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.
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