Structured Workplace Learning

The Structured Workplace Learning program provides students with high quality structured work placements in real or simulated work environments.

By being involved in Structured Workplace Learning, young people gain a better understanding of the world of work, and are given a chance to develop their technical and general employability skills.

In many circumstances, students are also given the opportunity to gain real qualifications while they train and learn. Often the program will conclude with a skill assessment which gives students the chance to gain nationally recognised competencies.

State and territory policies and practices affect the way the program is implemented in each area, so various models of Structured Workplace Learning exist.

Local Community Partnerships work cooperatively with education authorities and individual schools to determine who is responsible for fulfilling the range of functions necessary to deliver a quality Structured Workplace Learning program. The Local Community Partnership's role is to develop and facilitate the implementation of a quality model that takes into account the local situation, builds on current practices and streamlines the coordination of workplace learning.