The Trade Training Centres in Schools Program is an important element of the Australian Government’s Education Revolution. It will provide $2.5 billion over 10 years to enable all secondary students to access vocational education through Trade Training Centres.
Refer to the DEEWR website: http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/TradeTrainingCentres/Pages/default.aspx
Round 3 successful schools have been recently announced, with Bourke High School being a successful school in Western NSW region. Western Student Connections is pleased to have been the provider for the application phase of this program for Bourke High School.
In 2011, Round 4 will be available to schools. Western Student Connections can provide a service to any school wishing to apply for Round 4 funding. Further information is available by contacting Western Student Connections by phone: 02 6885 6144 or email: reception@wsc.edu.au
Our service includes:
Action |
Responsibility |
Initial visit to school(s)
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WSC/S/T |
Negotiate TTC requirements – cluster arrangements, consortium partners, industry area(s), major capital works, minor capital works, refurbishment, equipment etc
|
S/T/RVEC/WSC |
Select a name for your TTC
|
S |
Appoint a school / cluster contact person
|
S |
Contact Regional Assets Management and organise site visit
|
S |
Conduct site visit
|
RAM/S/T |
Prepare Preliminary Asset Report
|
RAM |
Collect data:
Number of FTE students (Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12) at each school
Number of students who will access the TTC facility
Number of Indigenous students who will access the TTC facility
Current retention rate for each school (proportion of current Year 12 compared to those who commenced in Year 7)
Current ATSI numbers (ATSI students in Yrs 9 through 12 as numbers and also as percentage of each year group)
Cert II qualifications to be delivered by the school
Cert III qualification pathways to be delivered by TAFE or other RTO
Local skills shortages
|
S/WSC |
Announce proposal to local communities – school newsletter / press release
|
S |
Visit to school(s) with all stakeholders
|
WSC |
Prepare Asset Management Application Package
|
RAM/AMU/WSC |
Upload draft application to DET site regularly for feedback
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WSC/S |
Obtain consortium MOU (C2.1)
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WSC/S |
Obtain cluster schools MOU (C1.2)
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WSC/S |
Identify roles and responsibilities of each member of the cluster and consortium (C2)
|
WSC |
Obtain data on teaching periods, length, class sizes etc (B3)
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WSC/S |
Identify local industry and employer support (C3)
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WSC/S |
Identify how the TTC members will ensure fair and equitable access for all students (C4)
|
WSC |
Conduct a community meeting to gather support from community and local stakeholders (C5)
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WSC/S |
Identify occupations, qualifications and pathways for TTC students (D1)
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WSC/S |
Identify delivering RTOs (D3)
|
WSC |
Identify qualifications currently delivered at cluster schools (D5)
|
WSC / RVEC |
Identify staff, trainers, qualifications and staff training requirements for the TTC (D6)
|
WSC/S |
Identify student support services available in the schools (D7)
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WSC/S |
Identify employer needs (D8)
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WSC/S |
Identify local skills shortages (D9)
|
WSC |
Identify existing programs for improving transitions and retention (D10)
|
WSC/S |
Address recurrent costs – if any (E1)
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WSC/S |
Describe governance arrangements (E2)
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WSC/S |
Identify risks, impact, reduction strategies (E3)
|
WSC/S |
Current retention rates for each school (F1)
|
WSC/S |
Identify existing training and VET facilities (F3)
|
WSC/S/T |
Student numbers – regional, very remote, Indigenous, disadvantaged, mainstream (F5 – F8)
|
WSC/S |
Construction size, cost, number of students (G1)
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WSC/S |
Current equipment and structures (G2)
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WSC/S |
Anticipated community use of TTC facility (G3)
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WSC/S |
Other government funding for trade related training facilities (G4)
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WSC/S |
Budget (G5)
|
WSC/RAM |
Costings attachment (G5)
|
WSC/RAM |
Site plan
|
WSC/RAM |
Complete application, add attachments, upload to DEEWR site
|
WSC/S |
Upload final application to DET site
|
WSC/S |
Prepare Educational Brief |
WSC/S |