PASCO STREET CAMPUS, PASCO STREET WILLIAMSTOWN 3016 TELEPHONE 9397 1899 FACSIMILE 9397 6899 BAYVIEW STREET CAMPUS, BAYVIEW STREET WILLIAMSTOWN 3016 TELEPHONE 9399 9228 FACSIMILE 9399 3217 EMAIL [email protected]ABN 73 334 112 268 Careers News Edition 5 Monday 30.07.18 Welcome to “The Term of Transition”. It is traditionally a very hectic term with much happening in Careers & Pathways office. Already, on Thursday 19 July we ran our annual the Year 10 Course Selection Information evening. All Year 10 students will now embark on discussions about whether the VCE or VCAL programs are most suited to their style of learning and potential pathway. In this edition there is a comparison between the two programs and possible post-secondary pathways. The Year 9 Course Selection evening also took place last Wednesday 25 July. It seems like only yesterday that we invited Year 9 parents to a special VCE, VCAL and VET Later Years Pathway information evening. Year 10 Personalised Course Selection packs were issued to all Year 9 students and families who attended. There was some significant discussion that occurred in the Break-out sessions. Our Year 12 students are only one week away from making a VTAC application. On Monday 6 August VTAC applications will open and all Year 12 students will undertake special VTAC briefing to be held in the Centenary Theatre where the finer detail and any changes to the VTAC process will be presented. See the Reminders section for further details. VCE or VCAL – Which program is best for me? This question may be on the minds of many Year 10 students at the moment. In this edition we will focus on this pathway question which, if carefully considered, can make a significant difference to a students’ learning journey and success over their final 2 years at senior school. According to the VCAA (Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority) the VCE is a good option for students who would like to go on to further education at university. However, some students or parents might feel that this is not the right option for your child or you. Just like the VCE, the VCAL is an accredited senior secondary school qualification undertaken in Years 11 and 12. The VCAL is based on hands-on learning, also known as 'applied learning'. If a student chooses to do the VCAL, they will gain practical experience and 'employability' skills, as well as the skills needed to go onto further training in the workplace or at a TAFE. Essentially the Victorian Certificate of Applied learning (VCAL) allows students to learn in a competency based learning environment with a focus on ‘Applied’ tasks rather than exams and tests that exist in the VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) where textbooks and summaries are part of the core learning strategies. What is the difference between the VCE and VCAL programs at Williamstown High School? Here are some basic differences between the VCE and VCAL programs at Williamstown High School. https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vcal/aboutvcal.aspx The diagram below also demonstrates how students can pathway into University after completing either the VCE or VCAL programs. Within the VCAL program students will study a VET (Vocational Education and Training) Certificate (a subject) and essentially graduate at the end of their 2 years with their VCAL Certificate and their VET Certificate. Whilst VET Certificates are also possible with in the VCE course, at Williamstown High school, these courses such as VET Community Services or Music Industry Sound Production
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PASCO STREET CAMPUS, PASCO STREET WILLIAMSTOWN 3016 TELEPHONE 9397 1899 FACSIMILE 9397 6899
BAYVIEW STREET CAMPUS, BAYVIEW STREET WILLIAMSTOWN 3016 TELEPHONE 9399 9228 FACSIMILE 9399 3217 EMAIL [email protected] ABN 73 334 112 268
Careers News Edition 5
Monday 30.07.18
Welcome to “The Term of Transition”. It is traditionally a very hectic term with much happening in Careers & Pathways office. Already, on Thursday 19 July we ran our annual the Year 10 Course Selection Information evening. All Year 10 students will now embark on discussions about whether the VCE or VCAL programs are most suited to their style of learning and potential pathway. In this edition there is a comparison between the two programs and possible post-secondary pathways.
The Year 9 Course Selection evening also took place last Wednesday 25 July. It seems like only yesterday that we invited Year 9 parents to a special VCE, VCAL and VET Later Years Pathway information evening. Year 10 Personalised Course Selection packs were issued to all Year 9 students and families who attended. There was some significant discussion that occurred in the Break-out sessions. Our Year 12 students are only one week away from making a VTAC application. On Monday 6 August VTAC applications will open and all Year 12 students will undertake special VTAC briefing to be held in the Centenary Theatre where the finer detail and any changes to the VTAC process will be presented. See the Reminders section for further details.
VCE or VCAL – Which program is best for me?
This question may be on the minds of many Year 10 students at the moment. In this edition we will focus on this pathway question which, if carefully considered, can make a significant difference to a students’ learning journey and success over their final 2 years at senior school. According to the VCAA (Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority) the VCE is a good option for students who would like to go on to further education at university. However, some students or parents might feel that this is not the right option for your child or you. Just like the VCE, the VCAL is an accredited senior secondary school qualification undertaken in Years 11 and 12. The VCAL is based on hands-on learning, also known as 'applied learning'. If a student chooses to do the VCAL, they will gain practical experience and 'employability' skills, as well as the skills needed to go onto further training in the workplace or at a TAFE.
Essentially the Victorian Certificate of Applied learning (VCAL) allows students to learn in a competency based learning environment with a focus on ‘Applied’ tasks rather than exams and tests that exist in the VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) where textbooks and summaries are part of the core learning strategies. What is the difference between the VCE and VCAL programs at Williamstown High School? Here are some basic differences between the VCE and VCAL programs at Williamstown High School.
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vcal/aboutvcal.aspx The diagram below also demonstrates how students can pathway into University after completing either the VCE or VCAL programs.
Within the VCAL program students will study a VET (Vocational Education and Training) Certificate (a subject) and essentially graduate at the end of their 2 years with their VCAL Certificate and their VET Certificate. Whilst VET Certificates are also possible with in the VCE course, at Williamstown High school, these courses such as VET Community Services or Music Industry Sound Production
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can offer students an insight into vocational education that has a practical base which can also break up the academic rigour found in many VCE
subjects. Williamstown High School belongs to the Hobsons Bay VET Cluster of schools and a comprehensive list of the many VET subjects on offer within the cluster schools can be found on the Williamstown High School website in the Hobsons Bay VET Cluster Handbook 2019 which is located under the Learning and Teaching tab http://www.willihigh.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018-WHS_Handbook-Pages.pdf Students who undertake the VCAL program are more likely to be interested in going on to training at TAFE, doing an apprenticeship, or getting a job after completing Year 12. As a part of the VCAL program students can also undertake an SBAT (School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship) A school-based apprenticeship or traineeship (SBAT) is an apprenticeship or traineeship undertaken by a student enrolled in a senior secondary program (VCE or VCAL), with at least one day per week timetabled to be spent on the job or in training during the normal school week. Although very rarely undertaken in the VCE, an SBAT is a great way for VCAL students to structure a personalised program where a combination of paid employment and training occurs. An SBAT combines:
part-time, practical experience in the workplace
recognised, structured training with a Registered Training Organisation (VET Training)
See link below for an extensive guide on SBAT’s. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/principals/curriculum/sbatguide.pdf
Year 10 Course Selection and Tertiary Prerequisites The Herald Sun will publish Prerequisites listings for courses in 2021 which are relevant for our Year 10 students. The Herald Sun will publish a Tertiary Entry Guide on Tuesday 7 August which will include information about subject selection and the ATAR from VTAC and other sources. It will also include prerequisite listings for 2021 course entry. 2021 prerequisites are also now available online through the Prerequisite and Course Explorer on www.vtac.edu.au “Publications” on the homepage can be beneficial as it contains Prerequisites for 2021. See http://www.vtac.edu.au/files/pdf/publications/prerequisites-2021.pdf
Click ‘Publications’ located at the bottom of the home page Also useful for Year 9 SEALP students! (who are accessing VCE subjects in 2019)
Reece Australian School based Apprenticeship Program
Reece are Australia’s leading supplier of bathroom and plumbing products with over 450 stores across the country.
Reece work directly with plumbers, builders and retail
customers. They also cater for more specialised
industries through their Irrigation, HVAC-R and Civil
businesses, as well as Onsite which services
commercial plumbers and volume home builders.
Visit https://www.reece.com.au/ to find out more.
• On the job training – students will learn all aspects of the
Reece business from warehousing, trade counter sales
and retail just to name a few.
• Students can commence this program in either Years 10 or
11 and continue through into Yr 12. (Depending on state
PASCO STREET CAMPUS, PASCO STREET WILLIAMSTOWN 3016 TELEPHONE 9397 1899 FACSIMILE 9397 6899
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Obtain credits towards school certificate in your residing state. Credits vary from state to state.
Earn while you learn. Students will be paid above the award rate (National Training Wage).
• Instead of 5 days at school, Students will be released from school a minimum of 1 day a week to attend work, as well as working Saturdays. Plus there’s the opportunity to work during the school holidays. At Williamstown High School this would suit students who are enrolled on the VCAL program in either Year 11 or 12. • Students will obtain a nationally recognised qualification
at Certificate II level.
• Reece will also consider participants who successfully complete the program for a full or part time positions with Reece.
Where do you start?
Speak with Ms Bovdis, the Pathways & Transition Leader
Apply online atwww.reece.com.au/asba
Any questions? Feel free to contact Reece at
[email protected] It is very exciting to announce that we already have a student who has successfully applied into this SBAT. Congratualtions Nick Zafiropoulos! We wish him every success in his pathway.
Free TAFE courses It was announced in the 2018 – 2019 Victorian State Budget that from 1 January 2019, students who are eligible for Victorian Government subsidised training will not pay course tuition fees in 20 priority non-apprenticeship courses. A further 10 government-subsidised apprenticeship pathway courses (pre-apprenticeship courses) will also be free and the Institute is working with the Department of Education and Training to develop the new list. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/educationstate/Pages/freetafe.aspx
With the upcoming Open Day season for TAFEs and Universities almost upon us, it might be worth providing our students with some tips and advice for how to make the most out of the experience. My Future have just published some new articles which will help students and parents to plan their day effectively and to approach the day with excitement rather than anxiety. Start with 8 ways to a great university open day and then have a look in the ‘what to read next’ column to guide you to related material. There’s lots more information for parents on the new Assist your child feature page too. My Future has created new articles to help students on topics such as how to select senior school subjects and how to make the most of Open Days. Also included are new personal career stories detailing career paths and opportunities explored like taking a gap year. Students and parents will find this site incredibly useful, informative and some other areas students can look at are: How to select senior school subjects. How to make the most of open days and career expos. Read personal career stories
PASCO STREET CAMPUS, PASCO STREET WILLIAMSTOWN 3016 TELEPHONE 9397 1899 FACSIMILE 9397 6899
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Aspire Early Admissions Program With applications closing on Friday 31 August, there’s still plenty of time for students to join this growing cohort of high-achieving students. Considering benefits such as minimum ATAR requirements into La Trobe courses, access to study support during Year 12 and an early conditional offer – there’s plenty of reasons to Aspire. Students who’d like to have their applications reviewed by La Trobe staff can visit the Aspire hub at Open Day.
La Trobe Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship
There are up to 60 scholarships available to high-achieving Year 12 students at La Trobe. The scholarships will be awarded to the highest ATAR in each of the following subject areas:
Arts, Social Sciences and Communications
Business and Commerce
Teaching and Education
Health Sciences
Information Technology and Engineering
Law and Criminology
Science and Psychology No applications are required for this scholarship. Instead, all eligible students who list La Trobe University as a VTAC, UAC (or State equivalents) course preference and achieve a minimum ATAR of 80 will be automatically assessed. The scholarship is awarded for a maximum of four years and $20,000 with recipients automatically inducted to our Hallmark Program. Find out more about the benefits and student eligibility on the La Trobe scholarships website.
Community Achiever Program (CAP) at ACU
Applications for 2019 close 31st July.
http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/pathways_and
_entry_schemes/year_12_student_entry/early_entry
VTAC Year 12 Briefing On Monday 6 August all Year 12 students (VCE & VCAL) will have a VTAC briefing during home-group session and it will be extended into period 3. Students should bring along their Year 11 & 12 VTAC guides for reference. This presentation will occur in the Centenary Theatre. This is a compulsory event for all Year 12 students. VTAC have released an upgraded VTAC Course Search feature which is a significant improvement and should allow students to research and apply for courses with ease. After this event Year 12 students will be able to make individual appointments with the Pathways & Transition Leader to make VTAC applications or query the VTAC process.
Year 10 Course Counselling Day All Year 10 students are expected to attend a Year 10 Course Counselling appointment on Thursday 9 August. Parents should proceed to make an appointment even if they are not able to be present. Final Year 10 students’ choices are required by Friday 17 August.
Year 9 Course Counselling Day On Thursday 16 August Year 9 families will finalise their child’s subject choices for 2019 during a Course Counselling appointment. This Thursday 2 August Year 9 students will attend the Pasco Campus for a Transition afternoon. They will have a tour around the campus and have an opportunity to talk to Pasco teachers about the many Year 10 and VCE or VET subjects on offer before they have to make their final decisions. We look forward to meeting all of the Year 9 students!
PASCO STREET CAMPUS, PASCO STREET WILLIAMSTOWN 3016 TELEPHONE 9397 1899 FACSIMILE 9397 6899
BAYVIEW STREET CAMPUS, BAYVIEW STREET WILLIAMSTOWN 3016 TELEPHONE 9399 9228 FACSIMILE 9399 3217 EMAIL [email protected] ABN 73 334 112 268
Lawyers provide advice, write documents and conduct negotiations on legal matters, and may represent clients in court and tribunal proceedings. They are described as solicitors or barristers, depending on the work they do. Lawyers undertake a range of tasks including:
Interviewing clients to determine the nature of problems and recommend the appropriate legal action
Prepare cases for court by conducting investigations, undertaking research, arranging witness preparation and attendance, and giving notice of court actions.
Represent clients in court
Manage conveyancing and other property matters by preparing contracts of sale, mortgage documents, lease documents and other documents relating to the transfer of land and buildings
Prepare and critically review contracts between parties
Prepare wills
Provide advice on family law and trusts
Act as trustee or guardian
Act as executor of clients’ wills.
The four specialisations in law are:
Barrister – provides legal advice and drafts
Judge – presides over civil and criminal proceedings in courts of law, making sure that trials are run fairly, according to the rules of law and evidence
Magistrate – hears criminal matters to determine whether defendants will be committed for trial, and judge’s criminal offences without a jury
Solicitor – may specialise in areas such as property, probate, worker’s compensation, family law, personal injuries litigation, commercial law or criminal law.
The distinction between solicitors and barristers varies from state to state. In NSW, Victoria and Queensland, lawyers practice as either a solicitor or a barrister. In the
ACT, the NT, SA, Tasmania and WA, the work of barristers and solicitors is usually combined, with many lawyers describing themselves as a ‘barrister and solicitor’. To consider law, it is helpful to have integrity and be of good character, have good oral and written communication skills, be able to understand, analyse and use facts quickly and logically, be able to work under pressure and deal with a variety of people. To become a lawyer, you usually have to complete a degree at university. To get into these courses you usually need to gain your VCE with English. Students are often advised to undertake a combined degree course that leads to two degrees. The prerequisite subjects required for entry into these combined courses depend on the non-law component of the combined course. To work as a lawyer in Australia, you must obtain a Local Practicing Certificate. To be granted a certificate, further study and an approved practical training course after the completion of a law degree is required. On completion of the required academic and practical legal training, you may apply to the Supreme Court for admission as a lawyer. To be eligible for admission, you must satisfy the requirements of the legal board of Victoria. Qualified legal practitioners may undertake further study to obtain a barrister’s practicing certificate to become a barrister. For further information on post-degree requirements, contact the Law Institute of Victoria (www.liv.asn.au)
The following table provides an overview of the Bachelor Degree’s available in Victoria:
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