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Free driving lessons for learner drivers
The Australian Government has committed $17 million over five years to develop the Keys 2 Drive program on a national basis.
Automotive Apprenticeships
Are you looking for an automotive apprenticeship? MTA Apprenticeships Plus recruits in excess of 500 first-year apprentices every year for the automotive industry.
21 Ways to find an Apprenticeship
Most school leavers only look in the paper, or on the web, but these are far from the best places to secure an Apprenticeship or Traineeship. Its often quoted that 80% of the jobs are not advertised...
Getting to the Front of the Job Queue
Ten practical and proven tips that help you get ahead of the competition for the best jobs. Read on...
Traineeships and Apprenticeships in Plain English
Much has been written about Traineeships and Apprenticeships, so here we try and condense a million pages down to just two. It's a great place to start your research.
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Employers' Expectations
We interviewed 400 local employers asking them about jobs for young people. We go into schools sharing this message and tips on how you can meet the employers' expectations, but in case you missed out this is a super short summary...
How to get an apprenticeship
Hopefully you have put in a good effort at school and have good teacher's comments on your school reports, but now what?
Employers love VET Students
Subject choices at schools now include Industry Developed, entry level courses that give you a great kickstart to a future career in the field. These courses require you to complete workplacements...
School Based Apprenticeships
Senior year students now have the option of working in a part time traineeship or apprenticeship while completing years 11 and 12... It all counts as part of the HSC, and you get paid too!
Sample Projects
Not everyone learns best within the classroom. The Partnership Broker Program aims at forming partnerships creating practical hands on projects where schools and industry jointly add to the learning...
Pre-Apprenticeship Courses
Also known as PreVocational courses, these courses are often the best way to get an apprenticeship. Employers are often queued up waiting for the best graduates.
Sydney Group Training Organisations
Group Training Organisations are generally non-profit groups that employ Trainees and Apprentices and on-hire them to employers.
Local Apprenticeship Quantities
There are over 2000 apprenticeships and traineeships filled in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Penrith region each year.
Community Partnership Directory
Find over 150 youth related services that support young people and the work of schools across the Blue Mnts, Hawkesbury and Penrith region including employment, training, counselling, crisis accomodation, and more.
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Work Placement Online with Pathways Connect
Pathways Connect is an online system to manage Work Placements. Teachers can view the calendar and request a week for Work Placements. New Students can register and give us preferences and information so we can seek out the best opportunities for you, and create the legal paperwork you will need before you meet up with your Host Employer.
2012 WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Sydney
The nation’s biggest skills showcase is coming to Sydney!
Master Chefs at RAAF Base
Blaxland High School year 12 VET hospitality students, Sally Rozema and Amber Holmes are two of many students, who are lucky enough to complete their mandatory hospitality ‘work placements’ in such a supportive and instructive setting as the officers mess kitchen at Glenbrook RAAF Base.
WOW Comes To Western Sydney Students
The Department of Education and Communities Western Sydney Region have partnered with Foundation for Young Australians (FYA), Penrith PCYC, Penrith Panthers, Penrith City Council and Mul-T-Security Penrith to deliver an initiative of FYA, Worlds of Work – WOW.
What is a Partnership?
Many students learn better by doing. By partnering with industry schools can make projects a fun way students and business can work and learn together. It could be fixing a car, or researching a business challenge... Our role is to form partnerships between schools, parents and the the business community.
School to Work
A good friend of ours here at Schools Industry Partnership Michelle Baillie has recently taken up a new position with the National Rugby League as Manager of the School to Work Program, a program developed to create pathways to successful careers for Aboriginal students in years 11 and 12 in participating schools across Western Sydney.
ANZ Young Entrepreneurs in Western Sydney Schools
ANZ Young Entrepreneurs partnership was brokered by The Smith Family Partnership Broker team and successfully piloted by ANZ Managers and Youth Connections in the Illawarra region in 2011. Schools Industry Partnership in alliance with BREED see great potential for expanding the model across Western Sydney with the goal of assisting young people attain Year 12 or equivalent qualifications and reach their full educational and social potential.
6 Hot Tips: Public Speaking
GR8 MATES students give a brief talk at the final Celebration of Learning to mark the end of the mentoring journey. Some key points for public speaking were shared by a mentor with Toastmasters experience. They are applicable to so many aspects of life, so are included here.
