Career & VET Report
Work Placement
At this stage Work Placement for VCAL students will be on Wednesday unless they are attending VET courses. Students have been given Work Placement forms. These forms must be signed by all parties including the Principal before students commence their work placements.
Our 2002 VET students have started in a range of courses including Music, Hospitality, Agriculture, Community Services and Automotive. Attending these courses in Horsham and Longerenong is a big commitment for our students leaving at 7 am and returning at 5, but all agree that the experiences provided by the courses are invaluable for their enjoyment and future career paths. Numbers of our past students used their VET studies as a direct pathway to Apprenticeships.
Careers Report
Interested in a career with the Victoria Police?
Victoria Police are currently in the midst of their biggest recruitment drive ever. They are looking to recruit over 3,000 new Police Officers by 2021, so there's never been a better time to consider a career in policing!
Victoria Police has four different roles available for students who might be interested in pursuing a career in policing. • Police Officer • Protective Services Officer • Police Custody Officer • Victorian Public Servant For a brief overview of each role, watch this recruitment video - https://bit.ly/2KU6P4w
Experience and attributes the Force is looking for Not every 18-year-old will be ready to apply but those who are gathering life experience whilst they are in high school will be more competitive throughout the recruitment process. For example: • Part-time work experience in a customer service environment - provides exposure to people of all works of life and develops communication, teamwork and conflict resolution skills. For example, working at McDonalds one day a week. • Volunteer experience - develops a sense of community-mindedness and communication skills. For example, working at the local surf life saving club or community centre. • Sporting club experience - develops teamwork, communication and leadership skills, not to mention the healthy level of fitness that is a requirement of the role. • Overseas travel - provides exposure to other cultures, religions and languages and fosters a sense of independence and assertiveness.
For information on eligibility criteria and the recruitment process, visit the Victoria Police careers website, https://bit.ly/35x4nJ9 To view upcoming recruitment information sessions, visit https://bit.ly/34nHPdw
Who wants to be an engineer?
Do you prefer building bridges or creating engines? Who has more fun – a civil engineer or an aerospace engineer? Bring together skills and knowledge with a degree at RMIT. Play this game to find out what type of engineering you’d be best suited to, and about student life at RMIT, https://bit.ly/2MVJrDK
University course search tool
The Course Seeker website contains a national course comparison tool which allows students to search, select and compare higher education courses and filter search results by ATAR, study area and location, https://bit.ly/2Oj1nHo
Defence Force Work Experience
Students considering a career in the Australian Defence Forces should look at Work experience opportunities that are available. Please open the link for further information. These opportunities rea only available to students from Years 10-12.
https://www.defence.gov.au/WorkExperience/
Victoria Rose-Heffernan
VET and Careers Co-ordinator
Landscape Gardening Apprenticeship
Automotive Mechanic Heavy Diesel Apprenticship
Certificate III in Business Administration
Horticulture Parks & Gardens Apprenticeship
Automotive Apprenticeship
