Ever wondered what SBAT’s are all about?

Firstly, what does SBAT stand for and what does it mean?

School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships.

Students who sign up for an SBAT at Carroll College work with an employer, trainers and school to study an area of interest to them.

An SBAT is an agreement between the student, family, employer, trainer and school. This is a formal government agreement and is legally binding. 

Students are paid as a part-time trainee or apprentice for the duration of Year 11 and 12.

Depending on the industry of study, students will need to do either 100 days or 180 days in the workplace. These are generally completed during the week as a part of their schooling.

We have a two success stories to share with you this week.

Tara Morris is in Year 12 and has recently completed a School Based Traineeship in Individual Support - Aged Care (Certificate III) at Banksia Village. Tara is a superstar! She received an award for the SBAT of the Year at the South Coast Workplace Learning Awards - recognising her amazing contribution to Banksia Village during her SBAT.

In addition to this fantastic achievement, Tara has received Early Entry to the University of NSW, Bachelor of Medical Science – Tara’s ATAR requirement for this course has been reduced significantly by the university because of her achievement in her Certificate III course.  This is amazing and we would like to congratulate Tara on her offer.

Nathan Megee is in Year 11.  In addition to the School-Based Traineeship in Supply Chain Operations at Reece Plumbing (Certificate II) Nathan is also studying a Certificate II in Construction Pathways and a Certificate III in Sport Coaching at Carroll College. As a component of Nathan’s pattern of study, he has included a 2 unit course – Industry Based Learning which is a self-paced journal and industry log (student work in the Hub) that directly connects with his Traineeship. This course is only available to students who have an SBAT in their pattern of study and students work with the VET Coordinator to ensure they are meeting the course outline.

Who can sign up for an SBAT and when do sign-ups happen?

Students in Year 10 in 2023 are eligible to sign up for an SBAT.  Students and families will be responsible for finding employees (there are some SBAT’s that are advertised by the VET Office- watch out for Sentral Messages from Elise Paull or myself).

Ideally, sign-ups would happen at the end of Year 10 – this means that some of the work days can be completed during the holidays.

Sign-ups must be completed by the end of Term 1, Year 11. 

If you are in Year 10 and are interested in an SBAT, please come to the VET Office to ask questions or to collect an expression of interest.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Mrs Cathy Fryer VET Coordinator 

Mrs Elise Paull VET Assistant