Pathways
Vermont Secondary College
Mullum VET Cluster Awards for Excellence 2025
The Excellence Award is given to candidates that have demonstrated:
* academic excellence
* exemplary work ethic and participation in their VET program
* achieved outstanding results consistently and sits at the top of the class
Charlize A (Yr 11)
Cert ll in Dance
@Ringwood SC
Paras D (Yr 12)
Cert lll in Info Tech Networking & Cybersecurity @Ringwood Training
Jaymie R (Yr 11)
Cert ll in Engineering Studies @Ringwood Training
Jack H (Yr 11)
Cert lll Info Tech Virtual Reality & Game Design @Ringwood Training
Mullum VET Cluster Awards for Merit 2025
The Merit Award is given to candidates that have demonstrated:
* great potential and talent in their selected VET program
* demonstrated personal growth, building skills across the academic year
* consistent positive work ethic
Matisse L (Yr 11)
Cert lll in Info Tech Virtual Reality & Game Development
@Ringwood Training
Leo M (Yr 10)
Cert lll in Info Tech Networking & Cyber Security @Ringwood Training
Congratulations to our VET students on such a wonderful result!
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There was a buzz of excitement in school this week with the anticipation of VET (Vocational Education and Training) officially commencing on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
We have 116 VET students who will attend their chosen course at various TAFE providers from Swinburne University of Technology, Box Hill Institute, Holmesglen Institute, Ringwood Training and a few smaller RTO’s through the Mullum VET Cluster during term time.
A reminder to all VET students to wear the appropriate clothing including PPE (personal protective equipment) to every class and bring any required equipment, kits and stationary as advised by the RTO.
If you are leaving from school to attend VET please sign out at the general office first and allow sufficient time to travel via public transport to VET with about 15 minutes before class starts.
Work Experience
Work experience participation is optional at VSC, however we strongly encourage all students aged 15yrs+ to get involved in this very beneficial and rewarding program. Students can undertake Work Experience every year until they graduate VSC.
Work experience provides young people with a taste of the real world of work and a clearer understanding of a particular industry, field or business they may be interested in pursuing in the future. It assists in career discovery and exploration, goal setting and decision making whilst preparing students for VCE or VCAL, future tertiary studies, apprenticeship/
traineeships or full-time work.
There are no designated time frames for students to complete placements as we believe a flexible delivery arrangement provides students with a better opportunity to meet the availability and operational time frames of businesses and industries within the community. This also means we are not competing with other local schools which can limit student’s placement opportunities.
Placement dates are arranged through consultation and negotiation between the employer, school and student to maximise the experience. However, if your young person is not going on the Central Australia to Darwin trip, they may want to consider the last week of Term 3 as the perfect opportunity to undertake work experience.
Drop into Pathways to discuss further and collect the ‘Preparing for the Workplace’ pack.
Work Experience in the Australian Defence Force (ADF)?
Interested work experience through the Defence Force? The Defence Work Experience Program provides you people interested in careers in Defence the opportunity to sample life in Defence and learn more about the ADF. Activities are hands on and interactive to assist students in making informed career decisions. Participants must be 15yrs or over at the time of placement. Click on the link to see the current opportunities. Defence Work Experience Program Jobs List.
Pathways Website – www.vscpathways.com
Did you know VSC has its own careers website? It’s a ‘One Stop Shop’ for everything you need to assist with Career planning, research, information and help, available 24 hours a day. Please see attached the Term 1 Career Tools Newsletter with lots of informative reading. To access the website please click on the link vscpathways.com or go to the VSC website and click on the Pathways tab. Features:
Latest news and events
Senior school options
Work experience and OH&S in the workplace
VET – Vocational Education and Training
University Admissions requirements through VTAC
Find what careers suits you & course discovery
Interactive Career bullseyes
Gap Year
Resume creation & finding a job
Youth allowance and money matters
Informative career videos
Plus lots, lots more to help individual career development
Career Development is the lifelong process of managing life, learning and work (paid and unpaid) over our lifespan. The ability to make informed decisions, manage and transition through change for a personally determined future.
Young people build their career development through self-awareness; understanding how they make decisions and how these decisions impact future aspirations through exploration, identifying interests, values and preferred learning styles through careers exploration activities such as Morrisby in Year 9 and Careers Tools in Year 10. The ability to research a wide range of career options helping them to select subjects they may enjoy learning whilst aligning to tertiary course pre-requisite requirements in the future or apprenticeship/traineeship requirements and work.
Career development is further enhanced by juggling the expectations and requirements of school with extra-curricular activities like sport and family responsibilities, part-time work, community involvement and social interests.
To further assist your Career Development please visit vscpathways.com an easy-to-use interface with links to a multitude of career resources for both Students and Parents. We encourage all VSC students and their families to explore the Pathways website to assist in making positively informed decisions about their future.