the organisation as well as extend its mission. This has been done through partnerships with governments, businesses, and the community. WorkVentures’ social enterprises include the Sydney ITeC Repair Centre (SIRC), with locations in Sydney and Melbourne. SIRC is one of the largest suppliers in Australia of electronic repair services to companies such as banks, retailers and telecommunications companies. Equipment repaired include computers and computer peripherals, power supplies, automatic teller machines, scanners, parking meters and telecommunication equipment. SIRC also supplies the technical support for WorkVentures' Connect IT program, which offers low cost refurbished PCs to low income households (mainly Centrelink cardholders), schools and non-profit organisations across Australia. Corporations and government donate their fleets of used PCs that are then either refurbished by SIRC or recycled. WorkVentures is a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher so the PCs are loaded with Microsoft software and are promoted through distribution partners including Centrelink. Originally established in 2002, Connect IT delivered its 20,000th low cost PC in July 2009. WorkVentures is a vocational education and training provider, offering a traineeship program to create entry-level training opportunities. It is a registered Group Training Organisation, which means it complies with the Australian National Standards for Group Training Organisations. Notes Other references WorkVentures case study in Social Ventures Australia's Business planning guide for social enterprises 2010 WorkVentures case study in Per Capita's Case studies in social innovation 2008 WorkVentures case study in Jobs Australia's 10 Forces at Work 2008 WorkVentures case study in The Smith Family's Microsoft Unlimited Potential Good Practice Guide 2007 WorkVentures case study in Australian Stories of Social Enterprise by Cheryl Kernot and Joanne McNeill, published by Centre for Social Impact April 2011 External links WorkVentures' official site SIRC's official site, a WorkVentures social enterprise Charities based in Australia Social enterprises Australian vocational education and training providers 1979 establishments in Australia Non-profit organisations based in New South Wales