Grants & Projects

Education for All

CERES education and training for adult and youth aims to be accessible to all. As well as our regular line up of courses and workshops for community enrollment we create programs for groups that are funded by grants and philanthropic organisations. This allows us to create alternative education pathways for marginalised groups at low or no cost to the individual. We provide accredited and skill based learning and industry experiences for individuals to give them confidence, knowledge and experience. We thought we would share some of the projects and personal stories with you.

Careers Pathways in Horticulture and Permaculture

CERES offers a range of Horticulture, Permaculture and Environmental Education courses and volunteer opportunities.

Inner North Community Foundation have funded CERES in 2017-2018 to offer individual career pathways support in Horticulture, Permaculture and Environmental Education for local people who:

are currently underemployed or unemployed
have experienced barriers to participating in training, gaining work experience or securing employment
would benefit from individualised support in exploring training and employment opportunities and options in the Horticulture, Permaculture and Environmental Education sectors

Preference is given to those residing in Moreland, Yarra and Darebin LGAs but others may participate.

If you want to explore your eligibility for this program or book an interview time please contact Karen Mengell, VET Co-ordinator & Pathways Planning Officer via karen.mengell@ceres.org.au or 9389 0127.

Food Producer Incubator

CERES created a new Food Producer Incubator Program in 2015-2016 to give new arrivals and asylum seekers alternative education and employment pathways in food production and small business.

As part of the course we have honed the skills of budding young food makers and idea shakers. They now have skills and training in food safety, OHS, commercial kitchen operations, sustainable food systems, small business, creating food products, taking products to market and retail and fundraising.

The products created by participants exceeded our expectations and graduation celebrations warmed our hearts and inspired our minds. We sold products under the CERES E.A.T (Education & Training) brand.

Read our project stories….

Meet our Chef and Trainer – Natasha Ruiz

Born in Canada into a household with a German mother and Spanish father, the smells of sauerkraut and paella were commonplace. My curiosity for unusual food combinations was further piqued once my older sister [...]

By Lorna Pettifer| November 22nd, 2016|Categories: Food Producer Incubator|0 Comments

Taruka’s Story

Taruka was born in West Sri Lanka in a region called Negombo. When he was 5 years old his father came to Australia as a refugee. He was a photographer and had sensitive photos of [...]

By Sophie Edwards| June 23rd, 2016|Categories: CERES Education, Food Producer Incubator|Tags: cooking, food, life, multicultural, stories|0 Comments

Yenny’s story: CERES Food Producer Incubator Program

Interviewed on Thursday the 21st of April 2016 Yenny comes from a small town called Bandung 3 hours from the capital of Jakarta in Indonesia. She came to Australia in 2007 for love. Her Husband [...]

By Sophie Edwards| May 10th, 2016|Categories: CERES Education, Food Producer Incubator|Tags: food, food training, Indonesia, melbourne, migrant, multicultural, training|0 Comments

CERES Food Producer Incubator Program

CERES Education and Training have launched a new training program called The Food Producer Incubator, offering multi-layered expertise, training and support to people from migrant backgrounds interested in food and selling the food they make. The [...]