Get Set For Work Program

IN-STeP has recently added the following program to its range of services delivered to the community.


The 'Endless Pebbles' Get Set For Work program will focus on two (2) industry areas that have been identified as suffering shortages in skilled workers.

What is Get Set for Work?

Get Set for Work supports the Queensland Government's requirement that every young person earn or learn until they turn 17. It is a program designed to assist 15 to 19 year olds who have disengaged (or are at risk of disengaging) from school early. Get Set for Work addresses young people's personal and training needs to help them overcome barriers and gain skills to take the next step into the workforce.

The program is primarily targeted at 15 to 17 year olds who have already left school before completing Year 12; are unsure of where to go next; and not ready to commit to formal education or vocational training. Get Set for Work recognises that people in this situation have unique needs that may not be met through mainstream schooling. The program creates a
transition pathway towards employment, returning to school, other education or training. Get Set for Work provides the skills young people need to take their place in an adult world and opportunities to gain vocational qualifications and experience. Participants benefit from practical work experience and hands-on skills development. Personal support and mentoring is offered throughout the program and beyond to help participants identify and overcome
challenges. Successful completion of the Get Set for Work program attracts two credit points towards the participant's Queensland Certificate of Education.

What's on offer?

The Get Set for Work program offers practical, vocationally focussed training and support to help young people achieve their potential. It builds participants' self-esteem and confidence and prepares them for work through:
• Personal development and team-building
• Activities to develop social skills for work referral and links to support services for personal and social issues
• Literacy and numeracy support
• work experience opportunities
• job preparation, resume writing and interview skills
• Information about jobs and careers in the local area
• Opportunities to move on to work, traineeships and apprenticeships or other training
• Post-program support to help sustain employment, training or further education outcomes.

Get Set for Work is a seamless program, enabling new starters to join at any time as places become available.

How are schools involved?

Schools may refer school students to Get Set for Work after school staff, the young person and their parents have worked through the available school and TAFE programs and still feel that preparing for work is the most suitable pathway. Schools also have a responsibility to keep in contact with Get Set for Work participants.

 

Eligibility


To be eligible to participate, a young person must be between the ages of 15 and 17 and is:

Priority clients may include:

  • Early school leavers aged 15-17 years who are unemployed or have minimal hours of employment. An early school leaver is defined as a person who left school before completing Year 12 and does not possess a vocational qualification of AQF Level II or above.
  • Young people aged 15-17 years, ‘at-risk' of not transitioning into or completing their senior phase of learning and unlikely to make a successful transition to employment without assistance; and for whom there is no other appropriate education program available.

However, a young person of compulsory school age (that is, who is 15 years of age and has not yet completed Year 10) regardless of whether they are deemed to be ‘at risk' or disengaged, may participate in a Get Set for Work project if:

  • A school has agreed to make a flexible arrangement with the participant so that he/she may attend a Get Set for Work project. In this case, the school issues the young person with a QSA registration number, OR
  • The participant has been granted an exemption by the Department of Education and Training (DET) and a QSA registration number has been issued.

If you require further information, please contact our office:

Phone:  1800 02 18 28
Phone:  07 4725 2688