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SENIOR PATHWAYS INFORMATION EVENING Monday 25 July 2011. AGENDA. Welcome Therese Wilson Prayer Colin Grant Principal’s Address Deborah Barker A student’s perspective Georgia Heiser Possible Pathways Therese Wilson The VCE Marianne Love VCAL/VET Sarah Harrington - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SENIOR PATHWAYS INFORMATION EVENING
Monday 25 July 2011
AGENDA
1) Welcome Therese Wilson
2) Prayer Colin Grant
3) Principal’s Address Deborah Barker
4) A student’s perspective Georgia Heiser
5) Possible Pathways Therese Wilson
6) The VCE Marianne Love
7) VCAL/VET Sarah Harrington
8) Pathways Cynthia Hansen
9) Pastoral Care of Students Therese Wilson
10) Where to from here? Therese Wilson
WELCOME
“ Listen with the ear of your heart”
Rule of St Benedict
Prayer
Mr Colin Grant
Domain Leader – RE Year 10-12
College Principal
Mrs Deborah Barker
Partnerships
Archbishop Polding
Santa Maria College College
Dare to do as much as you are able…
A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE
Georgia HeiserYr 12 VCAL Student
PATHWAYS - Then
PATHWAYS - Now
Why the need for a choice in pathways?
• Students have different talents and strengths
• Students learn in different ways• Education needs to be relevant to the
student & how they interact with and understand the world they live in
• Success can be achieved by following many different pathways and can be shown in many different ways
Your story is yet to be written
Will it involve…..
• VCE – Victorian Certificate of Education
• VET – Vocational Education & Training
• VCAL – Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
• SBAT – School Based Apprenticeship & Traineeship
VCE AS A PATHWAY
Ms Marianne Love
VCE Coordinator
The VCE as a Pathway
As a student, what do I need to do to achieve my VCE?
•Complete 16 units satisfactorily. •This must include at least 3 units from the English group & three sequences at a 3 & 4 level from studies other than English. •This can include VET units.
Year 11 Studies
•This can consist of all units at a Unit 1 & 2 level, or include a VET course or a Unit 3 & 4 sequence
NB: Approval from the College is required for students considering a 3 & 4 sequence in Year 11
•Students study 6 units each semester in Year 11. A unit from the English group and 5 elective Units
•One unit of RE (either unit 1 or 2) is studied over the year, unless RE is chosen as a 3 & 4 sequence
Ask YourselfWhat are my strengths as a student? What areas of study am I good at and have interest in?
What career path may I wish to follow? Are there any prerequisite studies that I will need for a future pathway?
Have I spoken to others – friends who have completed units I am interested in, teachers, family, Careers advisors?
Satisfactory Completion
• Learning Outcomes must be met for Satisfactory Completion of a unit (S)– Meets criteria– Submitted on time– Student’s own work
• To receive VCE must have gained S in at least 16 units
Assessment – Units 1 and 2
• Assessment is ongoing
• Unit 1 and 2 School Graded Tasks– School based– Do not contribute to ATAR (the old ENTER)– Feedback
Year 12 Studies
•Students study five Unit 3 and 4 sequences which can include a VET subject
•Students must satisfactorily complete 4 sequences including English.
Assessment – Units 3 and 4
• Also ongoing and in class
• Two components– School Assessed Coursework (SAC’s) or
School Assessed Tasks (SAT’s)– External Examinations
• Weighting varies from subject to subject
• General Achievement Test (GAT) in June
Year 12 studiesVCAA – the Victorian Curriculum & Assessment
Authority
- responsible for running the VCE and VCAL. They issue study scores (out of 50) for all VCE units at Year 12 level.
VTAC – the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
– responsible for the ATAR score (0-99.95) and for organising University and TAFE offers.
VCAL/VET AS A PATHWAY
Ms Sarah Harrington
Senior Pathways Coordinator
• VCAL is a senior secondary qualification
Aim:To provide skills, knowledge and attitudes to
enable students to make informed choices regarding pathways to work, training and
further education.
VCAL – The Hands on Option
Students are required to undertake units in the following strands:
• Literacy• Numeracy• Work Related Skills (WRS)• Personal Development Skills (PDS)
VCAL – The Requirements
The VCAL program 2012:• VET (Vocational Education Training) Certificate
for 1 Day• Structured Work Placement ( SWP) for 1 Day• At School for 3 Days
VCAL – The Program
• Students are required to undertake an industry specific work placement
• The placement must be connected to the VET course a student is undertaking
• Placement allows students to gain valuable work experience and industry knowledge
• Students are responsible for finding their own placement
• Support is provided by the school
VCAL Placement
Students that are part of the VCAL program
• Attend homeroom on the days that they are at school
• Are expected to attend all compulsory school related activities
• Are able to be part of all extra curricular activities that the school offers
VCAL – School Life
• Research has shown that students who complete a successful VCAL program are more likely to experience success than those who do poorly in a VCE program
• Having undertaken a VET certificate most students are able to easily transfer into the next level of the certificate at TAFE
• Students who complete VCAL are more work ready when they leave school
VCAL – Why do it?
• Studying VCAL doesn’t prevent you from going to university
• While still at school students are able to engage in meaningful and structure work placement
• Completing VCAL and VET studies successfully, means students can leave school with a senior qualification, as well as a Certificate 3 in their chosen VET area
VCAL – Points to Consider
VETVocational Education and Training
• Students complete all or part of a nationally recognized VET qualification.
• Students receive credit towards satisfactory completion of their VCE or VCAL
Why undertake VET?
Vet offers students the opportunity to:• Combine general and vocational studies• Explore career options and pathways• Undertake learning in the workplace• Develop skills that will equip them for the
workforce• Gain a nationally recognized qualification
or credit towards VCE or VCAL
VET Subject Choices• Santa Maria College is part of the Northern
Melbourne VET Cluster(NMVC)
• The cluster arrangement gives students more VET subject choices
• There are 25 VCE VET programs
• These programs provide students with a Certificate II outcome
• Scored assessment is available in 14 VCE VET programs.
VCE VET Programs
• Automotive • Building &
Construction• Business*• Community Services*• Dance*• Electrotechnology*• Engineering Studies*• Equine Industry*
• Horticulture• Hospitality*• Information
Technology*• Interactive Digital
Media*• Laboratory Skills*• Music Industry*• Sport & recreation*
Additional Non-Assessed VET Programs
• Certificate II in Animal Studies
• Certificate II in Hairdressing
• Certificate II in Make-up Services
School Based Apprenticeships & Traineeships(SBAT)
• School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships involve the student undertaking the VCE or VCAL as well as being employed part-time and trained
• Students complete Certificate III as part of their training
• Students undertake training over 2 years at an average of 13 hours per week for employment and training per week
PATHWAYS
Ms Cynthia Hansen
Careers Coordinator
Articulation and Pathways
• Degree
• Diploma
• Certificate IV
• Certificate III
• Certificate II
WHICH INSTITUTION? WHICH COURSE?
• OPEN DAYS
• PAMPHLETS
• TERTIARY INSTITUTION WEBSITES
• INTRASCHOOL WEBSITE
• INFORMATION SESSIONS AT SCHOOL
WHICH JOB?
• RESOURCES• Work Experience (27 June – 1 July)• Job Guide• Santa Maria College Careers Expo (20 June)• Career Planning Week • Career Builder• Oz Jac• TALK TO PARENTS, TEACHERS,RELATIVES,
FRIENDS• TALK TO ME!
YOUR FUTURE CAREER
• You can do ANYTHING!
• The job you do now is no longer forever
• To be flexible is to be EMPLOYABLE
• Jobs keep EVOLVING
THE JOBS THAT YOU WILL BE WORKING AT, HAVE YET TO BE
INVENTED!
PASTORAL CARE OF SENIOR STUDENTS
• Home Room Teacher
• Year Level Team Leader
• Counselors
• Head of Senior School
• Pastoral Associate – Sr Glenys Dellamarta
• Pastoral Program
• School based activities & Guest Speakers
WHERE TO FROM HERE?
• August 2 – 5 : Subject Selection Family Interviews
• August 12: Final date for the submission of Senior Pathways VCE/VET/VCAL Application Forms
• September/ October: Timetable Constructed• October: Programs confirmed in writing• Nov 28 – Dec 1: Year 10 -11 Transition Days• Dec 1: Presentation Evening @ Moonee Valley
STRIVE TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!
ASK QUESTIONS
DO YOUR RESEARCH
SET YOUR GOALS
IMAGINE YOUR FUTURE
&
THEN IMAGINE SOMETHING BETTER AGAIN!