GREATER Shepparton City Council’s Word and Mouth, partnering with GOTAFE, is again looking to educate local young people by holding a life skills day on Thursday, April 11 from 11am to 5pm.
The day will be split into two sessions from 11am to 2pm and 2pm to 5pm to discuss a myriad of topics in a very casual and non-intrusive style.
Some of the topics discussed include cooking, job interviews, sexual health, insurance, credit history and much more.
Word and Mouth project manager, Jim Gow said, “The workshop is about all the things that you think you should probably know by now, but you possibly don’t.
“This is our second year of trying to assist young people more in their transition into independence. Various things will be taught on the day, from changing a spare wheel to taxation, from Afterpay to voting, resumes to payslips – hopefully we’ll have the answers for you!”
In the two years that both Word and Mouth and GOTAFE have partnered for this event, Mr Gow said the response has been fantastic, with older people wishing they had learnt many of these things.
“We have spoken to people that believe they should be coming out of secondary school with this information, however the curriculum is already jam packed, so we are just looking to support them,” Mr Gow said.
