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For the Commerce faculty it has been an exciting year despite the learning challenges. Student numbers undertaking a Commerce subject this year continued to grow, and subject selection numbers for 2022 show a continuing trend for future growth. The ongoing interest in Commerce based subjects has seen the school add two new subjects to our subject offerings in 2022.
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From 2022, VCE Studies will include an ATAR Pathway and a Vocational Pathway. Mazenod College and the Commerce faculty have identified the need for a more practical, handson Commerce subject to complement its VCE offerings of Business Management, Accounting, Economics and Legal Studies. In 2022, the College has expanded Commerce subject offerings to include VCE VET Small Business & Innovation. The subject can be chosen as part of an ATAR pathway or a Vocational pathway, and has been designed for students looking for a subject that is more practical in nature. Whether wanting to run your own business, join the workforce or graduate to further studies, VCE VET Small Business & Innovation could be the subject to provide you with the practical experience and skills needed to send you on to a career of your choice.
Our Year 10 students in 2022, now have the opportunity to study a Commerce Enhancement subject as part of a “fast track” to VCE Commerce subjects, to bring Commerce pathways into line with other Humanities subjects. The subject will consist of enhanced studies in both Accounting and Business Management, with the opportunity for students to accelerate into a Unit 3 & 4 subject in Year 11. The enhancement subject in Year 10 allows students to access important VCE content from Units 1 & 2 to best prepare them for accelerated studies in Year 11. In other news around the faculty this year, the much loved “Business Week” made a return with Year 11 business students experiencing real-life business simulations as part of their Business Management Unit 2 studies. It was fantastic to see the programme relaunched this year and we are hoping the programme will expand to include Year 10 Commerce subjects in 2022. Finally, it would be remiss of me not to thank the tireless efforts of the Commerce team during this tumultuous time. Remote learning often involves thinking “outside the box” and anything asked of the team was never too hard and always met with a smile. Thank you for your ongoing support. Chris Windley Head of Faculty
