Page 2041 - Week 06 - Thursday, 9 June 2022
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The Directorate is developing a detailed evaluation plan to assess the outcomes of the pilot, including both formative and summative evaluation stages and ongoing consultation with schools throughout the program.
1c) The Head Start Pilot program is on track to have its first students engaged in the program in term 2 of 2022, with the full complement of 50 students under the pilot to commence by the end of the 2022 school year.
1d) Head Start places will be advertised to all students in ACT public high schools and colleges. Students will be selected for a Head Start position via an Expression of Interest (EOI) process. As part of the EOI process, the Head Start team will consider a student’s interests and identified career pathways they would like to explore, as well as the student’s readiness for the program. The Head Start team will work together with students and their family and school to ensure that the Head Start pathway and chosen qualification, industry and employer is the right fit.
1e) The Head Start team includes five full-time equivalent positions funded as part of the pilot.
1f) Industry Coordinator (Fulltime)
• Identify and consult with employers in skills needs industries
• Increase student access to work placements with industry – both work experience and school-based apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities
• Assist employers that have not engaged school-based apprentices and trainees before to understand their obligations when employing a young person still at school
• Work with the Head Start Career Coach and employers to find the ‘best match’ for both students and employers
• Support employers to understand how to integrate school-based apprenticeships and traineeships into their workforce development model – creating a positive impact on recruitment and long-term workforce, productivity and workplace culture.
Career Coach (Fulltime)
• Increase student access to career education, and enable students across all ACT Public Schools to have equal access to Head Start positions
• Work with individual students and the Head Start Social Worker to understand the ‘best match’ between students and employers
• Work with schools (particularly high schools) to understand the personalised pathway needs of students that express interest in Head Start, including negotiation of a tailored school timetable
• Provide ongoing support to Head Start students throughout program to enable each student to establish their career goals and get the most out of their Head Start experience
• In collaboration with the Head Start Industry Co-ordinator, work with employers to support successful implementation of each student’s Head Start Pathway Plan.
Social Worker (Fulltime)
• Work with students and their families, employers and schools to identify the wrap-around support services each student needs to maximise success in their Head Start placement
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