Further education
The teen in your care deserves to find work that makes them happy and that supports a decent standard of living. To get there, they’ll need your help to think clearly about their strengths and interests and about the sort of career that suits them best. And they’ll have to get the necessary experience or education to make it all happen.
Support for apprenticeships
Young people may choose to leave school at the end of Year 10 or when they turn 17 and enroll in an apprenticeship. Subsidised training up to Certificate III level is available for most young people in NSW under the Smart and Skilled initiative. Subsidised training to Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma level is also possible, but depends on funding availability.
There are also a number of fee-free scholarships available to young people who have left or who are currently in out-of-home care. These will be available through to 2019.
The Smart and Skilled program will be reviewed in 2020.