PRESTON and Reservoir Adult Community Education, PRACE, will continue its education and intervention services for at-risk youth, after it was granted a lease extension at the last City of Whittlesea council meeting.
PRACE, located within the Mernda Recreation Reserve in Schotters Road, will have its lease extended from nine to 20 years to provide specialist intervention services for vulnerable young people and adult education services, including literacy, numeracy, as well as the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning, VCAL, pre-VCAL and Vocational Education and Training courses.
Council chair administrator Lydia Wilson said council was pleased to offer the lease for PRACE to continue important education services to the community.
“PRACE has been successfully providing vital education and support services for both young people and adults in the City of Whittlesea for a number of years, meeting the growing demand and needs of the local community,” she said.
“PRACE also work closely with local employers and Melbourne Polytechnic, helping students find further study or work and helping to contribute to our strong local economy.”
Consultation on the lease extension last year formed part of the Mernda Recreation Reserve Master Planning engagement process.
Further consultation on the next stage of the master plan will be taken later this year.