Canberra Institute of Technology is running a new program for Indigenous youth to learn practical skills and life skills.
For four days per week the students work and learn on-the-job skills in Worldview's e-waste recycling warehouse in Fyshwick.
On Friday, they take classes at CIT in practical construction skills such as first aid, working at heights and scaffolding.
The twenty-week course has been funded by the Australian government's foundation skills program.
Worldview Foundation program manager Phil James says the course was tailored to the students' learning styles to keep them engaged and spark their interest in education.