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The Young Endeavour Program
For more than 30 years, the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme has delivered a world recognised sail training program for young Australians in the 44m, purpose-built brigantine Young Endeavour.
Delivered in partnership with the Royal Australian Navy, our voyages provide a dynamic and challenging development opportunity – using real world challenges to build confidence, teamwork and leadership skills amongst members of the crew.
Immersive experience
The Young Endeavour program provides opportunities to engage in structured real world activities that require determination, physical effort, perseverance, problem solving skills and cooperation.
For many participants it not only a positive experience, it is life-changing.
Personal development
Program outcomes
Demonstrated results
Skills for life
Community & Corporate Partnerships
The Young Endeavour Youth Scheme is focused on broadening access to the youth development program through partnerships with community organisations.
Benefits for Organisations
Youth are the future of our country. This is an opportunity for you to offer an unforgettable experience to a student, employee or young person in the community, who will discover that sailing a tall ship, like any goal or project, requires a team effort from each individual.
- Support students, community members, employees and their families by offering a powerful personal development opportunity.
- Develop young leaders within your organisation or community, improving teamwork, communication, leadership and problem solving skills.
- Partner with a non-profit or community organisation to fund youth from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in the program.
- Bypass the ballot and can place a candidate of their choice on a specified voyage, providing the candidate meets our eligibility criteria.
Benefits for youth
- A voyage in Young Endeavour is much more than simply learning to sail, it’s a chance for a young Australian to take part in a life-changing personal development experience.
- Young people take away skills for life including communication, leadership, teamwork, self-esteem and a greater understanding of themselves and each other.
- The challenges a youth crew member overcomes during a voyage will give them the skills to overcome challenges in their everyday life.
- The voyage outcomes improve their capacity to participate in education and employment.
Benefits for the Community
- Scholarship fees help offset the cost of the program to the Commonwealth, ensuring voyages in Young Endeavour remain accessible to a diverse range of young Australians.
- Research shows that the Young Endeavour Youth Development Program has a long-lasting, positive impact on participants, building social capital in the community by increasing trust, cooperation and tolerance.
- The experience translates over time into more enduring social skills such as self-control, goal achievement, and a positive outlook, bringing broader benefits to the Australian community as well as to the individual.
- Young people reap enormous benefit from the Young Endeavour Program and, in turn, local communities benefit as participants recognise their potential to give back to society.
Staff development and rewards
Corporate social responsibility
Community partnerships
Community Scholarship Pricing
INCLUSIONS
- Participation for one young Australian in an 11 day sail training program
- Placing the candidate of your choosing on their preferred voyage
- All meals and accommodation aboard the ship
- Kit bag, Young Endeavour crew shirt, hat, water bottle and sailing gloves
- Voyage handbook, and certificate on completion
- Acknowledgement of your organisation in the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme’s Annual Report of Proceedings
EXCLUSIONS
- Transfers to and from the ship
- Travel Insurance
Corporate Scholarship Pricing
INCLUSIONS
- Participation for one corporate employee or company nominated candidate, or two community candidates, in an 11 day sail training program.
- Placing the candidate of your choosing on their preferred voyage
- All meals and accommodation aboard the ship
- Kit bag, Young Endeavour crew shirt, hat, water bottle and sailing gloves
- Voyage handbook, and certificate on completion
- Acknowledgement of your organisation in the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme’s Annual Report of Proceedings
EXCLUSIONS
- Transfers to and from the ship
- Travel Insurance
Eligibility Criteria
Community Scholarship partners may nominate and fund an eligible young person for any of our scheduled voyages. No sailing experience is required, however to be eligible, your candidate must:
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- be aged 16-23 years on the day the voyage departs
- weigh less than 120kg
- be able to swim 50 metres
- be in good general health
- not have previously sailed Young Endeavour
For safety reasons there are certain medical conditions which may preclude participation in a voyage in Young Endeavour. All offers are provisional pending completion of a Young Endeavour Youth Scheme health questionnaire. View the full list of medical criteria.
Our Partners
The Young Endeavour Youth Scheme is proud to partner with a diverse group of organisations to broaden access to the Young Endeavour Program. Thank you to the many businesses, community organisations, schools, councils, branches and clubs who fund young people to sail in Young Endeavour through our Community Scholarship program.
SCHOLARSHIP REGISTRATION
To fund a scholarship you will need to register the details of your community or corporate organisation, and set up an account.
If you have questions, email the team at mail@youngendeavour.gov.au and our Partnerships Manager will be in touch.
