Head Start is a new education pathway for secondary school students that complements school-based education with an apprenticeship or traineeship. Students complete their Year 12 Certificate alongside paid on-the-job training that leads to a qualification, and in most cases sustainable employment pathways.
Head Start is designed to give students the confidence, capabilities, and skills that employers in growth industries need. The program recognises that students learn in different ways, have different passions, and empower their own career choices.
Head Start students receive:
career planning advice from the school career practitioner to find the right pathway
a Head Start Pathway Plan tailored to the specific needs of the student and the employer
one-on-one support from a Head Start Coordinator to keep students on the right track
quality-assured training through TAFEs and Skills First contracted providers
a VCE or VCE VM certificate
significant progress towards, or completion of, a trade qualification
payment of a fair training wage
a tailored pathway into a priority industry career.
Talk to Ms McPherson in the careers office about the Head Start Program.
Head Start Brochure – Download
Belmont High School, 12-36 Rotherham St, Belmont, VIC, 3216
03 5243 2420
Absence Line: 03 5241 0090
belmont.hs@education.vic.gov.au
ABN: 46 773 917 658
Belmont High School respectfully acknowledges the Wadawurrung Traditional owners of the land this school is built upon. We seek to further our appreciation of their custodianship of country, so that we may share this responsibility. We pay our respects to the cultures of First Nations Peoples past, present and emerging. We are committed to Reconciliation and our school community will strive together for equity and partnership.
