Learning Strategy for at Risk Teenagers

by Andrea Day, Justin Lee Hawkins, Malcolm Stapleton, Paul RawlinsonWednesday, 18 July 2012

Students 15-16 yo. male/female

Employers / community organisations

Educators (VETIS)

Parents/guardians

Who are the stakeholders?

Student engagement LL&N Development

Employment / education pathways

Negotiate strategies for improved school attendance

Develop long term goals through strategic relationship (employers/students and leadership)

What are the client needs?

Uniform support from employer, educator and peers.

Contextualised and meaningful to student

specific needs, leading to improved engaged and attendance.

How and why will these needs be met?

Which competencies will be supported in this strategy to develop learning and employment pathways?

Core SIRXCOM101A Communicate in the workplace to

support team & customer outcomes SIRXIND101A Work effectively in a customer

service environment SIRXWHS101A Apply safe work practices

Electives SIRXICT001A Operate Retail Technology SIRXIND102A Plan a Career in Retail

VETIS Competency:SIR10112 Certificate I Retail Services

Learning Pathways:

SIR20212 Certificate II Retail Services

SIR20312 Certificate II Fast Food Services

10 weeks (Term 3 - 2012)

Employer 1day per week

School 3 days per week(Situational flexibility negotiable between stakeholders)

When will this strategy be delivered?

Victoria University 1 day per week ◦ 6 hours

Employer 1 day per week◦ 6 hours

School 3 days per week◦ 18 hours

Where will this be delivered?

Online (e-learning)

Workplace outcomes

Interviews with students, employers and peers

Observation

Rubrics

How will this be assessed?

Consult between all stakeholders to ensure collaborative strategies are identified and made relevant to students.

Communicate with parents or guardians to promote involvement and engagement for mentoring and coaching that support long term results.

Engage in receiving feedback from all stakeholders throughout the delivery and after completion.

How will this program be evaluated?

Overall strategy

Create achievable outcomes for students at risk

Create relevance to real world situations in the workplace

Empower students and their support network through developing there ongoing skills

Using industry relationships to foster working outcomes

Thank you

Each of you have your information packs detailing this strategy, and now

we would like to listen to your feedback and your

Questions.

Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.

Anatole France, winner of the 1921Nobel Prize in Literature