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YEAR 10 OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Semester Overview
It was a jam packed semester for the Year 10 Outdoor
Education class. Team Building was a major focus during the
first few lessons with students working through a range of
school based initiative tasks, trust activities and group
challenges. Much of Term 1 was dedicated to improving
students understanding of water safety and surf awareness.
Students completed a series of theoretical components in
class and practical sessions at the pool before putting their
knowledge to the test in the surf. The progress made by the
entire group was remarkable with each student catching and
riding at least a few waves during both the surfing and surf
kayaking sessions.
All students were expected to keep a journal as a form of
documenting and reflecting on their participation in each of
the practical activities. Throughout the course, students also
completed a range of assessment tasks, including a water
safety brochure, surf awareness slide show / oral
presentation and overnight hike review.
Term 2 began with students analysing motivations for
participation in various outdoor adventure pursuits and
compared two contrasting activities in rock climbing and
recreational fishing. We then moved into preparations for
our overnight hike - a three day adventure from Cape Otway
through to Lavers Hill, camping overnight at Aire River and
Johanna Beach. Once again, all students participated
admirably, demonstrating improving skills in teamwork,
leadership and organisation as well gaining an insight into
trip planning, minimum impact, camp cooking, weather
considerations and risk management.
Here’s what a few students said throughout the Year 10
Outdoor Education course;
“Participating in the overnight hike has made me realise that
as long as I try my best and keep pushing myself I will be able
to accomplish anything.” Paris S
“My biggest challenge during the overnight hike was keeping
up with the fast walking pace set by the leaders. I learnt that
although I was walking a little slower at times than others,
the group was very supportive. I now know that when I find
something challenging, I can overcome it by staying positive.”
Tash H
“Considering I have a fear of heights, I was very proud of the
way I tackled the indoor rock climbing experience.”
Zac W
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“I participated in the
rock climbing session
to the best of my
ability and never
gave up on any of
the
challenges.”
Jesse H
“Although
the
weather was cold
and wet at times
during our fishing trip to Barwon Heads, I persisted for the entire session
and caught two fish and three crabs.” Steven M
“Jack and I worked effectively as a team whilst surf kayaking and
although the large swell made it difficult, we still managed to catch a
few waves.” Zane G
“I was really eager and determined to complete the overnight hike. I
tried my best and used my high energy levels to help everyone else as
much as I could.” Katelyn V
“I began the hike a little nervous about what was to come. The second
day especially pushed me physically and mentally, but we all finished the
final day with a sense of achievement and satisfaction.” Jake VDB
Brent Hodges
June
16th
STUDENT FREE DAY—Staff Professional Learning
Day
17th
Year 7 & 8 Maths Extension Program
12.00pm—1.15pm
18th
Cultural Diversity Celebration Day 9.00am—
2.05pm
23rd
Year 8 Market Day
23rd
Year 9 Connections—St Laurence Morning
Excursion 9.30am—11.30am
23rd
Year 10 FTP Aerodrome Indoor Trampoline
Excursion— 12.00pm—3.15pm
24th
NZ Snow Tour Parent Information Session
6.30pm—7.30pm in the Library
26th
Final Day of Term 2
Year 10 Outdoor Education
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YEAR 10
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
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Wednesday 15th July (1st week of Term 3): VCE/VCAL
Information Night
End of Semester
Today marks the end of semester with a change to Unit 2 and 4 subjects
for Years 11 and 12 and a change in electives / rotations and Enhanced
Learning Opportunities for students in Years 7 – 10 starting on Monday.
With a positive mindset this is a good opportunity to take on a fresh
start, setting clear goals of improvement for every individual student.
As the exam period ends we have teachers entering assessment task
results in every subject across the school which will be an addition to
our regular “ongoing” reports at the end of each semester.
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Tuesday 21st July: Year 10 Deakin Day Excursion
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Tuesday 28th July: Year 10 Gordon TAFE Excursion
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Tuesday 4th August: Course Counselling Year 10 into 11
Upcoming Events
July
We have a number of teachers on leave including Mr Collier who is 13th Term 3 Commences
being replaced by Ms Mackay, and Ms Joblin will be on leave for the last
two weeks of term to have further surgery on her foot. Kim has 14th Year 9 Connections Round Table Presentations
organised her surgery at a time which will have least impact on her Year
15th VCE/Applied Learning Information Evening
12 classes and intends to return to school for the start of Term 3. We
6.00pm—7.30pm
welcome Mr Norman who will cover Kim’s classes in her absence.
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Message from Principal continued..
Parent discussion groups
We had a very positive response to the invitation to parents to
join our discussion group/s. The intention of the discussion was
to ensure that we have a clear understanding from the
perspective of parents, what is working well for your child, and
our students, and what difficulties or frustrations you may be
experiencing. Our first two focus groups were held this week
with very positive feedback regarding
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The significant improvement in communication between
school and home this year
The ease of communicating with teachers via email with
concerns or queries
A general consensus that the new reporting system
provided a ‘snap shot’ of students in an ongoing way and
that “generic” comments in the past were not of great
value
The tracking of behaviour and learning organisation /
effort is excellent on the new reporting system
COMPASS is providing instant information regarding
attendance, lateness, uniform
Middle Years Pod system with two teachers for multiple
subjects allows the teachers to know students well
Emailing homework home allows parents to be clear on
what REALLY needs to be done
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those who modelled our school values and consistently
represented the school in a professional and positive manner.
These staff are clearly highly respected and have the
challenging task of working with all staff, to drive further school
improvement based on our agreed “ideal school”. In the next
edition of the College Times the SIT team will report on their
work and outcomes – all focused on supporting student
learning and wellbeing for every individual student.
We do have a further parent discussion group meeting on
Monday June 15th 1t 2.00pm. You are most welcome to attend.
Please contact me on [email protected] if you are
able to join us.
Regards,
Lyn Boyle
Principal
[email protected]
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ REPORT
Some areas for consideration for improvement
Exam Week
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It has been fabulous to observe the preparation, nerves and
relief for our students in Years 9 – 11 who have been
participating in exam week this week. This is an important step
in the preparation of our students in readiness for undertaking
Year 12 subjects and the exams which accompany them.
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Provide parents with critical information at parent
teacher interviews to ensure that all parents receive this
information if they do not have access to the internet
Ensure that students who do not have access to the
internet are not disadvantaged in any way particularly in
the Senior Years
Further clarity on the means by which parents,
particularly at Year 10, can support their child to make
an informed decision regarding their pathway/s for the
future
Consider a “homework / study centre” after school for
middle years as well as the current provision for senior
years students
I look forward to working with our staff regarding the
clarification or actions on parent concerns and will provide
updates where relevant via the College Times.
School Improvement Team Professional Learning Day
Next Tuesday June 16th is a student free day to enable all staff
to be involved in a Professional Learning Day which will be led
by our School Improvement Team (SIT).
The SIT team
members include members of our staff elected by their peers as
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Next week is the start of Semester 2 subjects across the school,
which may result in some timetable changes particularly for
Middle Years students. Please check with your child, especially
for subjects such as science, foods, ELO and HAPE which require
more specialised uniform items, so that they can be organised
and ready for their classes.
Uniform
It seems that as our weather is getting colder, and the girls are
more frequently wearing their kilts and that some kilts are
shrinking in the wash. Please ensure the length of the kilts
remains knee length OR LONGER. Students are encouraged to
wear layers eg thermals, long sleeves UNDER their school shirts
and jumpers. Hoodies are not school uniform and students will
be asked to remove them if they are identified wearing
incorrect clothing.
Telephone: 03 5282 8988
Lara Secondary College
Public Transport
st
Effective from the 21 June are changes to public transport
which appear to affect students travelling from Werribee.
Students travelling from Werribee or using the Werribee train
line will have to catch bus #190 in order to get to the new
Wyndham station as the Werribee train is no longer stopping in
Lara. Once at Wyndham they will be able to catch the
appropriate train to Lara. We are also receiving reports that
there will be changes to the transport arrangements for
students using public transport from Corio. As this is a public
transport issue we would encourage affected families to access
the PTV website: ptv.vic.gov.au and then to the Journey Planner
which should provide you with time and information required.
Cultural Diversity Day
On Thursday 18th June the SRC have organised a Cultural
Diversity Day to celebrate Cultural Diversity. There will be
special activities for Year 7 and 8 students, as well as a very
special whole school assembly. The SRC and some helpers
outside the team (thanks Harrison!) have worked hard to make
this a special and memorable day. We will be sure to include
some photos in the next College Times.
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students
with Disability
All schools in Australia, including Independent and Catholic
schools, are currently participating in the Nationally Consistent
Collection of Data on School Students with Disability. The Data
Collection is an annual count of the number of students with
disability receiving educational adjustments to support their
participation in education on the same basis as students
without disability.
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YEAR 10 VCE/APPLIED LEARNING
INFORMATION EVENING
WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY 6pm – 7:30pm
Our Senior Years team is excited to invite all Year 10 Students
and Parents to attend our Year 10 VCE/Applied Learning
Information Evening on Wednesday 15th July from 6pm –
7:30pm in Room 311. The aim of this event is to support Year
10 students and parents to make informed decisions about
their VCE/Applied Learning pathway at Lara Secondary College
and to consider appropriate subject selections. External VET
providers and representatives from Gordon TAFE and Deakin
University will be in attendance to further support families. Our
Senior Years teaching team will have subject stalls set up
showcasing the wide range of subjects on offer. This is a great
opportunity to ask questions about each subject and find out
relevant information such as course and assessment
requirements. We look forward to seeing all Year 10 Students
and Parents at this important event so our Senior Years team
can support you to make the best, most informed choice for
your Year 11 program at Lara Secondary College. If you have
any queries related to the Year 10 VCE/Applied Learning
Information Evening please don’t hesitate to contact me via
email [email protected] or phone (03) 5282
8988.
Kate Ivermee
Leading Teacher Numeracy
All education agencies are now required, under the Australian
Education Regulation 2013 to provide information on a
student’s level of education, disability and level of adjustment
to the Australian Government Department of Education and
training. Data will continue to be de-identified prior to its
transfer and no student’s identity will be provided to the
Department.
The collection of this information from states and territories
will inform future policy and program planning in relation to
students with disabilities. If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact Tania O’Callaghan or the Victorian
Department of Education and Training Data Collection Hotline
on (03) 9651 3621.
Tania O’Callaghan & Faye Smith
[email protected]
[email protected]
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‘Like’ us on Facebook!
We’ve recently created a Lara Secondary College official Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/LaraSecondaryCollege.
‘Like’ us to keep in touch with some of the fantastic events happening at
our college and to celebrate the achievements of our students.
Sascha Foster (ICT Admin Leader)
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End of Semester Music Evening
On Thursday 4th June, Lara Secondary College
welcomed approximately 80 parents and friends to room 311
for our End of Semester Music Evening. This night saw 15
students make their performance debut and showcased the
talents of students from the ELO All About That Band and Year
9 Music electives. There were also performances from the
Advanced ELO Band, Junior Rock Band, Intermediate Rock Band
and soloist; Jena, Jack and Rebecca. All students should be
commended for their excellent presentation and for taking up
the challenge to perform before such a large crowd. Thank you
to all the families who came to support the students at this
event. A huge thank you to Azlon for stepping in on drums for
the Intermediate Rock Band for this performance; instrumental
tutors Mark Bennett and Lyn Spiteri for their support of the
department and the students’ Tania O'Callaghan, Meridith
Thompson and Carly Hastie for their support on the night, Rob
Irvin for helping with the set up and sound check and
Kerry Brown for providing supper.
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Telephone: 03 5282 8988
Lara Secondary College
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School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS)
Acknowledgement of Positive Behaviours
Why acknowledge positive student behaviour?
As part of our School Wide Positive Behaviours Framework we acknowledge students who display positive behaviour to re-enforce the
teaching of new behaviours and to encourage this positive behaviour to be displayed in the future.
These positive interactions aim to build relationships between staff and students in order to maximize academic engagement in the
classroom.
Parent Invovlment:
Parents are an integral part of School Wide Positive Behaviours. As teachers we only interact with students for approximately 30 hours
per week, which limits our ability to have an ongoing positive impact on student behaviour. Parent involvement in encouraging positive
behavior is critical to support the work we do at school in teaching students expected behaviours.
Success Pass:
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Success Passes are a recognition or acknowledgment of positive behaviour that has been
displayed by a student; this program aims to build positive relationships between
teachers and students
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Students who receive a success pass go in to the draw to receive a small prize at school
assemblies
Postcards:
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Postcards are a new initiative which aims to further build positive relationships between
staff & students, and staff & families
Postcards are distributed for similar reasons to a success pass, however they are mailed home to share the students’ positive
behaviour with parents
If you wish to learn more, or discuss SWPB further, please feel free to contact our Leading Teacher in charge of Developing
Positive Behaviours, Mr. Ben Johnson, at [email protected] OR call Lara Secondary College on 5282 8988
Alkara Ave, Lara, Victoria 3212
Telephone: 03 5282 8988
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Centre Stage Pantomime Performance
Review
Written by Kaitlyn D and Jorja D, Year 10.
On the 26th of May, the Year 10 Centre Stage group with the
help of Miss Pearson, our new teacher here at Lara Secondary
College, created a wonderful pantomime performance about
‘The Ugly Duckling’, which we performed to the Grade 1
students from Lara Primary School. The Year 10’s spent
numerous weeks putting together and rehearsing the play. The
show was a complete success. The children loved it so much
they asked the Year 10’s to perform again in the Drama Room
at LSC, for a number of other Primary School classes.
From Miss Pearson:
Congratulations to the Year 10 Centre Stage students for
pursuing their Pantomime Project and bringing it to final
fruition for the joy of our young audiences. Grade 1 students
from Mrs. Bennett’s class at Lara Primary School forwarded
their appreciation to the Year 10 students saying “Thank you for
your fabulous, excellent, awesome, wonderful, amazing and
fantastic show! We loved it!...We loved the props, the setting,
the acting, the costumes, the lights, the bow at the end, the
curtains and the story. We loved everything about it!” I look
forward to the encore production before the end of the school
term. Well done to all.
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VCAL PDS Art – Community Art Project
The Applied Learning Art students have been working together
on two different projects with the aim to benefit or contribute
to our local community. The ‘Café Project Team’ have been
busy liaising with local café owner of Espresso Café to design
and create a series of Italian themed artworks for the café’s
courtyard area. Students collaborated to paint colourful Tuscan
style window shutters and flower boxes in 2D form. These were
installed last week and now beautify the outdoor area for the
public’s viewing pleasure. The ‘Alice Set & Costume Production
Team’ have been designing and making multiple costumes, set
and prop pieces for the LSC Drama Production of ‘Alice & Peter
in Wonderland’ which played last week in the Performing Arts
Complex. Woodwork, painting, sewing and sculpture are some
methods for making the exciting collection of materials that has
been well used by our local actors and enjoyed by over 200
audience members.
Sally Pearson
VCAL PDS Art Teacher
Telephone: 03 5282 8988
Lara Secondary College
Year 8 Drama Performance ‘Alice &
Peter in Wonderland’
Written by Pryde S and Dion C, Year 8E.
Year 8E had the privilege of performing to the Grade 3 & 4
students of Lara Primary School, parents of the cast and some
Year 8, 9 and 10 classes of LSC. ‘Alice and Peter in Wonderland’
is a story about a brother and sister who follow a white rabbit
to the magical world ‘Wonderland’. “The play was a blast and
was fun to do. We all had a great time”, said Pryde who played
the role of Peter. “I think everyone had a good time and did a
really good job and put a lot of effort into it”, expressed Dion
who played the memorable role of the March Hare from the
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Thank you for Miss Pearson our drama
teacher for putting this play on!
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Year 9 Connections Program: Together We
Do Better for the Community and
Environment
Focus Group Overview
The theme for Connections in Term 2 and 3 is ‘Together We Do
Better for the Community and Environment’. Working in small
focus groups, students aim to meet the needs of the local
community and environment, while developing partnerships or
‘Connections’ with organisations and individuals. Please be
aware, students will be assessed via a Round Table
Presentation, which will be held on the first Tuesday (July 14 th)
back after the mid-year holidays. As part of this process,
students are expected to provide a description of the aims of
the program, employability skill development and learning
outcomes achieved. They will also present their visual diary,
work portfolio / creative response and employability skills
workbook. Students will not be required to attend school for
the entire day, but should plan to arrive fifteen minutes prior to
their appointment and allow at least an hour to complete their
presentation and receive feedback. It is essential all students
are dressed neatly in full school uniform. Please note, Round
Table Presentations are a compulsory component of the
Connections Program and all students are expected to attend
their appointment. Students will be advised of their
appointment time within the next week.
Animal Welfare
Students involved in this focus group learn about a range of
significant natural environments with a view to identifying the
impacts on native wildlife and the management strategies put
in place to ensure their survival. Students work closely with
Park Rangers, Conservation Victoria and various volunteer
groups on jobs such as tree planting and track maintenance to
help protect our local environments and the native animals that
inhabit these areas.
From Miss Pearson:
Congratulations to the Year 8 C & E Drama students for their
successful drama productions last week in the new LSC
Performing Arts Complex. You all looked fantastic in costume
and your group energy was really buzzing. What a great way to
finish off our Semester of Drama! Many thanks to Rob Irvin for
his wonderful support in the construction of the stage and
lighting and sound for the show. I look forward to seeing many
more exciting performances from our budding drama students
in the future.
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Telephone: 03 5282 8988
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Community Sport Leadership
St Laurence
Students
involved
in
the
Community Sport Leadership
focus group, learn about coaching
and leadership and what impact
positions of responsibility can
have on local sporting teams.
Students
examine
different
coaching styles and how to plan lessons/sessions to train a
team. This culminates in a series of peer coaching sessions and
finally a sports day for students of Lara Primary School.
Students involved in this focus group work closely with elderly
residents of St Laurence Aged Care facility. Each week, a group
of 12 students visit Costa House to run morning activities, whilst
smaller groups of students plan and organise an afternoon
excursion and support the residents to attend. Students also
examine a range of issues that affect the elderly, from
community perceptions, alzheimers, dementia and other
related matters.
Fish for the Future
LIBRARY NEWS
Some new books (Traditional Format)
Students involved in the Fish for
the Future focus group research
and visit a variety of aquatic
environments within the local
region. The program aims to
provide students with the
opportunity to develop their
angling skills, and also gain an
insight into local fish stocking
initiatives, recreational fishing
guidelines,
the
effects
of
introduced species, and various
other environmental and fishing
related issues.
Heron Yacht
The aim of the Heron Yacht focus group is to introduce students
to the skills required to work in a manufacturing type industry
where attention to detail, the ability to follow direct and written
plans, as well as problem solve on the job is critical. Students
work closely with skilled volunteers to build and refurbish race
spec Heron Yachts. This is very much a hands-on learning style
project with a major focus on the development of carpentry
skills.
Peer Mentoring
Students involved in the Peer Mentoring focus group have the
opportunity to work in classrooms at Lara Primary School on a
weekly basis and help them with reading, writing, spelling,
maths and games. Students also work with Lara Primary School
students at LSC in a variety of areas around the school including
Cooking, Art and Sport.
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Telephone: 03 5282 8988
Lara Secondary College
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Our OverDrive eLibrary
http://larasc.lib.overdrive.com
Use your network login
Easy to use
Available 24/7
Variety of titles
No overdues
Mark Greenwood books available from our libraryYear 7’s had the pleasure of Mark visiting on the 2nd of June
(Currently these are all on loan but copies can be reserved)
Lara SC most popular eBooks
Spine Crackers Book Club
Our next meeting will be next term on
Thursday the 16th of July. We will discuss
eBooks we have borrowed from OverDrive
and decide on a State Library excursion.
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Telephone: 03 5282 8988
Lara Secondary College
Careerspace8
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Reminders:
‘At Monash’ – Engineering, 15 July - Business and
economics (Collins St Melbourne); Information:
1800 666 274; Register: www.monash.edu/
seminars.
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Focus on Melbourne: Music 24 June, VCA 25 June
www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/events.
Be You at VU – 8 July; Register/information:
www.vu.edu.au/be-you-at-vu.
Keeper/Vet for a Day – Healesville & Werribee;
Bookings: 1300 966 784;
www.zoo.org.au/
education/careers-programs
Discover Deakin - 30 June (Burwood) & 1 July
(Geelong); www.deakin.edu.au/discover-deakin.
Experience ACU – 29 June (Melbourne) & 30 June
(Ballarat); Info: 1300 275 228; Register:
www.acu.edu.au/uni-experience
Experience La Trobe – 9 July (Bundoora); Register:
www.latrobe.edu.au/experience.
UniExperience at Melbourne - Year 11 students
(rural/border regions, first in their family for tertiary study, Indigenous Australian/Torres Strait
Islander);
9-10
July;
See
http://
futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au.
Science in the RMIT City Lab Tours - see laboratories;
Mon
29
June;
Info/registration:
www.rmit.edu.au/appliedsciences/discover.
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OBTAINING AN APPRENTICESHIP – Well and truly gone
are the days when a 15 year
old could easily obtain an
apprenticeship. The employer
would assist with transport to
the work site, would teach the
apprentice from scratch, and
the apprentice would often
leave school with little idea of
what the trade involved.
Nowadays,
employers
generally prefer the new
apprentice to have completed
Year 12 (either VCE or VCAL),
be at least 18 years old, with a driver’s licence and a
vehicle, and to have completed a pre-apprenticeship in the
trade involved. Sometimes the apprentice will have
completed the pre-apprenticeship while at school in a VET
program (eg VET Building and Construction), or
alternatively they will have completed it at a VET provider
after completing Year 12 (taking about four months).
Pre-apprenticeship courses are available in many trades
such as automotive, carpentry, electrotechnology,
furniture making and plumbing. Once these requirements
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have been met, the would-be apprentice must find an
employer willing to take them on to complete the
apprenticeship. These can sometimes be found among
friends, relatives, sports associates and so on. Alternatively,
Group Training Companies employ many apprentices. See:
www.grouptraining.com.au.
Why are so few apprenticeships advertised nowadays?
Many employers recruit their apprentices straight from
school or use their social and personal networks. Often the
apprentice will have been selected after a work experience
trial. It is also interesting to note that an increasing
number of apprentices are quite commonly well into their
20’s, after leaving another career.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
SEMINAR FOR GIRLS – Monash University is again
running ENGenuITy, an event for girls interested in
information technology and engineering. The aim is to
inspire and encourage females to pursue a
career in IT or engineering. Find out more
about IT and engineering, connect with
like-minded people, and discover the
world if IT and engineering professionals. Be involved in
hands-on activities that will expose you to the different
fields of IT and engineering. When: 10am-4.30pm, Tues 30
June; Where: Monash Clayton: Cost: Free (incl morning tea
and lunch); Contact: Melina Talanis ph 9902 0108,
[email protected].
NEW FASHION FACILITIES AT RMIT – RMIT has just
launched as $8 million fashion
hub at the Brunswick campus. It
features new design studios,
specialist machine rooms, an
interactive lecture theatre and
lounge
spaces.
RMIT Brunswick offers: Associate
Degree in Fashion and Textiles
Merchandising, Certificate IV in
Fashion and Textiles Merchandising, Associate Degree in
Fashion Design and Technology, and the Bachelor of
Fashion (Design Technology). Check out the Brunswick
campus and courses at RMIT Open Day on Sunday 9
August, 10am – 4pm. The 4-year B. Fashion Design is
taught partly at the City campus and partly at the
Brunswick campus. NOTE: similar fashion courses available
at Holmesglen (City), Box Hill Institute and Kangan Institute
(Richmond).
YOU WANT TO BE AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST?
Austin Health is holding an information and demonstration
evening for those interested in this career. Hear from OT’s
experienced in spinal rehabilitation, hand therapy, mental
health and neurology. When: 5pm (registration), 5.30-8pm
(sessions) Thurs 16 July; Where: Education Precinct, Level 4
Austin Tower, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg; RSVP:
[email protected] by 9 July
Telephone: 03 5282 8988
Lara Secondary College
EARLY OFFER ‘ASPIRE’ PROGRAM AT LA TROBE
UNIVERSITY – The Aspire program, launched in 2014,
saw 1,100 students receive early offers for courses at La
Trobe for 2015. Many students work hard to make positive
changes in their schools and communities through
volunteering, and La Trobe wants to recognise these
efforts. La Trobe has announced a working partnership
with the Country Fire Authority and the Duke of Edinburgh
program. These partnerships reflect the desire of La Trobe
to collaborate with people and organisations that share the
vision of making a positive difference, and will help
recognise the impact students are making in their
communities. More information about the Aspire program
can be found on the La Trobe website. Online applications
opened on Monday 1 June. See: www.latrobe.edu.au,
search Aspire program.
AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (ACU) has six
campuses, two of which are in Victoria, in Melbourne
(Fitzroy) and in Ballarat. It has over
33,000 students nationally, with over
10,000 in Melbourne. It offers higher
education courses and VET courses
(through ACUcom). In 2016 some
new higher education degrees will be
on offer. From 2016 the Bachelor of
Biomedical Science will be offered in double degrees with
B. Applied Public Health, B Laws and B. Business
Administration. These will give students with broad
interests the opportunity to study those interests, while
potentially increasing career opportunities. From 2016 the
B. Exercise and Sports Science degree will be a pathway to
the post graduate Masters in Clinical Exercise Physiology
and Masters in High Performance in Sport. The former B.
Sport and Health Science will be replaced with the B.
Physical Activity and Health Science. This will be a pathway
to the Masters in Teaching, or to the two Masters
programs available from the B. Exercise and Sport Science
(above).
As noted in a previous edition, ACU will offer the B.
Physiotherapy at the Ballarat campus in 2017.
Prerequisites are at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any
other English and a study score of at least 25 in one of
biology, chemistry or physics (to be confirmed). NOTE: EAL
refers to English as an Additional Language (this usually
relates to international students).
ACU offers the Early Achievers Program (EAP), recognising that
students have more to offer than academic results. ACU
will consider contributions made to the community through
school or workplace, community organisations and cultural
and/or religious groups. Applications open: Mon 19
August. See: www.acu.edu.au/early-achievers.
PUBLIC HEALTH CAREERS NIGHT This is a great
opportunity to get tips and advice
from those already working in the
field. The evening will consist of
short presentations about the
careers of various speakers,
followed by a panel discussion and
question time. The evening is put
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on by the Public Health Association of Australia, the
Australian Health Promotion Association and the
Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. When:
5.00-7.30pm, Mon 15 June; Where: Auditorium, Peter
Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, 792 Elizabeth
St,
Melbourne;
Registration/Information:
www.phcareers.eventzilla.net.
BOX HILL INSTITUTE’S CERTIFICATE IV IN DISABILITY
– Box Hill has partnered with AMAZE Victoria to co-deliver
the Certificate IV in Disability. It is the only course that
offers the Support individuals with Autism Spectrum
Disorder unit, an area which is growing in the industry.
Negotiations are also in process to offer students the
opportunity to undertake Sign Language (Auslan) Level 1
as a part of this course. The course provides access to
industry, guest speakers and targeted skills development
sessions (eg The Road to Empowerment – drama therapy
techniques). The course is offered 2 full days per week. Job
placement in the industry is high for graduates
GapBreak Application Days during School Holidays
from Tuesday 30 June - Thursday 2 July 2015. If students
wish to participate on a volunteer or paid work travel
program in 2016, they need to select a time for a 25 minute
Application Meeting on one of these days. Students who
attend an Application Meeting are given priority over other
applicants when selecting their preferred destination.
Where: Application Meetings are held over the phone for
students based outside of Sydney. For further info:
www.antipodeans.com.au/Programs/GapBreak
Telephone: 03 5282 8988
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Telephone: 03 5282 8988
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Telephone: 03 5282 8988