The Weld to Life Program (Western Australia)

The Weld to Life Program is an intervention strategy designed by Senior Constable Tim Ellis of Rockingham Police and Citizens Youth Club for young people who have committed an offence or are at risk of offending. The program aims to reduce offending behaviour among youth residing in the Rockingham/Kwinana area through an intensive work-ready training program.

The program teaches valuable skills through hands-on activity, mentoring and structured education, providing an opportunity to experience a career in the metals trade. It is an accredited training program and participants achieve two TAFE certificates—Cert 1 Metals and Engineering and Cert 1 Wider Opportunities for Work (WOW), as well as a St Johns Ambulance Certificate in Senior First Aid.

Participants are repeat offenders who have been referred to the program by their schools, parents, the Department for Child Protection, Juvenile Justice Team or the courts.

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