Michaela Meade
Melton and Moorabool senior secondary students will have the chance to get a head start for their futures, thanks to a “new and improved” curriculum.
Last week, Melton MP Steve McGhie announced that government secondary school students will soon have access to tech-enhanced TAFE course from term four this year, as part of the Head Start Tech Futures pilot.
The programs gives students the chance to develop their skills with on-the-job training while completing their VCE and VCAL studies.
Mr McGhie said: “Head Start is providing high-quality training and apprenticeship pathways for students, including those in Melton Secondary College, Kurunjang Secondary College, Staughton College, and Bacchus Marsh Secondary College – providing industry with enthusiastic and dedicated employees who will become their workforce of tomorrow”.
The Head Start Tech Futures qualifications complement the government’s senior secondary reforms following the Firth Review into vocational pathways for students – which recommended more action be taken to make vocational and applied learning in schools high-quality, relevant to the needs of employers, and available to all students.
Details: www.education.vic.gov.au/headstart
