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KILLESTER COLLEGE VCE/VCAL/VET PATHWAYS 2011 and beyond

KILLESTER COLLEGE VCE/VCAL/VET PATHWAYS 2011 and beyond. The Post Compulsory Team. Teresa McIntosh - Coordinator Vicki Alexellis – Careers Counsellor Ingrid Kemp – Year 10 Coordinator Margherita Loschiavo – Year 11 Coordinator Mary Dow –Year 12 Coordinator

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KILLESTER COLLEGE VCE/VCAL/VET PATHWAYS 2011 and beyond

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  1. KILLESTER COLLEGE VCE/VCAL/VET PATHWAYS 2011 and beyond Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  2. The Post Compulsory Team • Teresa McIntosh - Coordinator • Vicki Alexellis – Careers Counsellor • Ingrid Kemp – Year 10 Coordinator • Margherita Loschiavo – Year 11 Coordinator • Mary Dow –Year 12 Coordinator • Mary McDonnell – Curriculum Coordinator Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  3. AIM To broaden your daughter’s pathways through the making of informed choices This involves : • A process of consultation and conversation with significant others • Research into pathway options • Realistic assessment of strengths • Recognition of what your daughter likes and wants Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  4. university college workplace • What are you going to do after you complete your Year 12 studies? • Have you researched prerequisite requirements for entry into University courses? • What other alternatives have you looked at for completing your goals and aspirations for the future? • How have you chosen your subjects for next year? Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  5. Does further study increase my chances of getting a job? • There is plenty of evidence to suggest the level of education you attain has a significant effect on your chance of getting a job. The May 2009 ABS Education and Work survey shows that workers who have either university or vocational education and training qualifications have lower unemployment rates than workers who do not hold post school qualifications. • The unemployment rate for workers who finished school with • Year 10 as their highest qualification was 10.4% • Year 12 as their highest qualification was 7.1% • Certificate III/IV qualifications as their highest qualification was 4.3% • A Bachelor degree as their highest qualification was 3.4% Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  6. Projected Employment Growth to 2014-15 • The top ten occupations expected to provide the largest number of new jobs are: • Registered Nurses • Accountants • Aged and Disabled Carers • Sales Assistants, General • Child Carers • Retail Managers • Nursing support and Personal Care Workers • Accounting Clerks • Electricians • Waiters Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  7. Career opportunities for mathematics • accountant • actuary • computer programmer • doctor • engineer • investment manager • lawyer • government research and laboratories • theoretical mathematician • mathematician • numerical analyst • statistician • teacher • market researcher • systems analyst • banking • government • space/aircraft industry Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  8. Science offers great careers • Nurses • Doctors • Anesthesiologists • Biologists • Chemists • Forensic Scientists • Psychologists • Psychiatrists • Engineers • Academic Administrators • Criminologists • Computer Programmers • Lawyers • Teachers Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  9. What can I do with a Business degree? Accounting Advertising Business Communications Construction Management Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Finance Financial Management Financial Planning Forensic Accounting Hospitality Management Human Resources Industrial Management International Business Labor Relations Leadership Management Marketing Nonprofit Management Project Management Public Administration Restaurant Management Supply Chain Management Taxation Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  10. Where will my Arts degree take me? Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  11. Top 10 Careers with a Psychology Degree • There are many career options to choose from after getting a psychology degree. There are many new trends in the psychology field and many new jobs that people can obtain with the training and skills acquired in this type of educational program. The following are the top 10 careers on the rise right now and feasible to attain with a psychology degree: • Career Counselor • Clinical Psychologist • Counselor • Engineering Psychologist • Forensic Psychologist • Genetics Counselor • Industrial-Organizational Psychologist • School Psychologist • Special Education Teacher • Sports Psychologist Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  12. Pathway Planning • Have you checked the VTAC Guide? • Have you checked the Courses through the University Websites? • Have you made a list of all the institutions who deliver the course you are interested in? • Have you selected subjects that you have an interest in and are good at? • What does your report state? • Are your subject choices broad enough in case you change your mind in Year 11 or Year 12? Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  13. KEY TERMS • VCE: Victorian Certificate of Education • VCAL: Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning • VETis: Vocational Education and Training in schools • VCAA: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority • VTAC: Victorian Tertiary Admission Centre • ATAR: Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking ( used to be called ENTER) • TAFE: Technical and Further education Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  14. POST COMPULSORY SCHOOLING • School is no longer compulsory • School will no longer choose the subjects your daughter will study • Studies standard across the state regardless of school, as prescribed by the VCAA Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  15. KILLESTER’S PATHWAYS VCE VCAL • Victorian Certificate of Education • Recognised Year 12 qualification • 2 year course • Leads to University, TAFE, employment • Victorian Certificate of Applied learning • Recognised Year 12 qualification • 2 year course • Leads to TAFE, employment • Gradually gaining recognition with some universities Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  16. STRUCTURE VCE VCAL • Year 11 • Semester One Unit 1 • Semester Two Unit 2 • Year 12 • Semester One Unit 3 • Semester Two Unit 4 • Year 11 • Intermediate Certificate • Year 12 • Senior Certificate Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  17. STRUCTURE VCE VCAL • Girls complete studies • More traditional approach • Year 11: assessment is school based • Results are S or N • Year 12: assessment is part school based and part exams • Girls obtain an ATAR score • Girls work in 4 strands • Hands on, applied learning, project based • Industry related skills • Personal development • Work related skills • Literacy and Numeracy • Assessed as being competent Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  18. VETis • Usually 2 year course • A subject in which girls can gain a certificate • Contributes to the final VCE or VCAL certificate • Involves travelling, one day out of school per week, additional costs • We offer two VET’s at Killester: • Applied Fashion Design and Technology • Hospitality Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  19. VETis VCE VCAL • VET is optional • VET is compulsory Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  20. ENTRY POINTS VCE VCAL • End of Year 10 • Can change subjects at various points • VETis • End of year 10 • End of Year 10 • End of Semester One in Year 11 Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  21. Key issues when choosing a course of study Parents (and Students ) should consider the following: • What does your daughter enjoy studying? • What subjects is she good at? • What career is she interested in pursuing? • What are the tertiary course pre-requisites she needs? Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  22. Be flexible Your daughter should be flexible when selecting her VCE subjects: • She is probably uncertain about her career at this stage and her focus can change • Results can dictate OR necessitate change down the track • A single minded career pathway is not advisable Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  23. MORE OPTIONS • Apprenticeships • Traineeships • School based apprenticeships • Modified/extended VCE programs • TAFE • These would be discussed with you and your daughter on a needs basis. Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  24. Subject selection • Enrolments are completed via the Killester website • Enrolments open this Thursday 29 July and close Thursday 5 August • Converse with your daughter about her choices and encourage her to gather information • Listen to her and assist her • You should see her subjects before she sends her enrolment to the school computer Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

  25. Thank you for attending our VCE VCAL VET Information Evening Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond

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