Term 3 VCE Vocational Major Update
The Vocational Major students have been engaging in many activities this term that will enhance their employability in the workforce. In the classroom, students have been looking at their resumes, completing digital and written tasks, learning how to communicate effectively in written and verbal forms and looking at the language of applied learning. The Literacy teachers (Ms Smith and Ms Rogers) and the Numeracy teachers (Mr Johnson and Mr Griffin) have spent plenty of time on key communication skills.
In our community engagement program for Personal Development Skills (PDS), we continued with our assistance of the Foundation students at Mount Waverley North Primary School where our students completed PMP tasks. We also engaged with the residents of AVEO Fountain Court with students in Year 12 playing Bingo and Year 11 doing knitting, gardening and arts and crafts. Students had conversations with the residents, gaining invaluable experience about the Aged Care sector, one of the fastest-growing employers in the country and how retired people live. Year 11 students also volunteered at the House Athletics Carnival. Feedback has been brilliant from all stakeholders. Thanks to Mr Bartlett and Ms Robotham for supervising the students.
The Year 11 students have been busy in Hands-On Learning with Mr Shaw. The students have been working on a project with AVEO Fountain Court, involving students and residents building a caddy together. There was also work with the Junior School on developing a kitchen garden. Work Experience placements are coming up in Term 4 to gain valuable knowledge and contacts. They also went to Speed X at Novotel Glen Waverley, where they met future employers, and practised interviewing skills for Work-Related Skills (WRS). Thanks to Ms Lockhart for organising this valuable excursion.
The Year 12 students have been out and about with the completion of assessment work. They went to Trades Hall to learn about workers’ rights, an important part of WRS. Thanks to Mr Newnham for arranging this. Students are also going on a go-karting excursion in early Term 4 that they have planned themselves from scratch. They will complete a literacy project interviewing teachers who have been at the college for at least 25 years. Thanks to Ms Rogers for doing this activity. The Structured Workplace Learning program on Fridays is going well, and many thanks to Mr Newnham for his assistance. A special shout-out to the outgoing Year 12 students, as they are our first group to have experienced the full VM program. Thanks for your feedback and enthusiasm.
Many thanks to the VCE VM staff for their care and support of the VM program. Their dedication to making the VM program achievable and vibrant is to be celebrated.
Mr Wayne Griffin
Head of Senior Pathways