CAREERS
Careers Appointments
The Careers Office is located next to Student Services. The Careers Practitioners for 2025 are;
Tim Kogelman
Kerri Skewes
The Careers team are available to assist students to make informed decisions about career choices and choices for study.
Throughout the year, all students are seen individually or in groups regarding career information, subject choices and study skills. The following timeline details some of the career programs that students will take part in this year.
LHS 2025 CAREERS PROGRAM
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | TERM 4 |
Year 7 | Career Action Plans are adopted as part of Thrive time (completed last week of term) | Careers Action Plans added to during Thrive | Careers Action Plans added to during Thrive
| Career Action Plans are reviewed
My Career Exploration activities during Thrive where will explore students interests, skills, values and aspirations
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Year 8 | Career Action Plans are started in Thrive. Students set goals for themselves for the year | My Career Exploration activities will be conducted in Thrive, which will explore students interests, skills, values and aspirations
| Career Action Plans are added to during Thrive
| Career Action Plans are reviewed during Thrive
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Year 9 | Career Action Plans are started in Thrive. Students set goals for themselves for the year
| All students will complete the Morrisby Online Career Assessment Tool (Week 10)
Career Exploration sessions will be conducted in Thrive sessions
Group Careers appointment held focusing on subject selection and future career pathways
| Group Careers appointments held focusing on Year 9 into 10 subject selection and future career pathways
Middle School Information Evening
Careers interview with an external Career Practitioner will have an individual meeting with each student, reflecting on the results from the Morrisby Assessment program - (Weeks 6-7) | Review of Educational and Pathway Goals in Career Action Plan
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Year 10 | Career Action Plans are adopted to be completed in groups
| Year 10 individual Careers appointments for every student
Career Exploration sessions will be conducted in Thrive sessions
Work Experience program for students not going on Year 10 Camp (28 March – 2 April)
Negotiated Work Experience for students that attend Year 10 Camp
| Year 10 individual Careers appointments for every student
VCE/VCE VM Information Evening
VET Information Session
Negotiated Work Experience for students that attend Year 10 Camp | Review of Educational and Pathway Goals in Career Action Plan
Negotiated Work Experience for students that attend Year 10 Camp |
Year 11 | Individual Career counselling for every student
Career Action Plans created/updated
| Individual counselling for every student
Lilydale High School Careers Expo held during Thrive on May 26
Structured Workplace learning for VCE-VM and some VET students (June 2 – 13)
| Year 11 into 12 Course Selection Assembly
VCE/VCE VM Information Evening VET Information Session
| Review of education and employability goals in Career Action Plan
Structured Workplace learning for VCE-VM and some VET students (November 3 – 13) |
Year 12 | Individual Career counselling for every student
Career Action Plans created/updated | Lilydale High School Careers Expo held during Thrive on May 26
Individual Career counselling when required | How to apply – information session during Thrive
Apply for Uni/TAFE courses in August-September
Students can attend University Open Days during July/August
Individual Career counselling when required | Review of education and employability goals in Career Action Plan
Change of preference interviews – mid-December
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If you would like some advice on career pathways or training options please book an appointment with the Careers Office on 9735 5644.
School Leaving Age
From January 1 2010, the Government brought in new requirements for the school leaving age.
Before a student is allowed to leave school they must satisfactorily complete Year 10 and until the age of 17, they must be in some form of full time training or employment.
Training options can include:
VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education)
VCE-VM (Victorian Certificate of Education – Vocational Major)
VPC (Victorian Pathways Certificate)
Full Time TAFE
Full Time Apprenticeship
Any students wishing to leave school before these requirements are met must put in a request for exemption to the Regional Director in consultation with Lilydale High School.
All students leaving school before the end of Year 12 are required to fill in an exit form and complete a Careers appointment.
Leaving school or not attending school can result in non-payment of Centrelink benefits.
Work Experience
Students from Years 10 to 12 have the opportunity this year to undertake Work Experience to develop their awareness of appropriate attitudes and behaviour in real work environments, to explore employment and career options, to develop contacts with potential employers and to observe the use made of skills taught in school subjects.
This year students in Year 10 who are not attending Year 10 Camp will be required to undertake Work Experience from the 28 March to 2 June. All students have been involved in an assembly about this process and further information has been provided by email, including a checklist and link to the online Work Based Learning portal (WBL Portal). Information has also been distributed to parents/guardians by email. Students who are attending the Year 10 Camp are invited to complete Work Experience at negotiated times throughout the year.
For students in Years 11 or 12, Work Experience at Lilydale High School can occur at any time within the school year for up to 5 school days or 10 days. Work Experience can not occur during exam time or during the school holiday period.
Students interested in completing Work Experience should speak to a Careers Practitioner who will inform them of the necessary processes and provide them a link to the WBL Portal, where they can complete their Work Experience contract with their chosen employer.
Australian Defence Force STEM
On Februray 17 and 18, Year 9F to 9M students had the opportunity to engage in the ADF STEM Engagement Program. Students received a STEM lesson via virtual reality googles on the theory of flight plus 360 degree viewing of some of the roles available in the ADF including communications, cyber, pilots, engineers, aviation, drone pilots and trades.
Following this, the students had the opportunity to fly a Black Hawk helicopter in a Virtual Reality Helicopter Simulator comprising the main platform, flight controls and movement actuators for a realistic flight experience. The students also learned about some of the roles that exist in the Australian Army and Army Reserves.
Trade and Tech Fit Expo
Are you a female or gender-diverse student who is interested in learning about technology or trade based careers? If so the Trade and Tech Fit expo might be for you!
Trade & Tech Fit is Victoria’s largest hands-on career expo. Open exclusively to female and gender diverse people, it showcases study and employment opportunities in traditionally male dominated industries.
If you are in Years 9-12 and would like to attend please speak to the careers team today!
Where and when is Trade & Tech Fit?
Date: Wednesday 4 June 2025
Time: 8:40 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: $10 and students will need their own Myki with funds to travel to and from the city
Web: www.vic.gov.au/trade-tech-fit
LHS Careers Website
The Lilydale High School Careers Website (available on the school website homepage under Careers) contains a large amount of information and should be your first stop when you are looking for information on anything job, careers, university and TAFE related (and there is so much more). The site has a specific area where students can log into and complete skills and interest tests.
By the end of Term 1 all students will receive an email with log in instructions to access the student area of this site. It is here that they will be able to complete their Career Action Plan, which allows them to set education and employment goals and review their skills, interests and ambitions.
What can the Careers Office assist you with?
| Apprenticeships Information | Résumé Writing Skills |
| Cadetships & Traineeships | SATs |
| Career Expos | Scholarship Opportunities |
| Careers Testing - Morrisby Profile | Subject Selection Counselling |
| GAP Year Opportunities | TAFE Courses & Programs |
| Individual Interviews | Tertiary Application Process - Interstate |
| International Study | University Courses & Programs |
| Interstate Universities | University Extension Studies |
| Interview Skills | VCAA Information |
| Open Days | VET in Schools |
| Overseas Exchange Programs | VTAC Process |
| Part-time & Casual Job Opportunities | Weekly Career News Updates |
Tax File Number (TFN)
Any student will need at tax file number if he/she starts work (part-time and full-time) and all students planning on a tertiary education require one when they start.
Importantly, current Year 12 students are reminded that they cannot enrol in a CSP (Commonwealth Support Place) course at university without a Tax File Number, so it is worthwhile getting an application submitted early!
Students must apply for a TFN online and have their identity verified through an interview at a participating Australia Post office.
To apply and also to find out about participating Post Offices, visit TFN Application
