KILLESTER COLLEGE VCE/VCAL/VET PATHWAYS 2011 and beyond Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

KILLESTER COLLEGE

VCE/VCAL/VETPATHWAYS

2011 and beyondPathway Planning 2011 and beyond

The Post Compulsory TeamTeresa McIntosh - CoordinatorVicki Alexellis – Careers CounsellorIngrid Kemp – Year 10 CoordinatorMargherita Loschiavo – Year 11

CoordinatorMary Dow –Year 12 CoordinatorMary McDonnell – Curriculum

Coordinator

Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

AIMTo broaden your daughter’s pathways

through the making of informed choices

This involves :A process of consultation and conversation with

significant othersResearch into pathway optionsRealistic assessment of strengthsRecognition of what your daughter likes and

wantsPathway Planning 2011 and beyond

What are you going to do after you complete your Year 12 studies?

Have you researched prerequisite requirements for entry into University courses?

What other alternatives have you looked at for completing your goals and aspirations for the future?

How have you chosen your subjects for next year?

university

college

workplace

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Does further study increase my chances of getting a job?

There is plenty of evidence to suggest the level of education you attain has a significant effect on your chance of getting a job. The May 2009 ABS Education and Work survey shows that workers who have either university or vocational education and training qualifications have lower unemployment rates than workers who do not hold post school qualifications.The unemployment rate for workers who finished school with

•Year 10 as their highest qualification was 10.4%•Year 12 as their highest qualification was 7.1%•Certificate III/IV qualifications as their highest qualification was 4.3%•A Bachelor degree as their highest qualification was 3.4%

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Projected Employment Growth to 2014-15 The top ten occupations expected to provide the largest number of new jobs are:

•Registered Nurses•Accountants•Aged and Disabled Carers•Sales Assistants, General•Child Carers•Retail Managers•Nursing support and Personal Care Workers•Accounting Clerks•Electricians•Waiters

Career opportunities for mathematics

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Science offers great careers

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What can I do with a Business degree?

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generic intellectual skills

Communication and media industries

Government and community

International careers

Performing and creative arts

industriesanalysiscritical thinkingresearchteamwork written and oral communicationinformation retrieval

journalism, television, advertising, public relations (government, corporate, community), multimedia, publishing, freelance editing, and web design

public service, defence and security industries, local government, community development, criminal justice agencies, social welfare, non-governmental agencies;

diplomacy, defence, intelligence, immigration, international development, international aid agencies, NGOs with regional and global links;

professional and creative writing, dance, contemporary performance theatre, live theatre and television, arts administration, film and video making, freelance photography, animation, independent production.

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Top 10 Careers with a Psychology Degree

There are many career options to choose from after getting a psychology degree. There are many new trends in the psychology field and many new jobs that people can obtain with the training and skills acquired in this type of educational program. The following are the top 10 careers on the rise right now and feasible to attain with a psychology degree:

•Career Counselor•Clinical Psychologist•Counselor •Engineering Psychologist•Forensic Psychologist •Genetics Counselor•Industrial-Organizational Psychologist•School Psychologist•Special Education Teacher•Sports Psychologist

Pathway PlanningHave you checked the VTAC Guide?Have you checked the Courses through the

University Websites?Have you made a list of all the institutions

who deliver the course you are interested in?Have you selected subjects that you have an

interest in and are good at? What does your report state?Are your subject choices broad enough in

case you change your mind in Year 11 or Year 12?

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KEY TERMSVCE: Victorian Certificate of EducationVCAL: Victorian Certificate of Applied LearningVETis: Vocational Education and Training in

schoolsVCAA: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment

AuthorityVTAC: Victorian Tertiary Admission CentreATAR: Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking ( used to be called ENTER)TAFE: Technical and Further education

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POST COMPULSORY SCHOOLING

School is no longer compulsorySchool will no longer choose the subjects your daughter will study

Studies standard across the state regardless of school, as prescribed by the VCAA

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KILLESTER’S PATHWAYS

VCE VCALVictorian Certificate

of EducationRecognised Year 12

qualification2 year courseLeads to University,

TAFE, employment

Victorian Certificate of Applied learning

Recognised Year 12 qualification

2 year courseLeads to TAFE,

employmentGradually gaining

recognition with some universities

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STRUCTUREVCE VCAL

Year 11Semester One Unit 1Semester Two Unit 2

Year 12Semester One Unit 3Semester Two Unit 4

Year 11Intermediate

Certificate

Year 12Senior Certificate

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STRUCTUREVCE VCAL

Girls complete studiesMore traditional

approachYear 11: assessment is

school based Results are S or NYear 12: assessment is

part school based and part exams

Girls obtain an ATAR score

Girls work in 4 strandsHands on, applied

learning, project basedIndustry related skillsPersonal developmentWork related skillsLiteracy and NumeracyAssessed as being

competent

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VETisUsually 2 year course A subject in which girls can gain a certificateContributes to the final VCE or VCAL certificateInvolves travelling, one day out of school per

week, additional costsWe offer two VET’s at Killester:

Applied Fashion Design and TechnologyHospitality

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VETisVCE VCAL

VET is optional

VET is compulsory

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ENTRY POINTSVCE VCAL

End of Year 10Can change subjects at

various points

VETisEnd of year 10

End of Year 10End of Semester One in

Year 11

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Key issues when choosing a course of study

Parents (and Students ) should consider the following:

What does your daughter enjoy studying?What subjects is she good at?What career is she interested in pursuing?What are the tertiary course pre-requisites

she needs?

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Be flexibleYour daughter should be flexible

when selecting her VCE subjects:

She is probably uncertain about her career at this stage and her focus can change

Results can dictate OR necessitate change down the track

A single minded career pathway is not advisable

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MORE OPTIONSApprenticeshipsTraineeshipsSchool based apprenticeshipsModified/extended VCE programsTAFEThese would be discussed with you

and your daughter on a needs basis.Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

Subject selectionEnrolments are completed via the Killester

websiteEnrolments open this Thursday 29 July and

close Thursday 5 AugustConverse with your daughter about her choices

and encourage her to gather informationListen to her and assist herYou should see her subjects before she sends

her enrolment to the school computer

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VCE VCAL VET Information

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