RECONNECTING with the workforce or completing further study after an extended break can prove overwhelming for many women.
Work forms part of our identity, it allows us to feel accomplished and most importantly, is key to financial independence.
Founded by Mikaela Stafrace in 2019, WomenCAN Australia is a registered charity which assists women to reconnect with the workforce by helping build women’s confidence, connections and work capability. Mikaela was awarded a Myer Fellowship in recognition of this innovative organisation model and was recognised as an AMP Tomorrow Maker.
“When women know they are supported by other women with a shared lived experience, the sense of isolation and irrelevance is swept away,” explained Mikaela.
“Through bringing women together to transition through study and into a job together, the likelihood of success magnifies enormously. We know this from the multiple other programs we have run throughout regional Victoria and in Melbourne.
“Our program has been university evaluated by Victoria University, and we welcome enquiries from all women looking to reconnect with work.”
To help women in our region, interested applicants can participate in a peer supported transition through training to work placement, where they are paid to study. Called an ‘Earn and Learn’ model, they are assisting women to find employment in the aged and disability care sectors.
For further information, please visit www.womencanaustralia.org or to speak to someone about traineeship opportunities in Shepparton and surrounds, call 0434 781 942.
