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STRATEGY
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The world is changing at an unprecedented pace. Australia’s population is rapidly growing and ageing, our economy is restructuring, technology is transforming work, inequality is increasing, and our eco-systems are stretched. The institutions we have in place for dealing with these issues need reform.
These are the challenges future generations of young people will inherit.
To face the future young people will need to make Australia technologically savvy, innovative, competitive, and environmentally sustainable. They will need to link it to new markets, new people and new opportunities in Asia, Europe, the Americas and elsewhere. They will need to understand
national and global trends and know how to respond to and take advantage of them.
They will also need to build a strong social and civic culture that strengthens our quality of life and ensures our resources are distributed to create equitable, generous, lively, diverse creative communities.
Young people are Australia’s greatest resource. Their growing numbers (an increase of 50% in the next 50 years) are good for our workforce. They are diverse and globally well connected by culture and language. They generate and share ideas and issues, are optimistic, community-minded and caring toward others.
There has never been a more important time to invest in our young people.
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From our CEO
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But are we investing in them enough to transform the economy and create new systems and institutions to lead us into a better future? The research tells us no. This is the first generation in Australia’s history that will be worse off than their parents in terms of work, housing and debt. More than a third are unemployed or under-employed and many are leaving education without the skills they will need for a complex future. We can not afford to let this waste of potential continue.
This is our mission at FYA. We want to ensure Australia is investing in all young people, from a diversity of backgrounds, utilising their time, talent and ideas in the creation of new and better ways of doing things. There is ample evidence this will benefit both our young people as individuals and the nation as a whole.
We cannot do it alone. We are building collaborations with those across government, industry, education and communities who also want to harness the energy and enthusiasm of our young people to create a better future. Together we will build young people’s skills, create an ecosystem of support for young changemakers, highlight and combat their biggest issues, train those working with young people to engage them in social solutions, and ultimately, transform the systems that are so important for our economic wellbeing and (e)quality of life.
Young people are Australia’s greatest resource
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Technology, global competition, and changing demography are reshaping our economy and work, while the income governments use to fund our quality of life and standard of living is decreasing.
For young people work will be very different in terms of what they will do, where they will work, and how they will work. 40% of jobs are at high risk of automation, the workforce is becoming increasingly global, and the nature of work will be more flexible, with young people managing a portfolio of work activities.
Around a third of young people do not have the enterprise skills needed for this future of work, such as:
• Creativity & innovation• Project management• Financial literacy• Digital literacy
• Working with others• Confidence and communication• Enthusiasm for ongoing learning• Ability to critically assess information
We are also facing significant global challenges.
This change is happening against a backdrop of increasingly complex global issues like rising inequality, climate change, sustainability of resources and a rapidly shifting economy.
The old systems we relied on to address these need reform or replacement –– Young people will need to be innovative and entrepreneurial to tackle these challenges
We are not investing enough in our young people.
For the first time, this generation will be worse off than their parents. They are older when they find full time work, even after study. It now takes on average 4.7 years from education to a full time job. Over a third are unemployed or under- employed, they are more in debt at a younger age and older when they become independent from their parents. Participation traditional political systems is also declining.
Investing now will prepare young people to drive our economy and lead social change to create a better future
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young people will inherit significant challenges which they are not being prepared to address
The challenge
We need the next generation of young Australians to be more enterprising, innovative and entrepreneurial to drive our nation’s future.
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Australia’s young people are equipped with the enterprise and leadership skills they need for the future of work and to contribute and lead change
Young changemakers have, and continue to find, new and better approaches for addressing our biggest social and economic challenges
We have transformed Australia’s approach to working with young people, so they are shaping the institutions, policy and practices of the future
We work with partners across industry, government, education and the community sector to:
We will ensure:
THE IMPACTS
• Co-design initiatives that support young people to build enterprising skills, networks and purpose, equipping them for the future
• Turbocharge Australia’s largest community of young people representing the diversity of young Australians, including a key focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, CALD communities, those in remote and regional Australia and young people who are same sex-attracted, intersex and gender-diverse.
• Deliver research and advocate for policy reform on the issues impacting on young people
• Build a social solutions incubator and global educator that curates world class training for those who work with young peopleThe
solution
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We believe young people are not a problem to be helped or solved. They are ambitious, creative and capable of rethinking the world and solving tomorrow’s problems today.
THE SOLUTION
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Our work is based on evidence and research.
Young people are at the centre of our work.
We seek social change by enabling young people to find new and better ways of doing things and to shape the national agenda.
We are a place for all young Australians, no matter who they are, no matter where they live.
We work in collaboration with others.
O U R M I S S I O N
O U R G U I D I N G P R I N C I P L E S : T H E F Y A W A Y
Creating change with generations of young Australians
We are dedicated to backing the next generation of young people who are going to rethink the world and unleash the future.
FYA backs young people. We put their interests and investment in their future at the heart of everything we do.
FYA knows the world is changing. The way young people do things will need to be different. Our work is underpinned by the belief we need to prepare young people to do business, government, education, community services and leadership differently.
FYA supports the diversity of young people. We strive to remove barriers to ensure all young people can contribute and lead change.
FYA is a partner-powered organisation. We collaborate with others to increase the power of our actions and expose young people to the strengths and experience of our partners.
FYA knows young people. Our work is informed by strong evidence, research and evaluation. This allows FYA to effectively back young people and to inform the national agenda on the issues that most affect them.
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Our visionAustralia is investing in all young people, utilising their time, talent and ideas in the creation of new and better ways of doing things to ensure a strong economy and (e)quality of life
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Our goals
$20 Boss
IMPACT
Worlds of Work
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We create opportunities for young people to learn the skills needed to succeed in a changing world
We engage with young Australians of diverse backgrounds aged 12 and 29 through initiatives in the places they study, work, live and explore. We challenge young people to aspire to great things and to give social action or enterprise a go.
We deliver best practice initiatives that develop enterprising skills in young people, ignite their passions, and demonstrate the potential for change and reform in the systems they inhabit.
$20 Boss is the ultimate in-school start-up challenge. Developed to spark creativity, innovative thinking and entrepreneurship, this program gives every student a chance to build a small business from the ground up, tapping into their incredible potential.
IMPACT helps young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to finish school, and empowers a community of young leaders across the NT. In the IMPACT program, young people attend workshops, camp out, inspire and support each other over three years to lead change.
WOW is a careers learning program that teachers run in year 7-10 classrooms. It connects students with the world of work through activities that enable meaningful careers exploration, relevant to the changing future of work.
Australia’s young people are equipped with the enterprise and leadership skills they need for the future of work and to contribute and lead change
HOW WE WILL DO IT
OUR WORK
WHAT SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE
opportunities for young people to learn the skills
needed to succeed in a changing world
young people who are making a difference in communities,
industry and public life
the way the government, Industry and community sectors engage young people to rethink the
systems that shape the world
WE CREATE
WE BACKWE TRANSFORM
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Backing local changemakers
Young Social Pioneers
our community of Practice
G O A L 2
We back young people who are making a difference in communities, industry and public life
FYA brings together the largest community of young changemakers in the country: the innovators, makers, dreamers, thinkers, doers and creators. We support their projects and ventures to thrive – whether they are small scale community volunteer projects or a large social enterprises offering new markets and models for social change. We help them develop their ideas, build business management and leadership skills, utilise technology, and create networks with other young people including networks of: young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, associations connecting with Asia and social entrepreneurs.
We host a suite of activities, facilitate collaborations, and build a community of practice to help changemakers maximise the impact of their project or social venture.
We inspire, connect and back young people to make a difference in their communities. We support them with micro-funding and mentoring to bring their ideas to life to make a difference in their local community.
Young Social Pioneers is an intensive six month incubator that backs emerging young social entrepreneurs to lead sustainable and impactful social ventures. To date we have helped incubate, nurture and scale more than 120 social ventures..
We connect young changemakers with one another and build around them a network of collaborators and partners to facilitate the exchange of ideas, opportunities and resources. They come together nationally once a year face-to-face at our Unleashed festival and awards.
Young changemakers have, and continue to find, new and better approaches for addressing our biggest social and economic challenges
HOW WE WILL DO IT
OUR WORK
WHAT SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE
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research and reform
Safe Schools Coalition Australia
YLab
G O A L 3
We transform the way that government, industry and community sectors engage young people, to rethink the systems that shape the world
We amplify our work through systems change in both the settings that impact on young people, and, by fostering their involvement in solutions-finding across communities, government and industry. We want young people at the centre of the national discussion of Australia’s long term challenges because we believe they are the country’s greatest resource to solve those challenges.
We run campaigns on the key issues that affect young people. We also connect sector professionals and policy and decision makers to young people through our social solutions incubator and global educator: YLab.
Our research and policy agenda is focused on ensuring the social and economic conditions impacting upon our young people are understood and that evidence based policy solutions are developed with young people at the center.
Safe Schools Coalition Australia is a national coalition dedicated to creating safer and more inclusive school environments for same sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse students, school staff and families. All students need to feel safe and included at school – only then can they be engaged and do well.
YLab is a social solutions incubator and global educator that will curate a world class learning experience for professionals that work with young people. Professionals will learn a process for meaningfully engaging young people to address critical public policy or business challenges in real world contexts.
We have transformed Australia’s approach to working with young people, so they are shaping the institutions, policy and practices of the future
HOW WE WILL DO IT
OUR WORK
WHAT SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE
Australia needs a vastly different approach to working with young people than we have today to prepare them for the challenges they will inherit
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Young people will inherit responsibility for addressing complex economic, social and environmental problems. Our economic, social and political systems do not currently include them. The sector that supports young people do not have the knowledge, skills and tools to prepare them for the future. There is a lack of high quality, relevant and accredited training to meet this need.
Enrolling in YLab, professionals will learn a process for meaningfully engaging young people to address critical public policy or business challenges. Training will be immersive, collaborative, deliberative and will utilise content from global thought leaders in areas such as co-design, digital, facilitation, social action, social entrepreneurship and cultural intelligence.
Professionals will learn real world skills for solving problems in real world contexts. Organisations can also get support to use the YLab methods to garner youth perspectives and insights on challenges such as regional development, disaster management and employee engagement.
“1.8 billion young people are an untapped source of innovation, ideas and energy across our complex and uncertain world. YLab will tap this resource in a practical, powerful and vivid way – enabling young people to create the future”
YLab is a social solutions incubator and global educator that will curate a world class learning experience for professionals that work with young people.
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YLab
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YLab will transform how young people are engaged to rethink the systems that shape the world by building a new generation of professionals working with young people to reimagine youth futures.
THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION
— Jan Owen CEO
Cultural Intelligence Social action Coaching and
facilitation Co-design Digital Engagement
Social entrepeneurship
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FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG [email protected]
