunities in their chosen field.
We are delighted to be hosting Sustainability Consultant, Ben Preston, from Norman, Disney & Young, a global engineering consultancy firm, to share his Engineering experiences, professional passions and career successes.Ben has extensive experience in Engineering and Sustainability, especially construction, leading and designing projects. He’s interested in a whole bunch of things including: leadership, collaboration, disrupting with positive purpose and Regenerative Design and Development. Ben has a Bachelor of Engineering, Energy and Environmental Engineering and is currently participating in a Futuremakers Fellowship at the Centre for Sustainability Leadership.
We asked Ben a couple of questions ahead of the networking dinner…
As a young person, I remember feeling dread at the prospect of adulthood. The prospect of work life seemed mundane, a tool that sucked the joyousness out of life. While that speaks to my own direct experience and exposure with adult life, I’m sure many young people have similar feelings and find it difficult to get inspired about their potential adult lives.
I hope young people walk away from the event witha sense of hope and inspiration for the potential the future holds.
I’m hoping to impart people with a sense of hope and inspiration for the future by highlighting that there is so much value in the way that they see the world. Often the vigor and fresh insight that young people bring to a scenario is actively discouraged, which inevitably leads them to become disinterested. I hope to highlight, through my words and way of being, that childish and playful ways of operating and acting are necessary, useful and powerful ways of sharing perspective, generating empathy and tapping in to creativity.
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Cadetship Program
Alessia Roujenikova is one of our Cadets. She has overcome considerable hardship and achieved greatness in education and employment, recently securing a graduate role at a big four professional services firm. She cites the Doxa Cadetship program as playing a key part in her success to date.
For our next UPP in July, we’re super excited to be inviting Charlotte Hilder, Creative Producer at Youth Outreach, Arts Centre Melbourne to come and talk to students at a networking dinner about a career in the Arts. Charlotte brings a wealth of experience to the table, having spent her career working with young people and across community arts initiatives and in local government. She’s worked in film, photography, music and arts projects and studied at National Art School, RMIT and Victorian College of Arts.
We asked Charlotte a couple of questions ahead of the networking dinner…
I have been working in the Arts sector for over 20 years, and I believe that mentoring and networking is very important in supporting young people in their career pathways and aspirations.
I have a professional Arts career and believe that the creative industries need more people sharing insights into their career journey, as it is often an undefined pathway and many roles are not advertised. Instead they are gained through networking and industry endorsement.
PS: Check out this TED talk by Ben Cameron about “Why the live arts matter?”
The Age / The Sydney Morning Herald
Malmsbury Camp
Daniel Robinson is our Malmsbury Camp Manager. His passion for encouraging people to value the outdoors has taken him all around the world. Here he shares his philosophy, ethos and work at Doxa.
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Future Insights
Our Future Insights program was launched in May 2017. This program provides young people with access to the professional skills, networking, communication and teamwork required for the future workplace.
A new program has been launched in Victoria to address some of the barriers of youth unemployment by assisting disadvantaged young people gain the valuable, practical skills they need to increase their chances of getting a foothold in today’s competitive job market.
Not-for-profit organisation, Doxa has launched Future Insights, targeting first and second year university students. Through the program, young people learn to become better equipped with important, professional skills that employers look for in a job candidate.
The program is delivered over three sessions and helps participants work on skills including personal branding, networking, communication and teambuilding. At the end of the program, students will have a trusted professional network, gain unique insight into specific industries and have access to the right tools they need to find a professional mentor.
Doxa CEO, Dr Stephen Silk, said in today’s workforce environment young people are required to have an agile and versatile skillset to compete for valuable employment opportunities.
“Gone are the days where people were hired to do just one job. In the current competitive and fast-paced working environment, young people are expected to be more flexible and adaptable than ever before when it comes to their roles and skillsets,” he said.
Youth unemployment continues to be a major issue within Australia, with statistics showing no signs of improvement, leaving many young people feeling bleak about their futures.
“The number of unemployed young people across Australia remains at critical levels. Young Victorians face many hurdles when it comes to finding work after they graduate from university, and it’s even more difficult for disadvantaged young Victorians who have little to no access to resources including trusted mentors and professional connections,” Dr Silk said.
“Families and people with lower socio-economic backgrounds often have poor access to education and have fewer opportunities to seek on-the-job training and develop solid networks.
“Doxa is committed to investing in young people obtain not only valuable education, but also meaningful employment once they graduate from university. We created this program because we know that young people have so much potential and we want to help them realise that. They are the ones shaping our futures and we want to help them overcome the barriers they face,” he said.
Doxa is a Victorian not-for-profit organisation that provides programs for young people so that everyone can access positive life experiences, educational opportunities and employment pathways.
To get involved or for more information on Doxa’s Future Insights program, visit www.doxa.org.au.
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Media contact: Jackie Smiles | jackie@flourishpr.com | 03 9092 8449
Arif Hazara was presented as a Semi Finalist in the First National Real Estate Leadership Award by Jenny Mikakos MP, Minister for Families & Children, Minister for Youth Affairs at the 2017 Victorian Young Achiever Awards Presentation ceremony held at Flemington – The Event Centre on Friday 26th May. Over 500 guests were in attendance at the Gala event.
The nine category winners were:
Laura Pintur was later announced as the 2017 Victorian Young Achiever of the Year, chosen from the nine winners. The category winners each received $1,000 into an account in their name from Bank of Melbourne, a $1,000 Bartercard Account and a magnificent trophy. Laura received an additional $2,000 flight voucher from Jetstar and a State trophy.
Arif Hazara, 21 of Dandenong speaks at schools about issues facing refugees and asylum seekers. His advocacy resulted in 2,000 additional young refugee’s access to TAFE courses. Arif was a youth delegate at the first UN-affiliated Global Refugee Youth Consultations.
Further information about Arif can be obtained by phoning the Awards office on 9720 1638 or by emailing vicyaa@awardsaustralia.com
The Victorian Young Achiever Awards began in 2012 with the purpose to acknowledge, encourage and most importantly promote the positive achievements of all young people up to and including 29 years of age. The awards showcase the achievements of young Victorians, and pay tribute to their vision, innovation and commitment to contributing to their community.
2017 Cadets at the Cadetship Induction & Graduation Event at Allens Linklaters
We are also delighted to welcome 21 newly inducted Cadets this year. A tremendous thank you to returning
Program Partners Allens Linklaters, Bombardier, Doxa Social Club, Honan Insurance, JBWere, KPMG and V/
Line. We also extend a warm welcome to new Program Partners including: Country Racing Victoria, EM Advisory, Melbourne Racing Club, Racing Victoria, Royal Flying Doctors Service and Vibrato.
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