OUR HISTORY

OCTEC started as a two person youth service in Orange (Central West NSW) back in 1976 and has grown to be an award-winning service provider operating across large parts of NSW, the ACT and Victoria. OCTEC has delivered every major government-funded employment services program since its inception including CYSS (Community Youth Support Scheme), SkillShare and Job Network.

Milestones

• 1976: Commenced with support of Orange City Council
• 1977: Funded as Community Youth Support Scheme (CYSS) in Orange
• 1989: Started Community Service and Health training with UnitingCare Ageing
• 1990: State government mature workers program and Telstra Best of Health Contract
• 1991: State government disability employment programs and federal youth service funded
• 1992: Federal disablility employment program for competitive employment
• 1995: ESRA Case management for Indigenous, youth and mature workers; Attained Registered Training Organisation status, commences labour hire, LEAP
• 1996: State government funding for Indigenous employment and post-release support, supported accommodation for youth, began Huntley Berry Farm
• 1997: Co-wrote with industry partner and had accredited, one of Australias first Certificate III in Aged Care Work for Assistance in Nursing
• 1998: Job-Network Community Work Coordinator contracts awarded
• 2001: Federal government ‘Networking the Nation’ Program
• 2004: Federal Health and Ageing aged care training

While OCTEC remains a provider of youth and employment services, we now deliver a much wider range of services:

• Disability Employment Services
• Transition to Work Youth Employment Services
• Work for the Dole Coordinator
• Secretarial Services
• Technology Services
• Aspire NSW Youth Services
• Shed Ed Links to Learning Project
• Youth Frontiers Mentoring Program
• Nationally Accredited Industry Training
• Employment-based Traineeships
• Online Learning and Distance Education
• Business and Service Industries Training
• Civil Construction Industry Training
• Community Services and Health Training
• Health and Safety Training, and
• Rural Industries Training.