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Start your career with a School-Based Traineeship

School-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SBAT) are a great way to set yourself up for your future career, while completing your HSC.

SBAT courses combine paid work, training and school and are available to high school students in NSW who are in Years 10, 11, and 12.

You could:

  • Gain a nationally recognised qualification fee-free* while at school.
  • Receive hands on industry experience.
  • Get paid while you learn new skills.
  • Contribute to your ATAR (depending on the course you select).

After completing a school-based traineeship, you’ll be fully qualified and can begin full time work or continue on to higher level study.

How it works:

Study

Complete your nationally recognised qualification in Fitness or Individual Support.

Work

Complete a minimum of 100 days in paid employment.

Flexibility

The work and training can be undertaken during school time, after school and during school holidays.

Course options:

Our fitness program will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to work as a gym instructor, or group exercise instructor in the fitness industry.

Do you love sport and exercise? Interested in the science behind it? Then this is the course for you. You will learn about anatomy and physiology principles, plan, deliver and monitor exercise programs and how to make healthy eating recommendations.

Pathway to higher level study: Upon completion you will be eligible to apply to study the SIS40221 Certificate IV in Fitness qualification.

Industry area: Sport & Recreation - Fitness

Career opportunities: This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to work as a gym or group exercise instructor.

Specific course requirements: Students will need to complete a UOW College basic literacy and numeracy online assessment with results of exit level two or higher.

Location: Flexible across NSW

Course type: BEC

Stage: 6

ATAR eligible: No

HSC credit: Maximum 5 units over two years towards your HSC for the formal training component (VET course).

Core units:

  • BSBOPS304 - Deliver and monitor a service to customers. 
  • BSBPEF301 - Organise personal work priorities. 
  • HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid. 
  • HLTWHS001 - Participate in workplace health and safety. 
  • SISFFIT032 - Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation.
  • SISFFIT033 - Complete client fitness assessments.
  • SISFFIT035 - Plan group exercise sessions.
  • SISFFIT036 - Instruct group exercise sessions.
  • SISFFIT040 - Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients.
  • SISFFIT047 - Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise.
  • SISFFIT052 - Provide healthy eating information. 

Dual specialisation – Ageing & Disability 

Our individual support program will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to support people in a community and/or residential setting due to ageing, disability or some other reason. This qualification reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to a disability. Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs. Workers have a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support. 

Pathway to higher level study: Upon completion you will be eligible to apply to the study the CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support or the HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing. 
 
Industry area: Health and Community Services. 

Career opportunities: Disability Carer, Aged Care Worker, Individual Carer and Support Worker, Assistant in Nursing, Community Care Worker or Assistant, Residential Support Worker, Personal Care Giver, Home Respite Care Worker. 

Specific course requirements: Students will need to complete a UOW College basic literacy and numeracy online assessment with results of level two or higher. 

Location: Flexible across NSW 

Course type: BEC 

Stage: 6 

ATAR eligible: Yes  

HSC credit: Maximum 6 units over two years towards your HSC for the formal training component (VET course). 

Core units: 

  • CHCCCS031 - Provide individualised support.
  • CHCCCS040 - Support independence and well being.
  • CHCCOM005 - Communicate and work in health or community services.
  • CHCDIV001 - Work with diverse people.
  • CHCLEG001 - Work legally and ethically. 
  • CHCCCS041 - Recognise healthy body systems.
  • HLTWHS002 - Follow safe work practices for direct client care.
  • HLTINF006 - Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control. 
  • CHCCCS038 - Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support. 

Ageing electives:  

  • CHCAGE013 - Work effectively in aged care. 
  • CHCAGE011 - Provide support to people living with dementia.
  • CHCPAL003 - Deliver care services using a palliative approach. 

Disability electives:   

  • CHCDIS011 - Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach.  
  • CHCDIS012 - Support community participation and social inclusion. 
  • CHCDIS020 - Work effectively in disability support. 

Meet Elouise

It’s an alternative education pathway and you still have the accomplishment of completing your HSC, but you graduate with a qualification you will be able to use immediately.ElouiseSBAT - Certificate III in Fitness

*Training is fee-free and fully funded by the NSW Government.