eyes on VET
Welcome to another edition of Eyes on VET!
Welcome back to the new school year and to the first edition of ‘Eyes on VET’ in the Parent Update for 2026. ‘Eyes on VET’ will continue to showcase the fabulous opportunities taking place in the VET space, both within our school and externally. It will include a regular ‘spotlight’ on a program being delivered at our school or externally, ‘Snapshots around the Workplace’, as well as a range of other exciting VET opportunities and achievements which take place throughout the year.
We received exciting updates over the holidays…
…our VET Office was extended, providing much more space to cater for the ongoing growth of both students and VET Support Staff.
…two of our 2025 Year 12 VET Connect students were awarded a prestigious VET Certificate of Excellence in the SCSA VET Awards.
Congratulations to these fabulous students!
The first few weeks back are always extremely hectic, working with a lot of speed to finalise all the final paperwork so that all our VET Connect and P2C (Pathway to Careers) students could all attend their external courses and work placements as scheduled.
I wish all the VET students an enjoyable first term… it’s great to be back.
Spotlight on the P2C (Pathway to Careers)
The P2C is enables students who have specific interests to pursue a career through courses which are not generally available to them at school. Students attend school for 4 days per week and spend one day in external training. The program also suits students who wish to retain a mainstream timetable of certain electives in Senior School, while gaining a qualification at an off-site location.
The P2C is only available to students who have been given special consideration to undertake an external course at TAFE/Private Registered Training Organisation (RTO), a School Based Traineeship (SBT) or Workplace Learning, where they are not able to be enrolled in the VET Connect Program at school. A limited number of P2C places are approved and students need to meet selection criteria which demonstrate a capacity to undertake an external course.
ATAR students will not be able to qualify for the P2C due to the requirement to miss one day of school per week. However, a student with one ATAR course can apply for the P2C if their ATAR course is not timetabled on the external training day.
Students completing a Certificate IV through the P2C will find themselves well-placed for entry to TAFE for further training or alternative entry to University. This year, we already have 41 students who have been accepted to undertake an external course through the P2C. Application details are available from the VET Office.
Snapshots around the workplace…
I look forward to sharing some photos of our students at their work placements in upcoming editions, once students have time to settle in…
...to all our P2C students, undertaking a variety of external courses one day per week.
…to Kai Sage and Lane Skipworth (2025 Year 12 VET Connect Students), for being awarded a VET Certificate of Excellence in the SCSA VET Awards.
…to Zoe Hiong (Year 12 ATAR) on completing a Certificate III in Retail through a School Based Traineeship at McDonald’s.
…Takara Vivian (2025 Year 12 VET Connect) on gaining a sixth month contract working as a Library Support Officer in our school library, where she undertook Workplace Learning last year.
…to Elijah Hodson (Year 12 VET Connect) on being offered a scholarship to complete a Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Work Preparation at Breight Training.
…Emma Hair on being offered a place in the Year 12 VET Connect program. Welcome, Emma!
Please keep your ‘Eyes on VET’ in the next Parent Update.
Melinda Kennington - VET Manager 🙂