News stories tagged with "Youth"

Adapting to a new life in Australia is a challenging and multifaceted period for a newly arrived migrant or refugee to Australia, and young people who walk this road face very specific trials. Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) plays a crucial role in supporting young people on this journey. One of their customised programs is the […]

Three Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) youth students have gained work experience, retail skills and increased confidence from a unique program at a Sydney social enterprise empowering refugee and migrant women. Sarah Al-Nadawi, Marleen Jameel and Mariam Kamara graduated from the 12-week Retail Training Program at ethical fashion store, The Social Outfit, Newtown, which included paid […]

A Ukrainian teenage girl forced by Russian bombing to flee her home on foot in freezing conditions, a former Taekwondo national champion and activist rushed out of Afghanistan due to threats from the Taliban, and an award-winning Year 12 student whose life was “shaped by the shadows of war” in Syria were three young speakers […]

An innovative project at Navitas Skilled Futures providing work, study and related social experiences has delivered a range of positive outcomes for all participants. The Grow, Move & Make Youth Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Innovative Project*, which ran for 12 weeks from July to October at Fairfield College, combined classroom activities with off-site visits, […]

The winning food story films from four Navitas Skilled Futures students have been published on YouTube and the website of the project’s filmmakers, CuriousWorks. The films, featuring four Fairfield Youth Class students, were created as the winning prize for the “My Food Story” competition that focussed on the personal and cultural significance of food for […]

Navitas Skilled Futures has teamed up with SBS and WIRES on a new media project to help migrants learn about Australian wildlife while improving their English language skills. The ‘Living with Aussie Wildlife’ project will be freely and publicly accessible from the SBS Learn English website, and will include videos, activities and worksheets relating to […]

Two students from Navitas Skilled Futures Youth Class in Fairfield are starring in their own “food story” films after winning a competition that focussed on the personal and cultural significance of food for people from diverse backgrounds. Marwah Mader and Marleen Jameel, both refugee students from Iraq, entered the competition along with the rest of […]

Generous and passionate are two words regularly used by students and colleagues to describe Fairfield’s Youth Teacher, Camilla Portela.

Her colourful classroom in the top right-hand corner of the college is often buzzing with movement, laughter and chatter. But don’t mistake that for frivolity. This is a class that gets stuff done. And the fact that students enjoy doing it means they turn up each day, they knuckle down and they achieve results – and not just in language, literacy and digital skills.

A Navitas Skilled Futures Fairfield student will be able to realise her mission of helping other young migrants and refugees after being accepted as a youth ambassador at MYAN (Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network).

Odette Siuofi, 20, said she was “very proud” to be chosen as a representative of MYAN’s NSW Youth Ambassador Network, which will provide her with leadership and professional development opportunities as well as the ability to engage in advocacy for young migrants and refugees at a national level.

It was a colourful start to Refugee Week at Fairfield on Monday with the launch of “Our Journey to Unity”, an innovative art project by the college’s youth class.

The collaborative project between Navitas and Fairfield City Council saw the students’ vibrant perspective drawings displayed at the college and in a public installation on the footpath at a prominent intersection in the CBD.