What We Do
Our Services
- Tailored education support/solutions
- Community engagement
- Community-solution modelling
- Social research and program evaluations
Our Programs
ENGLISH, Maths, SCIENCE (EMS) TUTORING Program
Aim High
The Aim Higher Summit (AHS) is an educational outreach initiative designed to promote education among Australian youth from non-English speaking backgrounds on the value of higher education, university pathways, study options and pathways. The inaugural edition happened in 2016 under the auspices of Edith Cowan University and the 2017 event in conjunction with the Organisation of African Communities, Western Australia. The AHS offers a platform where matters relating to education in migrant communities in Perth are discussed. The event brings together successful professionals from non-English speaking backgrounds in various fields to encourage young people to participate in higher education, make informed post-secondary choices and how to best plan their future.
Civic Education
Recent episodes of violence among Australian youth of Black African descent have been a topic of mounting concern for politicians, the police and African communities alike. Research has established a lack of cultural understanding of the Australian way of life as a trigger of violence among African youth in Australia. Therefore, there is a strong need for a fostering civic education and integration of African youth in Australia. Edxcellence works with various organisations such as Constable Care and Organisation of African Communities to promote theatre-based youth violence prevention programs in engaging African youth on crime and violence prevention. The maiden show dubbed “Choose Right” is currently being developed to provide real-time insights on ways of identifying and dealing with triggers of violence among African youth in Australia.
Employability Skills Training
At Edxcellence we believe all young people have the capacity to develop transferable employability skills before they leave school. Our program is designed to give students an understanding of the world of work and how to be successful in it.
In this program students will learn;
- The keys to successful job applications and job search skills
- The importance of communication skills and how to apply it
- How to make a good first impression
- Key employability skills and how to develop them
- The importance of their personal brand and how to build one
- Using social media to their professional advantage
- Building a successful network
Workshops
Parent Workshops
Edxcellence provides a range of parent workshops to assist parents with children between the ages 12-18, navigate their way through high school successfully. The current range of workshops available include:
- Career workshops
- Understanding the education system
- Parenting seminars
Cultural Awareness Training
Steve Covey said “Seek first to understand and then to be understood”
At Edxcellence we offer cultural competency training that raises awareness and understanding for those working within the African-Australian communities. Our workshop style programs focuses on building capacity in a non-confronting way and addresses a range of subject areas such as unconscious bias, addressing stereotypes, communication, beliefs, traditions and values across different African cultures. At the end of our programs participants will have a better understanding of different cultural practices, greater sensitivity to adapt and adjust communication styles and confidence in the practical application of knowledge gained in the course.
