Youth Transitions

Many education and training options are available to students during their senior secondary years. There are a range of programs and tools available to schools to assist students to navigate through these options and to support them in their transitions.

Information on these initiatives is provided in the following sections:

• Qualifications and Programs - In Victoria, there are a range of education and training options available to students in the senior secondary years of schooling. Schools can further broaden the options available to their students through partnerships with other schools, TAFE Institutes and other providers of vocational education and training and adult community education
• Delivery Arrangements - There are a range of delivery arrangements which enable young people to take advantage of the broad range of qualifications and subjects available. These include provision in schools, TAFE and Adult Community Education (ACE)
• Purchasing Senior Secondary Education and Training from External Providers - Guidelines and examples of agreements to assist government schools meet their accountabilities when purchasing senior secondary education and training from external providers.
• Accountability Requirements - Improving student pathways and transitions is one of the three outcomes expected of government schools
• Careers and Transition - Providing a broad range of educational pathways is important in improving student outcomes. However, young people need support to understand the options and navigate the pathways from compulsory schooling to further education, training and employment. There are a range of programs and tools available to schools to assist them to support students in their transitions
• LLENs & Other Networks - Young people making the transition from school to work can benefit from support from a wide range of sources. Schools have an important role to play, but are able to draw on support from other organisations and programs
• On Track - On Track conducts surveys of government and non-government school leavers by telephone, and maps their further education, training and employment destinations. At the time of survey, assistance and advice is offered to those students not in education, training or full-time employment
• Policy and Research - In this section, you can find information that guides post compulsory education provision for young people in Victoria, including Ministerial Statements on post compulsory education, the Kirby Report, and other reports and research
• Related Resources - provides web links with additional information on organisations and programs that have relevant information on vocational education in schools
• Contacts - Contact details for the Youth Transitions Division, Regional Later Years Consultants, Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV), Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV) and the Career Education Association of Victoria (CEAV)