2026 Deadly Start Program 

Seed Foundation provides ongoing, holistic, wraparound support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students participating in all Connect ‘n’ Grow® Programs.

Seed's model is designed to support students through their participation in the program and onto further pathways to reach their career ambition including School-based Traineeships, Adult Traineeships, Employment, TAFE and University.  

To find out more on Seed Foundation Australia please visit their website here (Links to an external site..

The Deadly Start Program, aligned with the Closing the Gap and Health Equity strategies, provides culturally supportive pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to begin their careers in health. Students have the opportunity to work in areas such as nursing assistance, allied health assistance, administration, and operational services. We are proud to partner with Queensland Health as the training provider delivering Certificate II and III qualifications to support your journey into a career in health.

 Students who are successful in securing a school-based traineeship will be required to provide additional documentation before commencing in July 2026.

 To support a smooth onboarding process into the traineeship, please start collecting the following documents:

• Identification (3 forms of certified ID – e.g. Birth Certificate, Driver’s Licence/Student ID, Medicare Card)
• Bank account details and Tax File Number
• Immunisation History (more information will be provided early 2026)
• Confirmation of Aboriginality/Torres Strait Islander heritage

Connect 'n' Grow® is an approved Skills Assure Supplier (SAS), authorised to deliver this qualification as part of the Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS) program.

Funded by the Queensland Government, VET in Schools provides fee-free training for Queensland secondary school students*. Funding covers only one employment stream qualification per student. Currently, the HLT23215 Certificate II in Health Support Services and the CHC22015 Certificate II in Community Services are included on the Department’s list of employment stream qualifications supported under the VET in Schools initiative.

My Options:

1. Select this program as my one Vocational Education and Training in Schools funded qualification; or
2. Advise Connect 'n' Grow® that I choose not to use this program as my one Vocational Education and Training in Schools funded qualification; and therefore undertake this qualification as fee-for-service (e.g. non-funded, where Connect 'n' Grow® invoices my school a per participant fee).

I understand that by choosing this qualification as my one Vocational Education and Training in Schools funded qualification that I forgo the opportunity to access another Vocational Education and Training in Schools funded qualification while at school.

Connect 'n' Grow® will notify my school's nominated VET Coordinator/Head of Department, if it is identified, post-enrolment that I do not meet eligibility requirements.

For further information, please refer to the Connect 'n' Grow® Student Handbook and the Queensland Government's student information page developed specifically for the Vocational Education and Training in Schools program (see link below) or contact Connect ‘n’ Grow® (admin@connectngrow.edu.au).

NOTE:  International students attending a Queensland high school on a temporary basis are ineligible for this Vocational Education and Training in Schools Subsidy. For further information, please contact Connect ‘n’ Grow® (admin@connectngrow.edu.au) or follow this link to the Department's VETiS Information.

In accordance with the 2025 Standards for RTO’s, all prospective students must undergo an assessment of their Language, Literacy, Numeracy, and Digital Literacy (LLND) skills prior to enrolment.  This ensures that students are placed in appropriate courses and are provided with the necessary support to succeed.

Please answer the following questions:

Why we collect your personal information

Guarantee of Service

If Connect'n'Grow, or any party delivering training and assessment on its behalf, closes or ceases, resulting in default to deliver any part of the training product the learner is enrolled in, Connect'n'Grow will

• provide a Statement of Attainment for the units of competency successfully completed, and
• identify an alternative provider for the learner, and
• provide a refund for any fees collected relating to units not yet completed

I declare the information I have provided is true and correct. I am aware of the consequences that may arise from providing false misleading or incomplete information, including the cancellation of my enrolment or the withdrawal of any offer made by Connect’n’Grow.

I understand that my chosen option for funding (if applicable) is subject to a verification of eligibility, including requested identification, a USI check and an AISS Search (which identifies any previously attained certificate III or higher qualifications).

I declare that I have read and understand the Privacy Statement, particularly:

• I understand that as an RTO, Connect’n’Grow is required to submit my personal information from this enrolment form to the National VET Data Collection kept by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER, who is responsible for collecting, managing, analysing and communicating research and statistics about the Australian VET sector; and may also disclose this information to the relevant state or territory training authority;

• I understand that NCVER will collect, hold, use and disclose my personal information in accordance with the law and as outlined in the Privacy Statement.

I understand that I may receive a student survey which may be run by a government department or an NCVER employee, agent, third-party contractor or another authorised agency; and that I may opt out of the survey at the time of being contacted.

I understand that I may contact Connect’n’Grow at any time to:

• request access to my personal information;

• correct my personal information;

• make a complaint about how my personal information has been handled;

• ask a question about this Privacy Notice.