Vocational Education and Training (VET)

We will be holding a VET and Workplace Learning Information evening on Monday, February 24 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm in the college library. This evening is designed mainly for ‘new’ parents of Year 11 and 12 VET students to help clarify some of the procedures and requirements of VET.  Please register your attendance by Friday 21 February if you are planning to attend.

It is important to keep in mind that our school based VET programs are delivered on behalf of partner RTOs (Registered Training Organisations) in written ‘third party agreements’. The written agreement with a third party includes:

• the names of the RTO and the third party
• the start and end date of the agreement
• clauses detailing both parties’ obligations under the agreement, for example, making clear that:
  • any training and/or assessment is provided in the name of the RTO, not Belridge SC.
  • Belridge SC cannot advertise any VET courses in its own name
  • students are enrolled as students of the RTO
  • qualifications and/or statements of attainment are issued in the name of the RTO, not BSC.  Students who successfully applied for a place in externally run VET certificate courses attend the course at the relevant RTO, and are resulted and certified by the RTO. Results are provided to Belridge and contribute to WACE achievement.

All students are expected to keep up with the delivery and assessment schedules given to them by our teacher / trainers. Students who are at-risk of falling behind are notified each week, and are expected to attend the library during Wednesday ‘senior school flexible learning’ period, from 1:30-2:30 pm.

ADWPL – Workplace Learning

ADWPL is voluntary for VET students, as we found little benefit in forcing students who are not interested nor work ready to find a placement. Over 50 year 11, and 15 year 12 students have taken up the option, have met Mrs. Fuhrmann for their initial induction, and will keep working with her over the next few weeks to complete relevant safety inductions. Placements for our first ADWPL ‘block release’ in June should be finalised by the end of Term 1.  Please contact Meredith Fuhrmann with any questions you may have about this.

OLNA

Please check the timetable detailed below for Round 1 OLNA scheduled to run from Tuesday 3 March to Friday 20 March.

All students required to sit any OLNA component have been individually notified, and will receive a personalised timetable soon. All Year 11 and 12 students needing to sit an OLNA assessment will also be required to attend the library from 1:30pm to 2:40 pm on Wednesday afternoons. We purchased licenses for State of Mind’s Skill Builders, available at www.OLNA.com.au . The college has paid for the use of these excellent online ‘skill builders’, and all eligible students are welcome to set up a ‘free’ account using the school’s code which is available from myself and the college library staff. I strongly encourage all students to make use of these excellent resources prior to the assessments.

Carlos Notarpietro
Associate Principal