Page 2415 - Week 07 - Thursday, 27 August 2020
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Scholarships
The Education Directorate administers two scholarship programs specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students:
• The Secondary Scholarship Program for students in years 11 and 12 supports student retention and year 12 completion by providing recipients with financial support in their final years of secondary study.
• The Tertiary Scholarship Program is for students enrolled in teaching or an approved health course at an ACT university.
Broaden your horizons
Broaden Your Horizons is an annual career education event for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in years 9 to 12. To date, events have been held at the Supreme Court and the National Museum of Australia. Broaden Your Horizons provide participants with opportunities to engage with staff from a broad range of occupations and professions and to learn about different pathways into training and employment.
ACT Government Subsidised Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools
Undertaking vocational education and training (VET) at school allows students to combine general and vocational education with their senior secondary studies, and to create a pathway to further training, education or employment when they leave school.
VET studies allow school students to gain practical skills in a specific industry. Options are:
• school-based VET courses, where the school is a registered training organisation (RTO) or partners with an RTO (for example, the Industry Pathways Course)
• a vocational learning option (VLO)
• an Australian School Based Apprenticeship (ASBA).
Industry Pathways Course (IPC)
The IPC is a pre-apprenticeships pilot program for secondary school students, delivered in partnership between Skills Canberra, the Canberra Institute of Technology and Education Directorate. The IPC commenced in 2019 and provides a range of skills for work and life training to empower school students to make informed choices about their future education and employment pathways. The program also seeks to equip students with information about operating effectively and safely in a range of work environments. Students work towards a Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways as part of the two-year program.
Vocational Learning Options (VLOs)
The ACT Education Directorate’s VLOs are short career education and vocational learning programs offered to young people in years 9, 10, 11 and 12. VLOs aim to connect students with their school, community, learning and work. VLOs focus on achieving outcomes for students that lead to nationally recognised VET credentials, increased self-confidence and career readiness, and development of core skills for work and/or employability skills.
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