Work Experience

Congratulations to all Year 10 students who completed their Work Experience placements this year. The most popular work types were Primary Teaching, Retail and Carpentry/Building. All students successfully completed their online General and Industry Module Occupational Health & Safety tests. St Bede’s College provided 36 students the opportunity to undertake additional training for the Construction Induction Card.

A special thank you is extended to the employers below who have continued to support our program and provide a wonderful opportunity for St Bede’s students to observe and undertake duties in their organisation.

BDD Engineering; Bunnings Keysborough; Bunnings Mentone; Donnellan Constructions; Gray Nicholls; Keysborough Animal Shelter; OLA; Oz Winds; Parish Engineering; Rebel Sports (Southland); St Brigid’s Primary School; St Louis de Montfort’s Primary School; St Mark’s Primary School; St Patrick’s Primary School and Victoria Golf Club.

A selection of Employer statements:

Sam Corrigan – CAE Oxford Aviation Academy

"Sam was found to be very articulate, personable and polite, with a strong demonstrated interest in aviation.

I was able to give Sam directions and felt confident he was quite capable of working safely and autonomously as he indeed demonstrated.

Matthew Gatti – Excel Tennis Pty Ltd

Matthew was terrific to have for the week. He picked things up with ease and was able to transfer that knowledge directly to students.

Ben Dargan - Leydin Freyer Corp Pty Ltd

Ben was a pleasure to have at our company. His ability to complete tasks assigned to him was outstanding to the point where we nearly could not keep up. Very bright young man.

Kobe Davies - Colmar Brunton Research

Kobe was polite and approached the activities he was given in an effective and diligent manner. He demonstrated excellent willingness to produce high quality work.

David McDonald - Breeze Logistics Australia Pty Ltd

David was a pleasure to have and was very attentive with a willingness to learn. He was very comfortable in the work environment with good communication skills and a willingness to learn.

Connor Murphy – Hunter Industrials

Connor was polite, respectful and good to have around. He was very interested in what was happening around him and asked a lot of questions, his overall work understanding improved throughout the week. We were very happy with his time spent within our business.

Edward McGarry – Back In Motion Mentone

Fantastic student, an absolute delight. We hope to see him back here in a few years if he chooses to study physiotherapy.

Daniel Kenny - Atkinson Pontifex P/L

Very impressed with Daniel. If he decided that carpentry was his passion, we would certainly consider him for an apprenticeship.

Dawit McNeish - Seaview Health Group

Dawit was a pleasure to have in the clinic for the week. He was very enthusiastic and very keen to learn as much as possible in the time here. He was also very respectful of the clients and was happy to help out any time he was needed. He is welcome back any time.

Jackson Gillespie - Victorian Amateur Football Association

Jackson used his initiative on several occasions when an opportunity presented itself. He also wanted to understand why certain jobs were done and how they linked with the operations which we found was a mature attitude. Jackson adapted to the environment, interacting with the other departments with an understanding of how they serviced the stakeholders.

Anthony Afferi - Redline Engineering

We were very pleased with Anthony's willingness to learn and ability to follow instructions. He is a hard worker with an aptitude for this field. We would recommend Anthony contact us once he has completed Year 12, if he has a desire to undertake an Apprenticeship in CNC Machining.

Liam Turner – Complete Business Services

He is working here as an Accounts Assistant Part time now (2 nights/week).

Nathan Mayberry - St John Vianney Primary School

Nathan was a willing participant in all teaching and administration tasks. He used initiative and was attentive to detail. He spoke politely to all and used a kind rapport with students. Nathan completed tasks to a high standard. The staff were very happy to have him on board during the week. He is interested in becoming a teacher and he displays all the qualities of a caring teacher, a good example to others and even leadership skills.

James Marshall - Perri Projects

I was really impressed with James' attitude and effort. He showed great maturity for a Year 10 student.

Thomas Ingmire – Kingston Council

Thomas was a pleasure to have as a work experience candidate. He picked up instructions quickly and undertook all work well. If he was unsure he would ask for assistance. He worked well by himself and was always busy. I wish Thomas all the best in the future.

Flynn McGaw – Collingwood FC

Great feedback from the Sports Science Department with Flynn's great work ethic and ability to jump in and do what was required with little follow up. It was also highlighted how proactive he was and willing to do anything he could to help and assist at all times. Would be gladly welcomed back because of his A grade attitude.

Alex Tennant – Land Management Surveys

Alex was great. He was helpful and seemed interested. If he went down the surveying path he would be welcome to speak to us about training/part time employment during his studies.

Sam Smith - BHM Automotive

Sam was a pleasure to have in the workplace - if he was interested we would offer him an apprenticeship.

Kane Hutchinson – Cricket Victoria

Kane was an absolute pleasure to have in the office, everyone that he worked with commented on his engagement including some of the players from the Victorian Bushrangers. Kane was very involved in everything he did and took on every opportunity with open arms.

Will Clifton – Angry Chair

Magnificent - any students of this calibre are welcome to come to ANGRY Chair in the future. Will's interest and enthusiasm made him a pleasure to have on our team for the week and his sense of humour made us laugh more than we all expected.

If you are an employer and would like to participate in the school’s work experience program, please contact Jill Gamble in the Careers & Pathways Centre on 9582 5843 or email jg@stbedes.catholic.edu.au

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