Careers & Pathways News
Ms Geraldine Borgonha
Westall Secondary College
Year 10 Vocational Major Personal Development
with Ms Leanne Read
We visited Westall Primary School in Week 3. The students from Year 10 Vocational Major Personal Development class and and Ms Read read a book to the foundation class. The students enjoyed meeting the teachers they had when they studied there.
Westall SC student Dishon-Lee Nicholls giving a start to Westall PS student
Vocational Major - Year 10 Personal Development working in the Kitchen Garden
Here’s what’s happening in CAREERS
13th July - I had the pleasure of Miss Sian Moore’s company and Year 10 students when we visited the Beacon Foundation “Work Readiness” program in AON in Melbourne on 13th July. Our students were remarkable in getting to the city by public transport and impressed the panel of Insurance Brokers, Lawyers and Paralegals with their questions and discussions about their future pathways as well as the view from the 51st floor window.
20th July – On this day I had the pleasure of Mr. Jeffrey JI and Mr Nick Smith’s company and Year 10 students – Pathways and Mainstream when 27 students visited Cummins in Scoresby - another Beacon Foundation “Work Readiness” program. Our students were very impressed by the various positions their Mentors spoke about and supported them in finding out their future pathways based on their skills and interests.
| 1st August – 28th September | VCE – VTAC SEAS and Scholarship applications only | for Year 12 students |
| VET enrolments in 2024 | Westall hopes to add to our suite of VET programs – VET Cookery, VET Sport and Recreation. In 2024 VET Electro-technology and VET Building and Construction – Carpentry. | For Years 10, 11 and all Vocational Major Students – basically any student who wants to try a VET subject |
| For Years 10, 11 and 12 students – please get your VET Enrolment forms in by 28th August to avoid disappointment. | ||
| 8th December | Graduation for SBAT Horticulture and Certificate II and Certificate III Supply Chain Logistics |
26th July – Our Year 10 students travelled to the city on their own to undertake Beacon Foundation “Work Readiness” program at Clayton UTZ where their Mentors were Lawyers and Paralegals. The students asked insightful questions and held discussions about their future pathways. I thank Mrs Gowri Nair for her assistance.
27th July – Our second last group of Year 10 students had the amazing opportunity of travelling to the city to meet with Mentors from Griffith-Hack, Beacon Foundation “Work Readiness” program. This company deals with patents and the legal association in the pharmaceutical industry. Miss Michelle Collins has been amazing with her support to our students and myself.
Thank you to our Education Support Staff Mrs Kim, Ms Barb and Mrs Vicky for all their support in chasing up excursion notes. These ladies are the movers and shakers.
Today our Year 12 VCE cohort have had Thea from ACCESS Monash facilitate a lively workshop on applying to VTAC in order to gain entry into University or TAFE on completion of Year 12.
Ms Geraldine Borgonha
Careers & Pathways Advisor
