Migrant Support

A major focus at the Centre for Participation is how we can work with and support our migrant, refugee and asylum-seeker communities from many nations. This approach has culminated in us establishing a designated Migrant Support Worker role. We’ll continue to work closely with partner organisations to explore how we can support migrants to ‘arrive, survive and thrive’.

Some of our key initiatives include:

• Licencing the Wimmera – tailoring our program to support new migrants to obtain their driver’s licence
• English language classes – introducing more options to practise conversational and extension English
• Computers and digital literacy courses – equipping people with hands-on skills to encourage digital participation
• Engagement workshops – working with migrant women to understand their work and education aspirations, and how we can support them to achieve their goals
• Horsham Hospitality Workforce Pathways Program – works with women to increase their confidence in English,, customer service and hospitality skills, and to become work ready. Volunteers support learning and social inclusion, while hospitality partners provide valuable work experience
• Social Pantry – to support many initiatives to build skills in customer service and hospitality
• Multicultural festivals – exploring opportunities to bring together different migrant groups and break down cultural barriers
• Migrant professional network – a new initiative launching to support migrants to find work and navigate employment in Australia
• Microbusiness classes– working towards opportunities for people to create microbusinesses and have greater social and economic participation.