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(2) The total number of reported road accidents resulting in injuries located at or near this intersection are as follows:

(a) 2018–19 - 1

(b) 2019–20 - 1

(c) 2020-21 YTD - 0

(3) The total number of fatalities located at or near this intersection.

There were no fatalities for this period

(4) The total number of road accidents involving at least one cyclist located at or near this intersection.

There were no cyclists involved in reported road accidents for this period.

Children and young people—youth unemployment
(Question No 3229)

Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Children, Youth and Families, upon notice, on 24 July 2020 (redirected to the Minister for Tertiary Education):

(1) Can the Minister provide a complete list of education and/or employment pathways currently available in the ACT for youth to find work.

(2) For each of the past five financial years, what has been the total recorded number and percentage of youth unemployment in the ACT for (a) all youth, (b) youth aged 15-18, (c) youth aged 15-21, (d) youth aged 15-24 and (e) youth aged 18-24.

Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

1) Employment pathways programs and opportunities are offered by many organisations in the ACT, including universities, not-for-profits, private companies, private schools and the Australian Government. The ACT Government fully or partially funds and/or administers the following programs.

Work Experience (WEX)

WEX provides work-based experience to support school students to transition from school to working life in the community, and to enable students to test career choices against the realities of the workplace. A WEX placement is a student’s short-term, unpaid participation in the workplace as a learner and an observer. This forms part of a student’s broad career development and is not required to be linked to a specific course of study.

Student Aspirations Program

The ACT Education Directorate’s Student Aspirations Program promotes participation in leadership opportunities and supports the retention and attainment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, focusing on pathways and transitions between schools, stages of schooling and beyond. The programs include:

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