Career Development Academic
Sound Structure Now in Place
A Mr Kevin Johns Career Development Coordinator
t the close of 2008, we can now say that we have a sound career education structure established. We can look forward to enhancing and developing career services so that each student can say that he is personally assisted in developing himself and his career goals.
VET Courses Strongly Supported During the year, 118 boys were enrolled in five VET courses – Certificate I and II in Business, Certificate II and III in Information Technology and Certificate I in Sport and Recreation. In 2009 there will be two more courses added to the subject for students – Certificate I in Engineering and a Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation. Both of these new courses will run in 2009 for Year 12 students. The certificates in Business are linked to the Senior Enterprise Program run by Mr Duckett.
Thank you to all staff who have offered their time and ideas, whether as members of the Career Development Council, in Professional Development sessions or as teachers working directly with Year 10s on career materials.
Legends at Lunchtime – Tim Ford (Head Prefect 2001) demonstrates how to suture
Legends at Lunchtime a Big Hit
Career Council Paul Fitzgerald, Judith Marinoni, Michael Brown, Anne Joyce, Kevin Johns, John Newman, Martin Tobin Absent: Douglas Simpson, Tony Webb
Workplace Learning Developments This year 39 students were enrolled in Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) of which five students were participating in the Dream Factory program. In 2009 the program will change its name to Workplace Learning (WL) and presently there are 45 students enrolled. The new course will have 45 employability skills spread over nine areas. Students will have to achieve at least 20 skills in each program to be signed off. In this mode there is no link to a Course of Study and the Log Books will be the major piece of evidence for assessment. All students who wish to be involved in the construction industry will need to complete a Blue Card Safety Course through HIA and the fee will need to be paid by parents. There is a rebate for this fee through the Building and Construction Training Fund (BCITF) which will leave a net cost of approximately $15.
Students sometimes point out that they are not exposed to a sufficiently wide range of possible careers. To help with this the Career Development Council started a lunch program for Year 12 students, bringing back to the College past students to have a “chat” about how their own career pathway developed. The students have rated the experience highly. In 2009 the “Legends” program will be extended to reach boys in Years 10 and 11 as well. We will be looking for more volunteers from our Old Boys – spread the word! Our 2008 presenters were Troy Zafer, Multimedia; Travis Wohlsein, Accounting; Rob Gray, Surveying; Andrew McDonough, Engineering; Peter Fazey, Physiotherapy; Paul Fitzgerald, Community Services; Seamus Rafferty, Law; Tim Ford with Sue Pougnalt, Medicine and Simmon Sardelic, Real Estate.
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