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Students + Community = Completions A Partnership Model of Success

Students + Community = Completions A Partnership Model of Success. Blue Mountains College Access General Education and Mountains Youth Service Team. Introductions. Jann Dillon – Head Teacher General Education – Blue Mtns College Ngulla Murrandah – CGVE Coordinator Blue Mtns College

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Students + Community = Completions A Partnership Model of Success

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  1. Students + Community = CompletionsA Partnership Model of Success Blue Mountains College Access General Education and Mountains Youth Service Team Insert footer (View > Header & Footer)

  2. Introductions • Jann Dillon – Head Teacher • General Education – Blue Mtns College • Ngulla Murrandah – CGVE Coordinator • Blue Mtns College • Maggie Kuypers – Youth Early Intervention Worker • Mountains Youth Services Team

  3. Background to the model • CGVE cohort : 2004/2005 had complex issues • Drug and Alcohol • Homelessness/Accommodation • Anger management • Juvenile Justice/Legal • Mental Health • Low self-esteem • Poor attitude to learning • Completion rates for CGVE were averaging 50% but slowly declining • More students were presenting with complex issues beyond being disengaged with education

  4. Background to the model • A meeting was convened with community and youth agencies to see how some of these issues could be addressed • Mountains Youth Services Team • Police • Centrelink • Refuges • Secondary schools • Previous community networking assisted • Case Management was seen to be a best practice model to help students overcome these issues. • Services offered “in kind support” to assist TAFE students

  5. Development of the model • Mountains Youth Services ‘Sunday Group’ • Geoff Toole worked with young at risk • Accredited educational program negotiated with TAFE • Equity Initiatives funding utilised • TAFE would deliver a CGVE model to the ‘Sunday Group’ students • MYST would provide support to the students • Transport • Food • In class support • Out of class support

  6. Evolution of the model Equity CGVE Mainstream CGVE 2004-current Student selection Students interviewed- 2 teachers Student orientation Student literacy/numeracy screen MYST case management Reduced class attendance time Integrated delivery Teacher selection Assignments: Cross-referenced • 2006 – 2008 • Very high proportion Aboriginal • Designated room, high teacher/student ratio • MYST in class support • Flexibly delivered • 15 -20 enrolments

  7. Our results • What we noticed! • Completions: in 2005/2006 completions were around 50% • 2007 saw an increase to 65% • 2008, continued to rise 67% • The interaction of MYST with students was now an ongoing involvement. • Maggie was devoting each Wednesday to TAFE • Other services were also ‘dropping in’ regularly • Students could access support more easily when needed

  8. The Model Today • Maggie is a regular at TAFE- her contact number is on the staff contact list • Teachers can focus on education while accessing support when needed • Many other educational programs arise due to community interaction • Graduating students are advocates for TAFE delivery- key note speakers at graduation ceremonies • Several youth-oriented case management programs have developed • Young Mums Support • Juvenile Justice • Ylead: Youth Leadership Program • Katoomba/Springwood Refuge • Youth Accommodation Services • Our goal was to build community around students, • -to support the blurred line between TAFE and “Life”

  9. Mountains Youth Services Team • Role of Youth Services Worker • Support and Advocacy (on-campus and off-campus) • Referral • Transport • Young Mums Program • Centrelink • Sourcing resources eg. Computers • Arrange community agency visits as part of Humanities Units

  10. The measureable and non-measureable stuff 

  11. CGVE Average Completion by WSI College2007-2009

  12. What can you do? • Network with community agencies- how? • Attend meetings/ request meetings • Speak to the local neighbourhood centre to connect with groups: • Youth/ women’s groups/ NESB & CALD/ Job Network/ Centrelink/ local council/ local library/AECG/ Aboriginal Land Councils/ • Consider which groups are appropriate– invite them to TAFE or meet within the community • Let your MEP know- they may want to come along! • Share community connections with colleagues- TAFE is a strong, vibrant, learning organisation • People in the community know the TAFE brand- this can be both positive and negative

  13. Questions??????

  14. Remember • TAFE can’t work with community • With over 3500 staff, • Tens of thousand of students • Links with industry etc • We are part of the community, • not separate from.........

  15. THANK YOU 

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