Welcome to the Goldfields Local Learning & Employment Network

The Goldfields Local Learning and Employment Network (GLLEN) is a one of 31 Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) within Victoria that are funded by the State Government.

The primary function of LLENs is to bring together education providers, industry, community organisations, individual and government organisations to improve education, training and employment outcomes for 15 – 19 year olds in communities across Victoria. In their work LLENs focus particular attention to the “at risk” cohort of young people.

The Goldfields LLEN serves three local government areas;

• The City of Greater Bendigo.
• The Mount Alexander Shire
• The Central Goldfields Shires.

Connect Central

The help young people need to stay involved in Education, Employment and Training.

Connect Central has been operational since the beginning of 2007. The initiative aims to create a collaborative and coordinated approach to meeting the education, training, employment, social service and health needs of the “at risk” cohort of young people within the three local government areas of the City of Greater Bendigo, and the Central Goldfields and Mt. Alexander Shires.

Connect Central is governed by a Committee of Management, with representatives from each consortium members and four other invited sector representatives from police, Bendigo year 7-10 government schools, the GLLEN, Lead On Bendigo, Regional Office of DEECD. Connect Central also convenes a leadership group which meets on a regular basis. The leadership group is made up of operational staff whom support young people from education, employment, training, health and welfare agencies within the region.

The leadership group assists to bring the key issues of concern to the Committee of Management in order to initiate some sector-wide solutioning to issues.