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Ministerial Circular 3 2017
I wish to congratulate the successful recipients on their dedication to providing young people with employment, skills and career development opportunities.
The Youth Development Program, administered by my Department of Local Government and Communities, is supported by the Royalties for Regions’ Country Local Government Fund.
Scholarship ProgramScholarships of up to $10,000 are available for country local government employees aged 30 years or less to participate in job-relevant training or study.
Scholarship Program applications opened 16 January 2017. This round closes at 4:00pm Thursday, 6 April 2017.
Traineeship ProgramFunding of up to $20,000 per traineeship is available to support the creation of traineeship-based employment for young people aged 24 years or under.
Training Program applications opened 16 January 2017. This round closes at 4.00pm Thursday, 20 April 2017.
I encourage local governments in regional Western Australia to visit my department’s website or email grants@dlgc.wa.gov.au for more information.
Successful Scholarship Recipients include:
Successful Traineeship Recipients include: