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KILLESTER COLLEGE
VCE/VCAL/VET
PATHWAYS
2011 and beyond
Pathway Planning 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
 Mary McDonnell – Curriculum Coordinator
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
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
 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
university
college
workplace
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
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
Career opportunities for mathematics
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accountant
actuary
computer programmer
doctor
engineer
investment manager
lawyer
government research and
laboratories
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mathematician
mathematician
numerical analyst
statistician
teacher
market researcher
systems analyst
banking
government
space/aircraft industry
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
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
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
Where will my Arts degree take me?
generic
intellectual skills
analysis
critical thinking
research
teamwork
written and oral
communication
information
retrieval
Communication
and media
industries
journalism,
television,
advertising,
public relations
(government,
corporate,
community),
multimedia,
publishing,
freelance editing,
and web design
Government
and community
public service,
defence and
security
industries, local
government,
community
development,
criminal justice
agencies, social
welfare, nongovernmental
agencies;
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
International
careers
Performing and
creative arts
industries
diplomacy,
professional and
defence,
creative writing,
intelligence,
dance,
immigration, contemporary
international performance
development, theatre,
international live theatre and
aid agencies, television, arts
NGOs with
administration,
regional and
film and video
global links;
making, freelance
photography,
animation,
independent
production.
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
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
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
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
KILLESTER’S PATHWAYS
VCE
 Victorian Certificate of
Education
 Recognised Year 12
qualification
 2 year course
 Leads to University,
TAFE, employment
VCAL
 Victorian Certificate of
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Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
Applied learning
Recognised Year 12
qualification
2 year course
Leads to TAFE,
employment
Gradually gaining
recognition with some
universities
STRUCTURE
VCE
VCAL
 Year 11
 Year 11
 Semester One Unit 1
 Intermediate Certificate
 Semester Two Unit 2
 Year 12
 Year 12
 Semester One Unit 3
 Senior Certificate
 Semester Two Unit 4
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
STRUCTURE
VCE
VCAL
 Girls complete studies
 Girls work in 4 strands
 More traditional approach
 Hands on, applied
 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
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learning, project based
Industry related skills
Personal development
Work related skills
Literacy and Numeracy
Assessed as being
competent
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
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:
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Applied Fashion Design and Technology
Hospitality
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
VETis
VCAL
VCE
 VET is optional
 VET is compulsory
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
ENTRY POINTS
VCE
VCAL
 End of Year 10
 End of Year 10
 Can change subjects at
 End of Semester One in Year 11
various points
 VETis
 End of year 10
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond
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
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
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
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
Thank you for
attending our
VCE VCAL VET
Information Evening
Pathway Planning 2011 and beyond