1. NEVCOP PROJECT 2013-14

2. Nevcop project Great opportunities for metro and rural Learn Local and Adult Community Education organisations arise from the merging of the former Hume and Eastern Metro Regions

3. Nevcop project • Build on existing links and successful business/governance models across the region • Increase provision • Improve the quality of provision

4. Nevcop project North East Region – Approx114

5. Nevcop project • The North East region of Victoria is home to over 260 000 people • Includes the Goulburn Valley, one of Australia's major fruit-growing regions with fruit and dairy products exported all over the world

6. Nevcop project • Population growth over next 23 years predicted to be 1% • If the region’s share of overseas migrants is maintained, an additional 22,000 migrants will live in the region by 2036

7. Nevcop project Major cultures • UK • Italy • Germany • New Zealand • Netherlands

8. Nevcop project • Retail • Health Care • Manufacturing • Agriculture • Construction • Education and Training

9. Nevcop project Trends • Rural areas have experienced an increase in residents working in service industries and manufacturing • At the same time large towns have shown an increase in residents employed in agriculture.

10. Nevcop project • Between 2006 and 2011, Victoria’s overseas born population increased by 232,125 or 19.8 per cent to reach 1,405,334. Most of this growth (88.0 per cent) was in metropolitan Melbourne where the overseas born population increased by 204,191

11. Nevcop project The aim of the project is to establish a network/community of practice operating primarily on-line

12. Nevcop project Communities of practice are groups of people who share a passion and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better. Communities of Practice (CoPs) provide an opportunity to create a learning community around an area of interest, to share and develop and build personal and professional knowledge and expertise.

13. Nevcop project Using this model we will: • Establish a formal network/community of practice • Build partnerships • Develop and strengthen the use of technology

14. Nevcop project WHO ARE WE

15. Nevcop project • ACFE board Learn Local registered providers • Providers with a Board contract • Providers without a contract • HESG registered providers at RTO’s • Learn Local Non-RTO Providers • Non Learn Local Neighbourhood Houses

16. Nevcop project • The average neighbourhood house is staffed for 34.2 hours per week AND in use for around 55 hours per week

17. Nevcop project • Just over 1500 people are employed in Neighbourhood Houses in our region with over 93% part time.

18. Nevcop project • On average 13 people volunteer at a Neighbourhood House each week • The reported number of volunteer hours is close to 49 hours per week. • The estimated value of their contribution is $4.6 million.

19. Nevcop project • 16% deliver programs/activities in facilities owned or managed by other organisations • 95% of Neighbourhood houses work in regular partnership with 8 organisations each week, that’s around 866 regular partnerships in our region per month.

20. Nevcop project • 415 people on average use each NH each week this equates to a total of nearly 38,000 visits each week.

21. Nevcop project • Neighbourhood House Infrastructure • 71.5% ICT training rooms/Computer labs • 43% Community kitchens • 41% Community Gardens • 30 % Mens Sheds

22. Nevcop project • In the past 12 months NH’s were involved in close to 3,000 community events • Managed an average of 3.6 projects per house • Made an average of 6 funding applications

23. Nevcop project • Lets hear about some of these projects