VCAL UPDATE

VCAL interviews and presentations:

Year 11 and 12 VCAL students will be participating in a mock job interview as well as a VCAL reflection presentation in Term 4. The interview and presentation schedule has been posted to the students Compass under their class resources. Year 12 will be in the first 3 weeks of Term 4 and Year 11s during the exam period. Classes will be cancelled during this time but any student who has not completed all set learning tasks will be required in Redemption. We are hoping to run these on site but will depend on restrictions. 

 

Year 12s - 7th October - 21st October

Year 11s - 28th October - 3rd November 

 

DEADLINE FOR LEARNING TASKS:

Year 12s - 21st October

Year 11s - 3rd November

 

2022 VCAL Info Night:

Information evening for all 2022 VCAL families.

Please ensure a representative from your family attends even if your child completed VCAL in 2021 as there are some small changes to the program.

Date: 

4th November

Time: 

2022 Year 11 VCAL families – 5:00pm – 5:45pm

2022 Year 12 VCAL families – 6:00pm – 6:45pm 

 

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6341975791?pwd=aGJZcEw4a0tpUERja1J1aWV6akV5QT09Meeting ID: 634 197 5791Passcode: 308261

 

SWL:

Structured Workplace Learning has been cancelled while we are in lockdown. A communication will be sent if this news changes.

 

SBATs are strongly encouraged for all VCAL students 

 

2022 SBAT opportunities - See Ms Wade, Ms Knight, Ms Howell or Ms Webber if interested:

2022 Year 12 students - Health Services Assistance SBAT, delivered by Kangan and employment with Village Glen and Craig Care.

 

Utrain SBAT - open to all students

Courses being delivered from Somerville SC in 2022 are:

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

Certificate III in Fitness

Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance

Certificate III in Education Support

 

Courses being delivered from Koo Wee Rup SC in 2022 are:

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

Certificate III in Fitness

Certificate III in Hospitality 

 

UTrain SBAT 2022 Expression of Interest Link:

https://forms.gle/LC3KsrqmGEWdgwjE8

 

UTrain application and interview process for our 2022 cohort has commenced, successful applicants will complete our enrolment and induction sessions in December before commencing their SBAT's in January 2022.

VCAL 2021 Cook Off competition

 

On 11 October, two year 12 VCAL students (Lexie Bradford and Leonie Evans) chose to compete in the VCAL 2021 Cook Off competition. The competition is run by the Peninsula VCAL Association. It is an opportunity for Year 12 VCAL students from local schools within the region to get creative and show case their best dish. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Association was unable to host the competition face to face. Instead Lexie and Leonie created their cake at EMC.  Specifications for the competition were the students had to make a cake to celebrate VCAL’s 20th birthday. 

 

As head chef, Lexie chose a Rich Chocolate Mud Cake. She chose it because she goes by the KISS rule to give her the mindset of keeping it simple and that less is more. The end result by Lexie and Leonie was amazing both visually and taste wisefor the lucky teachers on site who got to  taste it. The cake will be judged shortly after the close off date of 15 October and prizes will be forwarded to the school if successful.