SENIOR PATHWAYS INFORMATION EVENING

Monday 25 July 2011

AGENDA

1) Welcome Therese Wilson

2) Prayer Colin Grant

3) Principal’s Address Deborah Barker

4) A student’s perspective Georgia Heiser

5) Possible Pathways Therese Wilson

6) The VCE Marianne Love

7) VCAL/VET Sarah Harrington

8) Pathways Cynthia Hansen

9) Pastoral Care of Students Therese Wilson

10) Where to from here? Therese Wilson

WELCOME

“ Listen with the ear of your heart”

Rule of St Benedict

Prayer

Mr Colin Grant

Domain Leader – RE Year 10-12

College Principal

Mrs Deborah Barker

Partnerships

Archbishop Polding

Santa Maria College College

Dare to do as much as you are able…

A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

Georgia HeiserYr 12 VCAL Student

PATHWAYS - Then

PATHWAYS - Now

Why the need for a choice in pathways?

• Students have different talents and strengths

• Students learn in different ways• Education needs to be relevant to the

student & how they interact with and understand the world they live in

• Success can be achieved by following many different pathways and can be shown in many different ways

Your story is yet to be written

Will it involve…..

• VCE – Victorian Certificate of Education

• VET – Vocational Education & Training

• VCAL – Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning

• SBAT – School Based Apprenticeship & Traineeship

VCE AS A PATHWAY

Ms Marianne Love

VCE Coordinator

The VCE as a Pathway

As a student, what do I need to do to achieve my VCE?

•Complete 16 units satisfactorily. •This must include at least 3 units from the English group & three sequences at a 3 & 4 level from studies other than English. •This can include VET units.

Year 11 Studies

•This can consist of all units at a Unit 1 & 2 level, or include a VET course or a Unit 3 & 4 sequence

NB: Approval from the College is required for students considering a 3 & 4 sequence in Year 11

•Students study 6 units each semester in Year 11. A unit from the English group and 5 elective Units

•One unit of RE (either unit 1 or 2) is studied over the year, unless RE is chosen as a 3 & 4 sequence

Ask YourselfWhat are my strengths as a student? What areas of study am I good at and have interest in?

What career path may I wish to follow? Are there any prerequisite studies that I will need for a future pathway?

Have I spoken to others – friends who have completed units I am interested in, teachers, family, Careers advisors?

Satisfactory Completion

• Learning Outcomes must be met for Satisfactory Completion of a unit (S)– Meets criteria– Submitted on time– Student’s own work

• To receive VCE must have gained S in at least 16 units

Assessment – Units 1 and 2

• Assessment is ongoing

• Unit 1 and 2 School Graded Tasks– School based– Do not contribute to ATAR (the old ENTER)– Feedback

Year 12 Studies

•Students study five Unit 3 and 4 sequences which can include a VET subject

•Students must satisfactorily complete 4 sequences including English.

Assessment – Units 3 and 4

• Also ongoing and in class

• Two components– School Assessed Coursework (SAC’s) or

School Assessed Tasks (SAT’s)– External Examinations

• Weighting varies from subject to subject

• General Achievement Test (GAT) in June

Year 12 studiesVCAA – the Victorian Curriculum & Assessment

Authority

- responsible for running the VCE and VCAL. They issue study scores (out of 50) for all VCE units at Year 12 level.

VTAC – the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

– responsible for the ATAR score (0-99.95) and for organising University and TAFE offers.

VCAL/VET AS A PATHWAY

Ms Sarah Harrington

Senior Pathways Coordinator

• VCAL is a senior secondary qualification

Aim:To provide skills, knowledge and attitudes to

enable students to make informed choices regarding pathways to work, training and

further education.

VCAL – The Hands on Option

Students are required to undertake units in the following strands:

• Literacy• Numeracy• Work Related Skills (WRS)• Personal Development Skills (PDS)

VCAL – The Requirements

The VCAL program 2012:• VET (Vocational Education Training) Certificate

for 1 Day• Structured Work Placement ( SWP) for 1 Day• At School for 3 Days

VCAL – The Program

• Students are required to undertake an industry specific work placement

• The placement must be connected to the VET course a student is undertaking

• Placement allows students to gain valuable work experience and industry knowledge

• Students are responsible for finding their own placement

• Support is provided by the school

VCAL Placement

Students that are part of the VCAL program

• Attend homeroom on the days that they are at school

• Are expected to attend all compulsory school related activities

• Are able to be part of all extra curricular activities that the school offers

VCAL – School Life

• Research has shown that students who complete a successful VCAL program are more likely to experience success than those who do poorly in a VCE program

• Having undertaken a VET certificate most students are able to easily transfer into the next level of the certificate at TAFE

• Students who complete VCAL are more work ready when they leave school

VCAL – Why do it?

• Studying VCAL doesn’t prevent you from going to university

• While still at school students are able to engage in meaningful and structure work placement

• Completing VCAL and VET studies successfully, means students can leave school with a senior qualification, as well as a Certificate 3 in their chosen VET area

VCAL – Points to Consider

VETVocational Education and Training

• Students complete all or part of a nationally recognized VET qualification.

• Students receive credit towards satisfactory completion of their VCE or VCAL

Why undertake VET?

Vet offers students the opportunity to:• Combine general and vocational studies• Explore career options and pathways• Undertake learning in the workplace• Develop skills that will equip them for the

workforce• Gain a nationally recognized qualification

or credit towards VCE or VCAL

VET Subject Choices• Santa Maria College is part of the Northern

Melbourne VET Cluster(NMVC)

• The cluster arrangement gives students more VET subject choices

• There are 25 VCE VET programs

• These programs provide students with a Certificate II outcome

• Scored assessment is available in 14 VCE VET programs.

VCE VET Programs

• Automotive • Building &

Construction• Business*• Community Services*• Dance*• Electrotechnology*• Engineering Studies*• Equine Industry*

• Horticulture• Hospitality*• Information

Technology*• Interactive Digital

Media*• Laboratory Skills*• Music Industry*• Sport & recreation*

Additional Non-Assessed VET Programs

• Certificate II in Animal Studies

• Certificate II in Hairdressing

• Certificate II in Make-up Services

School Based Apprenticeships & Traineeships(SBAT)

• School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships involve the student undertaking the VCE or VCAL as well as being employed part-time and trained

• Students complete Certificate III as part of their training

• Students undertake training over 2 years at an average of 13 hours per week for employment and training per week

PATHWAYS

Ms Cynthia Hansen

Careers Coordinator

Articulation and Pathways

• Degree

• Diploma

• Certificate IV

• Certificate III

• Certificate II

WHICH INSTITUTION? WHICH COURSE?

• OPEN DAYS

• PAMPHLETS

• TERTIARY INSTITUTION WEBSITES

• INTRASCHOOL WEBSITE

• INFORMATION SESSIONS AT SCHOOL

WHICH JOB?

• RESOURCES• Work Experience (27 June – 1 July)• Job Guide• Santa Maria College Careers Expo (20 June)• Career Planning Week • Career Builder• Oz Jac• TALK TO PARENTS, TEACHERS,RELATIVES,

FRIENDS• TALK TO ME!

YOUR FUTURE CAREER

• You can do ANYTHING!

• The job you do now is no longer forever

• To be flexible is to be EMPLOYABLE

• Jobs keep EVOLVING

THE JOBS THAT YOU WILL BE WORKING AT, HAVE YET TO BE

INVENTED!

PASTORAL CARE OF SENIOR STUDENTS

• Home Room Teacher

• Year Level Team Leader

• Counselors

• Head of Senior School

• Pastoral Associate – Sr Glenys Dellamarta

• Pastoral Program

• School based activities & Guest Speakers

WHERE TO FROM HERE?

• August 2 – 5 : Subject Selection Family Interviews

• August 12: Final date for the submission of Senior Pathways VCE/VET/VCAL Application Forms

• September/ October: Timetable Constructed• October: Programs confirmed in writing• Nov 28 – Dec 1: Year 10 -11 Transition Days• Dec 1: Presentation Evening @ Moonee Valley

STRIVE TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!

ASK QUESTIONS

DO YOUR RESEARCH

SET YOUR GOALS

IMAGINE YOUR FUTURE

&

THEN IMAGINE SOMETHING BETTER AGAIN!