About VicLLENs

The Victorian Local Learning and Employment Networks (VicLLENs) is the collaboration and collective voice of Victoria’s 31 LLENs, covering every corner of the state.

Each LLEN is an incorporated association governed by a volunteer board. LLENs are committed to working with their local communities and across Victoria to improve the education, training, and employment outcomes of all young people. We proudly work with a wide range of stakeholders, including the Department of Education, schools, TAFEs, community organisations, and businesses of all sizes, to build sustainable partnerships. These partnerships enable us to connect students with meaningful opportunities, provide work placements, and educate young people on what industries can offer.

Through collaboration with employers, industry groups, and local leaders, we strive to create tailored pathways that empower young people to achieve their aspirations and build strong, vibrant communities across Victoria.  LLENs are well-positioned to understand and respond to the unique needs of their local communities and have adopted a place-based approach that acknowledges and utilises the existing resources, skills, and capacities of each region.

LLEN stakeholder consultations clearly show that LLENs make a difference. The expertise, local knowledge and specific skill sets possessed by the LLEN network have taken years to develop and provide communities with increased capacity to address identified education and training needs at the local level.