Careers & VET News

CAREERS

Congratulations Class of 2025

The Year 12 Class of 2025 will be returning to Berwick College on Friday, 20 February, for a morning tea get together.  They will be able to meet their VCE 2025 teachers and Leaders, discuss their plans with each other and reach out to the Careers team if they feel they need further support. 

Year 12 2026 – Orientation Day - Federation University – Careers Session

All Year 12 students attended Federation University on Thursday 29 January for their Orientation Day into the final year of their schooling.  The Careers team were included in this day and conducted a Careers Education Presentation with an expected outcome of students completing a Career Action Plan, “I Apply”, as an integral part of the Victorian Careers Curriculum as well as a compulsory requirement from the Department of Education.  This process is the beginning of several sessions that will be held across the year supporting our students transition from secondary school into further education, training or the workplace.

Year 11 2026 – Orientation Day – Berwick College – Careers Session. 

Year 11 students spent the day learning about the VCE/VCE VM program and expectations.  During this day, the Careers team presented Career Education sessions based on “I Decide”, completing a Career Action Plan to support the learning outcomes for the session. Further information will be provided across the year to support the students investigate careers and pathways.

Years 10 to 7 2026 – Careers Session.

More information will be provided soon about the Career Education sessions for students in Years 7 to 10 in future Newsletters and/or other correspondence.

VET

2026 is fast becoming another exceptional year for our students in Years 10 to 12 undertaking a VET course whilst at school, studying a Certificate II or III in an TAFE/RTO setting or school conducting VET. This year there is a total of 350 VET enrolments.

The first day for VET was on Wednesday 5 February either on campus at Berwick College or off campus at other institutions such as Chisholm Institute, Foundation Learning Centre, Skill-Invest, Casey College of Beauty Therapy, and other schools.

Students have enrolled in courses such as Animal Care, Automotive, Beauty, Building, Business, Cookery, Engineering, Equine Studies, Early Childhood Education, Fitness, Health Services Assistance, Information, Digital Media & Technology, Salon Assistant (Hairdressing), Sport and Recreation and Visual Arts to name a few. In conjunction with the practical/hands-on approach to learning, students are required to complete the theory assessments to complement the practical learning to be deemed as competent for each unit within their VET Certificate. 

USI (Unique Student Identifier)

All students require a USI number if they are undertaking any short course or tertiary course (TAFE, university). Therefore, if your child is undertaking a TAFE/VET course this year for the first time, please ensure you contact the VET office to ensure you have passed along their USI or find out how to obtain one.

Please note, any changes to a VET course close Friday 20 February 2026

Please contact the Careers / VET office in C3s with any questions.

Karen Crawley – Careers/VET Team Leader – ext. 1058

Amanda Komen – VASS/VET Coordinator/Careers Counsellor – ext. 1060

Amy Crawley – VASS/VET/Careers Administration – ext. 1073

Maddie McKeon – Work Experience/SWL Coordinator/Careers Counsellor – ext.1015

Careers & VET Team - Karen Crawley, Amanda Komen, Amy Crawley, Maddie McKeon