CATHOLIC REGIONAL COLLEGE SYDENHAM

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CATHOLIC REGIONAL COLLEGE SYDENHAM VET VCAL
WORK EXPERIENCE AND WORK PLACEMENT
PROGRAMS PRESENTER FLAVIA HOLIAN INDUSTRY
PLACEMENT CO-ORDINATOR
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OVER VIEW OF OUR CLIENTS

• CRC is part of Federation of 5 colleges
• Yr 7-10 Melton, St.Albans, Nth Keilor, Caroline
  Springs,-
• Yr 11-12 at Sydenham.
• We have a culturally diverse group - 61 of
  non-English speaking backgrounds which comprise
  of Filipino, Maltese, Croatian, Italian,
  Vietnamese, Spanish, Polish, and Sudanese.
• Their financial struggle impacts on their
  educational needs.

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• Our Current student population at Sydenham is
  787. Our yearly retention rate is very good with
  a loss of 20-30 students per year. Those of which
  will choose to take up other options like
• Apprenticeships
• TAFE Courses
• Employment

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• Catholic Regional College has recognized,
• - if students choose further education or defer
  their educational choices they must be equipped
  with skills for employment after year 12 so that
  the transition from school to work can be made
  easier.
• Offering them Employment skills and knowledge of
  the work force allows them to be competitive in
  the work place which empowers the individual.

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• CATHOLIC REGIONAL COLLEGES PROGRAM STRUCTURE
• VET-VCAL WORK PLACEMENT
• VOLUNTARY WORK EXPERIENCE Yr 11 End of term
  and Yr 12, -1st week of the school Holidays
• R.E. COMMUNITY SERVICES Work Experience
• ACTIVITES PROGRAM Work Experience
• These programs give students the accumulative
  documentation of experience in the work place,
  and to potential employers it has genuine
  currency in the work place. The work related
  programs are flexible to fit into the students
  educational program.

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• Educative process used to meet the increasing
  numbers of students and their social
  environmental needs.
• COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH

STUDENTS
EMPLOYERS
COMMUNITY
PARENTS
TEACHERS
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• DETAILS OF VET AND VCAL COURSES OFFERED
• Automotive 6
• Building and Construction 15
• Business Admin 24
• Community Rec and fitness 15
• Community Services 10
• Engineering 6
• Electrotechnology 12
• Equine 3
• Hospitality 12
• Hairdressing 16
• VCE Industry Enterprise 26
• Multimedia 30

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• WORK EXPERIENCE/WORKPLACEMENT STUDENT INDUCTION
• BENEFITS
• REQUIREMENTS
• EXPECTATIONS
• PROCEDURES

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WORK EXPERIENCE / WORKPLACEMENT STUDENT
INDUCTION

• BENEFITS
• -Pathways
• -Theory into practice
• -Leaning new skills
• -Employment opportunities
• -Portfolio development
• REQUIREMENTS
• -M/O Forms
• -OHS Red Card Training
• -Skills in finding my own placement
• -Number of placements required

• PROCEDURES
• -Contacting Employers
• -Questions to ask Employers
• -What do I do with my forms
• EXPECTATIONS
• School expectations
• Employer expectations
• -Government requirements of school
• and employer
• -Behavioural expectations when
• undertaking work exp Absence,
• accident, bullying.

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• INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN A PLACEMENT
• How to approach an employer
• Prepare students to do research and investigation
• Telephone skills
• Letter of introduction

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• GETTNG STUDENTS READY FOR WORK PLACEMENT / WORK
  EXPERIENCE
• Application form students fill in a application
  form which mirrors the questions asked by the
  WORK EXPO PROGRAM
• OHS Test to be done by the student individually,
  and evidence to be supplied.
• Information by Work Safe Victoria on Bullying and
  Harassment in the work place provided.
• Equal Opportunity Legislation information
  provided to student.
• If the student wishes to find their own employer,
  they are is encouraged to do so, and supported
  with a letter of introduction which is provided
  by the school.
• Student submits documentation to the industry
  co-ordinator, and then is processed.

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• THE STUDENT WORK PLACE PACK
• At C.R.C. Sydenham the student receives a work
  place pack which provided the student with
  information to assist them with the work
  placement and work experience process whilst they
  are at work, the industry placement co-ordinator
  takes them through this journey and explains what
  is required of them.

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• The student receives the following information in
  their information pack
• School Expectations- which include times dates,
  school requirements.
• Information for parents
• Student information on Employer expectations
• Students documentation on weekly activities,
  -Diary, Time sheets,
• Ministerial Orders
• Employer information,- OHS
• - School Contact
• School and Government Expectations of Employer
• Employer Evaluation of student performance in the
  work place

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• INDUSTRY CO-ORDNATOR LIAISON TASKS
• CONTACTING THE EMPLOYER making courtesy call to
  the employer on the students first day.
• REMEMBER to ask if the student arrived o.k.
• ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT TIME to either evaluate
  the students performance or to make a criteria
  assessment based on course criteria.
• PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

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• COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM THE STUDENT
• Diary, Times
  Sheets
• STUDENT CERTIFICATE
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF STUDENT ENDEAVOURS
• PUBLIC RELATIONS AND GOODWILL TO THE EMPLOYER
• THANK-YOU LETTER TO THE EMPLOYER
• SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
• EMPLOYER CERTIFICATE