Program provider: Blue Light Victoria
Blue Light Victoria delivers early intervention and prevention programs for young people aged 10-21. Their program helps young people develop the skills they need to navigate challenges and engage at school.
Working with schools and local communities, our programs uniquely embed police and emergency services as trusted partners and promote positive relationships.
Program description
CoRE (Connected, Resilient, Engaged) is an early intervention program for young people aged 15-21. It is for students who may be at-risk of becoming disengaged and need support to stay connected to school, community and learning.
The program uses practical, strengths-based learning to build pro-social skills and support mental wellbeing. Students will also strengthen both individual and collective resilience.
Sessions are run by Blue Light Victoria facilitators and delivered in partnership with police, emergency services and local organisations. They actively take part as community role models, helping build trust, and connection.
Students take part in weekly 90-minute sessions. Sessions involve practical, hands-on activities, group discussion and reflection.
Workshop themes include:
- understanding and addressing antisocial behaviour,
- healthy and safe decision-making,
- building personal and collective resilience, and
- strengthening connections to school and local communities.
At the end of the program, students go on an excursion to help a local community organisation. This helps to reinforce purpose, pride and social responsibility.
Intended outcomes
- Improved school engagement and attendance (1)
- Stronger connection to school and learning (3)
- Stronger peer relationships and teamwork (5)
- Interactions with positive role models (6)
- Improved communication and social skills (8)
- Increased resilience and coping skills (11)
- Better self-management and positive choices (12)
- Improved decision-making and problem-solving (14)
- Stronger connection to community and local supports (17)
Program details
| Target audience | Secondary students (aged 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| Delivery window | During school hours |
| Program duration | Eight weeks (90-minute sessions per week) |
| Group size | Minimum students per program: 10 Maximum students per program: 15 or entire Pathways/VCE Vocational Major (VM) classes Minimum number of groups per school: 1 Maximum number of groups per school: 2 (depending on facilitator availability and space). |
| Geographic availability | All LGAs across Victoria |
| Delivery setting | School based (in person) |
| Program availability | 2026 – 2029 across the calendar year |
| Provider notes and assumptions |
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| Suitable for specialist schools and settings | Yes |
| Program category | Community participation |
| Procurement category | Community participation –Term program - Personal development workshops |
| Program contact | Schools Engagement and Business Development Coordinator M: 0448 804 266 |
| Link to external website | Home Page - Blue Light Victoria |
| Provider has Betrayal of Trust Insurance | Yes |
| Supervision and duty of care | School to confirm supervision requirements and duty of care arrangements with provider when booking. |
Core program costs
| Activity | Total cost (ex GST) | Total cost (inc GST) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| All program delivery costs | $11,800.00 | $12,980.00 | Fixed cost of the CoRE program with maximum group size of 20 students over a period of 8 sessions in addition to a Community Connection Day |
Additional costs or optional extras
N/A
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