Managed Individual Pathways (MIPs)

In Victoria, the Managed Individual Pathways (MIPs) initiative ensures that all students 15 years and over in government schools are provided with individual pathway plans with associated support as a means to continued education, training or full-time employment.

MIPs aims to help young people to:

• make a smooth transition from compulsory schooling to further education, training and employment
• develop skills to manage their pathways throughout their working lives
• develop their knowledge, understanding and experience of opportunities in education, training and employment.

Additional support is provided to students at risk of disengaging or not making a successful transition to further education, training or secure employment. Students participating in youth pathways programs in TAFE institutes or Adult and Community Education institutions also have pathways plans.

MIPs Resources

The following resources have been developed to support the implementation of MIPs in schools.

• MIPs Good Practice Framework (PDF - 23Kb) - Whole school approach to MIPs implementation in schools
• MIPs Good Practice Case Studies - See how eight Victorian schools have built MIPs programs that suit their students, their schools, and their communities
• Electronic MIPs Resource Kit - Check out the documents and resources used by schools from the MIPs good practice case studies
• Student Mapping Tool - The purpose of the Student Mapping Tool is to provide authorised school staff with a systemic process to assist them to identify students at risk of early leaving, select and map appropriate interventions, and evaluate selected interventions
• Report on identifying students at risk of disengaging from education and training (PPT - 175Kb) - Dr Deb Hull's research report highlights appropriate tools or strategies to enable government secondary schools to meet the MIPs accountability requirement of identifying students at risk of disengaging from education and training.
• MIPs review 2006 (Word - 480Kb) - report about the success of managed individual pathways in government schools.
• Department's response to MIPs review (Word - 98Kb) - the Department responded to the 2006 review of managed individual pathways in government schools.

 

Accountability Requirements

• 2008 MIPs Arrangements (Circular S336-2007, requires login)
• School Compliance Checklist - MIPs Plan (Circular S353-2008, requires login)
• CASES 21 Quick Quide (PDF - 53Kb)
• Rubric for MIPs (Word - 109Kb) - can be used as a tool to support the School Accountability and Improvement Framework, including the School Compliance Checklist, School Self Evaluation and School Planning

 

Accredited Professional Learning Program 2009

A professional learning program has been offered to MIPs coordinators in 2009.

For more information and application forms see: Accredited Professional Learning Program 2009

2006 State-wide Professional Development Forums

MIPs Professional Development Forums featured guest speakers Jason Clarke and Lisa Smith from Minds At Work Their presentation focused on skilling up young people for the challenging and changing world of work they will face.

The forums also included workshops which highlighted the elements of the Good Practice Framework (PDF - 23Kb).

Forum Presentations

• Berry Street Case Management Strategies (PPT - 100Kb)
• Berry Street Sample MIPs Plan (Word - 71Kb)
• Berry Street Student Monthly Assessment Report (Word - 37Kb)
• Deb Hull identifying students at risk (PPT - 175Kb)
• Minds at Work Presentation (PPT - 2.2Mb)
• School Team Discussion Tool (PDF - 90Kb)
• School Team Planning Tool (PPT - 506Kb)
• Participants Information Folder (Word - 1.5Mb)
• Presenter Biographies (Word - 33Kb)

2005 Program Review

The purpose of the project is to review the MIPs program in government schools and to make recommendations for improving its operation and refining its focus, consistent with Government policy and other initiatives, particularly the Blueprint for Government Schools.

The Terms of Reference of the review are to:

• Develop an analytical framework to document the range of good practice in career education, student pathways planning and transition support that has occurred in government schools as a result of the MIPs program.
• Provide advice to refine the focus of the program for future years to support the achievement of an increased proportion of young people completing Year 12 or equivalent and improved student transitions to further education and employment, consistent with other policy initiatives, particularly the Blueprint For Government Schools.
• Provide advice on the funding, accountability and other arrangements required to support the future operation of the program.
• Provide advice on the linkages that need to be made of other Government and Commonwealth initiatives including the Blueprint for Government Schools , Local Learning and Employment Networks, Local Community Partnerships and the proposed Australian Network of Industry Career Advisors (ANICA)
• Provide advice on any capacity building required for the future success of the program including professional development.
• Provide advice on other arrangements that might be put in place to support good practice documented in this evaluation.