Wesley Mission Annual Report 2020 - Flipbook - Page 48
Training and jobs
Quality education that empowers every learner
We provide a wide range of
high-quality training programs
across Australia for students and
employees to help develop skills,
create employment opportunities
and build careers.
Prison inmates take charge
of their money
Older Person Mental Health First Aid
Since February 2019, 735 inmates have attended
Wesley Mission’s ‘In Charge of My Money’ – a
program which has helped vulnerable Australians
manage their money and avoid debt since 2011.
HIPU aims to reduce and break the cycle of
re-offending in New South Wales.
Designed for people who work with, live with or care
for older people, including families and carers.
Participants learn how to assist a person over 65
who may be experiencing a mental health problem
or mental health crisis until appropriate professional
help is received or the crisis resolves, using a
practical, evidence-based action plan.
In Charge of My Money
“When I speak to inmates… you realise that in a lot
of offending that occurs, there’s an element of
finances and money,” explains Sam.
Wesley Financial Literacy Education Program’s ‘In
Charge of My Money’ is an important component of
life skill-building. It enables learners to gain skills
and confidence to make informed and effective
money management decisions.
HIPU participant Adele shares her struggle with
reoffending, “[When] I get out (prison)… I’ve got to
try and deal with a mortgage and children… with no
support at all. So I just keep going back because it’s
too easy.”
In 19/20,
70
269
567
people completed Older Person
Mental Health First Aid
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At seven correctional centres across NSW, Wesley
Mission’s Strategic Relationships Manager, Sam
and his team of 15 are providing hope to prison
inmates through High Intensity Program Units
(HIPU) – a financial literacy program funded by the
Department of Justice, Corrective Services NSW.
people completed
financial literacy training
participants in HIPU
in prisons
2,772
participants in
commercial training
Mental Health First Aid and commercial
training
Our popular two-day course empowers participants
to provide first aid to someone developing a mental
health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first
aid is given until appropriate professional treatment
is received or until the crisis resolves.
Course participants learn about the signs and
symptoms of common and disabling mental health
problems, how to provide initial help, where and
how to get professional help, what sort of help has
been shown by research to be effective, and how to
provide first aid in a crisis situation.
Wesley Mission trainers delivered this course to
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students at The
University of Sydney.
“Although we deal with animals, all animals have
a human attached. So, it is very important that
Veterinarians have these skills as we see people
in various states of distress. Our students need
to be able to recognise a mental health crisis
and take steps to refer people for support.”
Dr Anne Fawcett, Lecturer, Professional Practice
Wesley Vocational Institute
Wesley School for Seniors
Wesley Vocational Institute (RTO Code 90091)
is committed to giving people the opportunity
to explore their career path by gaining
appropriate qualifications. We believe that
teaching should be clear and comprehensive
and that assessments should be fair.
Wesley School for Seniors offers learning
opportunities for people over 55 years old. Our
students learn new skills and are able to socialise
in an environment that is safe, supportive, and
stimulating.
Students can undertake nationally recognised
qualifications, participate in workforce
development programs and develop new
skill-sets through short courses. The process
we follow is one of close consultation with
individuals, organisations and community
groups to prepare our learners to be workplace
ready.
Students can choose from diploma, certificate
and workshop courses in aged care, business
and leadership, community services, disability,
home and community care, horticulture,
hospitality, leisure and health, mental health
and counselling, outdoor recreation and retail
services.
Wesley Vocational Institute is a Registered
Training Organisation (RTO) through the national
training authority, the Australian Skills Quality
Authority (ASQA). Our RTO code is 90091.
Our New South Wales RTO ID is 320418.
To protect the health of our older students and
tutors the school was closed while COVID-19
community transmission was a significant
concern, prompting the introduction of courses
online.
Wesley Disability Employment
Services
Our team provides a disability management
service that supports people with disability, injury
or a health condition who require short-term
assistance to enter or return to the workplace.
Operating in the Lower Hunter and Manning
regions with specialised services in psychiatric
disability available in the Hunter area.
1,155
664
165
701
people engaged in
vocational study
senior students
job seekers with disability
supported
modifications and maintenance
Wesley Home Modifications
& Maintenance
Our home modifications and maintenance team
help to make homes more convenient, secure
and safer. Services include gardening and
cleaning, minor or larger building modifications
and installations, and the option for an
Occupational Therapist to make sure the changes
address each person’s needs appropriately.
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