Pathways
Vermont Secondary College
Year 10 Careers Fast Track
All Year 10 students have some quick and easy career-life quizzes to do. Parents/Carers please encourage your young people to complete the first stage at their earliest convenience.
The CFT program forms part of the Yr10 Personal Learning and Career Pathway Plan and will tell students heaps of information about:
1. Preferences for further study
2. Preferences for your career and work
3. How to learn & study more effectively to get the best out of their education
The quizzes fall into the following categories:
- Employability
- Job Interview
- Learn-Ability
- Learning & Career Pathway
- Learning Styles
- Pathway Validation & Portfolio
This activity is part of a 3 stage process and must be completed sequentially:
Stage 1 - Completion of online quizzes - creates an individual CFT Portfolio
Stage 2 - Refinement of the Careers Fast Track Portfolio
Stage 3 - 1:1 counselling session with a CFT Counsellor in Term 2
To get started copy and paste the link below into your web browser. Complete the 'My Personal Details' section only on the registration form then press submit. Make sure a tick is recorded next to the completed quiz on the main quiz page before you move onto the next quiz.
Year 11 Pathways Counselling
Year 11 individual Pathways counselling commenced this week with all sessions taking place in Pathways. Students are advised to regularly check their Compass schedule for their session date and time.
Year 12 University Clinical Aptitude Test Information
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) for Direct Entry Medicine, Dentistry & Oral health courses is open for enrolment on the 1st March 2021 until 17th May.
- Cost $305.00
- Testing starts on 1st July until 11th August
- Results delivered to Universities early September
To register, enrol and book your UCAT assessment please click on the following link https://www.ucat.edu.au/ucat-anz/ucat-anz-2021/
The UCAT is a mandatory requirement for the following University courses:
VIC: Monash University - Medicine
La Trobe University - Dental Science
NSW: Charles Sturt University - Dental Science & Joint Medical Program
The University of Newcastle/New England - Joint Medical Program
The University of New South Wales - Medicine Western Sydney University - Joint Medical Program
QLD: Griffith University - Dental Health Science
The University of Queensland - Medicine & Dental Science
SA: The University of Adelaide - Medicine, Dental Surgery & Oral Health Flinders University - Clinical Sciences/Medicine
WA: Curtin University – Medicine The University of Western Australia - Medicine & Dental Medicine
TAS: University of Tasmania - Medicine
Defence Force Work Experience Program
The Defence Work Experience Program (DWEP) has been approved to recommence in Victoria. Work experience options at various bases throughout the year for Army, Air Force and Navy, starting from late March 2021. For more information please visit www.defence.gov.au/workexperience
The following Air Force placement dates at RAAF East Sale are confirmed and appear on the website:
29-30 March (applications closed)
31 March – 1 April (applications closed)
21-22 June
23-24 June
13-14 September
15-16 September
Interested students must get their Air Force applications in quickly.
All DWEP placements will be conducted in accordance with our COVIDSafe plan and are subject to relevant State/Territory COVID-19 Guidelines and Defence Restrictions. Please be aware that this may result in a placement being changed, postponed and/or cancelled at short notice.
Work Experience
Work Experience participation is optional at VSC, however we strongly encourage all students aged 15yrs + to participate in this very beneficial and rewarding program.
Work Experience provides young people with a taste of the real world of work and a clearer understanding of a particular industry or business they may be interested in pursuing in the future. It assists in career discovery and exploration, goal setting and decision making whilst preparing students for VCE, future tertiary studies, apprenticeship/traineeships or full time work.
There are no designated time frames for students to complete placements as we believe a flexible delivery arrangement provides students with a better opportunity to meet the availability and operational time frames of businesses and industries within the community. This also means we are not competing with other local schools which can limit student’s potential opportunities.
Placement dates are arranged through consultation and negotiation between the employer, school and student to maximise the experience. They can also be negotiated from the standard one week block to a one day per week over a 5 week duration (pending employer agreement) in order to minimise the impact to the students learning and engagement at school.
