Voc Ed - Grace Orchard School

Students from the Mild Intellectual Disability programme will be placed in the Vocational Education Programme at age 13 till they graduate at either 16, 17 or 18 years old.

The Vocational Education Programme comprises the following:

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Vocational Assessment	Vocational Guidance	Work Exposure & Work Experience	Basic Vocational Training	Soft Skill Training

Vocational Assessment

Ongoing process
Gather information about students’ Skills, Knowledge, Interest & Preferences (SKIP) to determine Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and decide on Vocational Pathways
Involves both formal (e.g. OT assessments, Aptitude tests) and informal methods of assessment (e.g. interviews with parents and students, work samples, curriculum-based assessments, observations)

Vocational Guidance

Learn about the world of work – curriculum-based weekly lesson and activities

Students will be guided to discover their own interests, preferences and strengths to make decisions on vocational pathways
Students reflect and discuss learning points at briefing/consultation sessions, either in groups or one-to-one basis, before, during and after work experience/site visits

Work Exposure & Work Experience

The Work Experience programme is a formal, structured programme whereby the school makes plans for students to experience a job or part of a job in an authentic work setting.

Students placed on the Work Experience programme will be assigned a Job Coach each, who will provide them support and guidance on the job.

Basic Vocational Skills Training

Students are offered basic vocational skills training as follows:

Format	Age	Year	Training Programmes
Specialization	18	6	(Specialisation in ONE of the following tracks) Food & Beverage (Food Prep &/ Baking) Housekeeping (Environmental &/ Guestroom)
	17	5
	16	4
Rotation	15	3	Housekeeping, Retail, Vocational Guidance