Youth
Young People at PRACE
The people in the Youth Program at PRACE are all people who are no longer at secondary school. With unemployment rates over 10% in Darebin, it is vital that the community provide them with some hope of a future.
Over the years, the youth program at PRACE has developed into an amazing success, thanks to the remarkable skills of supportive co-ordinators and engaging teachers.
VCAL – PRACE delivers the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL). This program is for young people aged 16 to 22 and is an integrated program combining Foundation and Intermediate levels. It runs for a full year for 22.5 hours per week although new students are welcome to join the program anytime during first, second and third terms should a place become available.
These courses are:
- Nationally recognised
- Delivered in safe community settings
- Support by a Youth Co-ordinator
- Support by Youth worker
Great things about the PRACE Youth Program – Did You Know?
- Many young people come here because they couldn’t go to TAFE or Secondary School
- Other adult ed providers don’t cater for young people – PRACE is one of only 2 community education providers in the Northern Region who provide support for young people
- PRACE is a safe and supportive environment where students have the opporunity to develop close relationships with staff
- Quality, outcomes and success
