Are you a First Nations student looking to kick-start your future career? Through Head Start, Maxima is offering FREE Pre-Traineeship Courses to eligible students in Blacktown, NSW.
The Head Start Program is an initiative of the Educational Pathways Program (EPP) with the NSW Department for Education and designed to help students unlock their future careers through fee-free accredited training. By completing a Pre-Apprenticeship or Pre-Traineeship Course, students experience career pathways of interest and gain nationally recognised units of competency that can be credited towards a full apprenticeship or traineeship course should they choose to take this career pathway.
The program aims to improve student awareness of vocational education and training, and employment pathways and provides opportunities for Employers to source suitable candidates to fill workforce gaps.
The program provides students with:
- Free pre-vocational training in 3-4 nationally.
- Highly transferable skills from completing 3-4 units of competency.
- Industry Immersion opportunities to learn on-the-job skills and meet industry leaders.
- Credit to be used towards a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship (SBAT), or an apprenticeship or traineeship.
- Mentoring and assistance to transition to a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship (SBAT), or an apprenticeship or traineeship.
Maxima is the local Head Start provider offering Pre-Traineeship courses in Blacktown, NSW.
Pre-Traineeship Courses
Maxima is offering First Nations students a free pre-traineeship course in business and banking, by studying Certificate II in Workplace Skills.
Course Dates and Location
This pre-traineeship course will run for 10 days from Monday 2 September 2024 until Friday 13 September.
Included in the 10 days, are 3 days of industry immersion with the host employer.
Course Location
Students will need to attend training at the Maxima Penrith office, located at:
Suite 4, 308 High Street, Penrith
Industry Immersion to occur at the Host Employer location.
Units of Competency
Students will complete 4 units of competency:
Being Effective at Work
BSBPEF201 – Support personal wellbeing in the workplace
BSBTWK201 – Work effectively with others
Essential Service Skills
BSBOPS202 – Engage with customers
BSBOPS203 – Deliver a service to customers
Cost
The course is free for eligible students and is fully subsidised by the NSW Government.
For more information, download the flyers below.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this pre-traineeship course with Maxima, students must:
- Identify as First Nations;
- Be attending a school in Blacktown, NSW
- Be aged 15 years and over and in years 10, 11 or 12.
How to apply
To apply, speak to your Careers Advisor at your local Blacktown school. Alternatively, fill in the details below to submit an enquiry.