WHAT MY EXPERIENCES HAVE TAUGHT ME AN HOLISTIC APPROACH TO VOCATIONAL LEARNING

VOCATIONAL LEARNING Through vocational learning secondary students can: explore the world of work, identify career options and pathways, build career development skills, make effective decisions in selecting senior studies, make informed decisions about employment, training and tertiary education options.  This is to be achieved through strategic planning across all school curriculum.

FRAMEWORK FOR VOCATIONAL LEARNING AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING “All secondary students experience quality vocational learning and have access to quality VET courses; Both vocational learning and VET courses are seamlessly integrated into secondary schooling and valued by parents, students, teachers and employers”. The framework moves away from the term 'VET in Schools' and distinguishes vocational learning from VET. Preparing Secondary Students for Work website at:

VOCATIONAL LEARNING Syllabus documents and industry training packages recognise the need for vocational learnings to underpin all learning experiences. Vocational learnings encompass career development, work studies, community based learning (including work experience and structured workplace learning), core skills for work (including literacy and numeracy) and enterprise education.

FOCUS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Foundation skills – reading, writing, oral communication, learning, numeracy, digital Core skills for work- navigate the world of work, interact with others, get the work done SAS underpinning factors – community connections, core skills for work, literacy, numeracy Australian Curriculum Work Studies – skills for learning and work, career and life design Australian Blue Print for Career development - personal management, learning and work exploration, career building Work exposure – mentoring, visits, interviews, workplace learning, industry connections

PEPARING STUDENTS FOR WORK FRAMEWORK PLANNING IMPLEMENTING REVIEWING

PLANNING Course selection and subjects available Facilities and equipment Staff Industry consultation Timetabling to integrate VET RTO management and resources Student support services Communication

IMPLEMENTING Course selection supported by knowledge of skills in demand Students prepared for work experience Access to industry standard equipment and facilities Curriculum linkages between content and real-life context Teacher knowledge of contemporary workplace practices and industry skills

REVIEWING Regular review on the school calendar Measuring of outcomes Feedback from employers, students and parents Destination studies Up-to-date labour market information RTO compliance Partnership arrangements

WHERE ARE YOU AT? FOCUSPRIORITY ACTIONIMPROVEMENT NEEDEDHIGH PERFORMANCE PLANNING IMPLEMENTING REVIEWING