Zachary Carter, 2006 Year 12 School-based Diesel Mechanic, awarded the 'Australian Vocational Student Prize' at the SA Training Awards presentation.
Curriculum
Vocational Training and Education
Alternate Study to Career Pathways
VTE in Schools (Vocational Training and Education) Program
Through partnership agreements with a number of both private and public Registered Training Organisations (RTO) such as TAFE SA, Faith delivers training competencies from a number of National Industry Training Packages as part of the Year 10, 11 and 12 curriculum. These are usually embedded in existing subjects or are delivered as stand alone units for which it is possible to gain both SACE accreditation, as well as formal industry certificate level qualifications. These include the following:
National Industry Qualification
SACE Subject Delivery
Certificate 1 in Hospitality (Kitchen Operations)
Home Economics
Units from Certificate I & II Rural Operations
Agriculture
Units from Certificate 1 in Employment Skills
Work Education
Certificate II in Information Technology
Information Technology
Certificate II in Live Production (Theatre and Events)
Delivered off-line
Outsourced VTE Program
Through negotiation, there is the also opportunity for Year 11 and 12 students to undertake a reduced secondary curriculum in order to undertake formal industry training. Where training is not offered at Faith, students are able, where places are available, to attend a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) off campus, such as TAFE SA (usually 1 day per week). To be considered for this program, students need to be able to demonstrate a serious interest in a specific career pathway. They also need to be able to manage a negotiated curriculum. In the past students in this program have successfully undertaken training in such industry areas as, but not exclusive to; Hair & Beauty, Automotive, Building & Construction, Community Services (Nursing, Aged and Childcare), Animal Care, Tourism. Every 50 hours of VTE training replaces 1 SACE unit at Stage 1 level. Students can record up to 8 SACE units of accredited VTE.
Australian School Based Apprenticeships (ASBA) Program
This is a program of study where students have the opportunity to complete SACE Stage 1 and Stage 2 and, at the same time, complete part-time, the first year of an industry level apprenticeship / traineeship. Under this program, each Semester, two curriculum school subjects are replaced by an apprenticeship training schedule.
Students are apprenticed to an employer and spend up to two days per week working for their employer in their business building their trade qualifications. Students receive apprenticeship remuneration for hours worked. At the same time there is a negotiated training component undertaken with a registered training organization, such as a TAFE institute who deliver the trade certificate.
Every fifty hours of formal training successfully completed, can be accredited as one SACE Stage 1 unit. Up to 8 SACE units at Stage 1 can be accredited through this program to enable the achievement of the full SACE certificate. Currently a Tertiary Entrance Rank score is not available through this program at Faith.
Students considering this program must first register their interest with Mrs Wall before signing any documentation.
Through partnership agreements with a number of both private and public Registered Training Organisations (RTO) such as TAFE SA, Faith delivers training competencies from a number of National Industry Training Packages as part of the Year 10, 11 and 12 curriculum. These are usually embedded in existing subjects or are delivered as stand alone units for which it is possible to gain both SACE accreditation, as well as formal industry certificate level qualifications. These include the following:
This is a program of study where students have the opportunity to complete SACE Stage 1 and Stage 2 and, at the same time, complete part-time, the first year of an industry level apprenticeship / traineeship. Under this program, each Semester, two curriculum school subjects are replaced by an apprenticeship training schedule.