VCAL Information Night
What is VCAL
VCAL is the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning and is currently an alternative Year 12 certificate to the VCE. VCAL focuses on developing student skills and knowledge so they are work ready at the end of the course. It also lays a strong foundation for further study for students who are so inclined.
A VCAL course is significantly different to a VCE course. Students will have three days onsite to undertake studies in Literacy, Numeracy, Personal Development Skills and Work Related Skills. The focus in these subject is on applying their learning in real world situations. On the other two days of the week students will undertake a VET course at a TAFE provider and have one day of structured workplace learning. The report below from one of our Year 11 VCAL Captains will give more insight into the VCAL course and applied learning.
VCAL Student Report
This term Year 11 VCAL has participated in several excursions including, visiting Car City, podcasting at SYN FM, Homelessness workshop, Industry Investigation and The Winter Sleepout (done remotely). All of these excursions have linked back to units of work in each class.
In Work Related Skills students have been completing their industry investigation project. For this task students were required to do some research about a specific industry of their choice to learn about that industry, about the skills and education that was required for those specific jobs in their chosen industry. Students attended two workshops, one was The Hotel School, and the other was Kangan Institute. At both workshops we learned the skill shortages in that industry from mechanics to hotel staff.
Year 11 VCAL students participated in the Winter Sleepout. The Winter Sleepout is designed for students to experience what it's like to be sleeping rough. It was planned that they were going to sleep out in the ECA, but due to lockdown they all set up in their backyards for the night. During the Winter Sleepout there was a guest presenter Russell from Habitat for Humanity who spoke to the students about what he does. Habitat for Humanity work with families to build houses that they can call home. During the winter sleepout students had various check-in times where they had to answer some reflection questions about their experience during the night. We all would like to thank Miss King, Miss Robertson and Mr Graham for organising the Winter Sleepout.
Jason Henderson Year 11 VCAL Captain
Information Evening
An information evening has been scheduled for Thursday 17th June for all Year 10 families interested in VCAL for 2022. Year 9 parents are also encouraged to attend if they would like to find out about the program. The evening will include a panel of VCAL teachers and students who will be available to answer your questions.
The information evening will be held on Webex.
Please register for attendance using the following link: