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Students enrol in VET courses

 

A total of 73 students from years 11 and 12 at Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy are enrolled in TAFE Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses.

The students travel every Tuesday afternoon and some on Thursdays to Hornsby, Gosford, Ourimbah and Wyong, with courses ranging from music industry skills, baking and floristry.

Speakers from TAFE, Newcastle University and Jobs Pathways have addressed year 11 students engaging in the "school-to-work" program.

Students will be looking at how skills learnt at school can help them in the workplace.

They will be finding out about resumes and learning to start their own.

As well, students will be looking at various internet sites that relate to post school pathways.

Later in the year, the "school-to-work" program will be extended to cater for students in years 9 and 10 with more advanced career needs.

Career classes in year 10 started halfway through last term and will continue for the rest of the year.

This term students will be looking at applying for jobs, resume writing and various career-oriented computer programs.

Year 10 will also have the opportunity this term to nominate themselves or others for a separate one-on-one mentoring program.

Mentors will be people from the community who have volunteered their time to help students with pieces of advice on the world of work.

School newsletter, April 12