Year 10
Students have been busy completing their industry specific Safe@Work modules to ensure they are ready to participate in the workforce during Work Experience Week (20-24 June). Students engaged in the white card micro-credential have satisfactorily completed their training assessments and are now the proud recipients of a Certificate of Attainment from Ranges Tech (pictured). Our Careers staff have commenced our pre-site visits to host businesses such as Valyarra in Wandin, Children’s House of Early Learning in Silvan, Wandin North Primary School, Dental Logic in Lilydale and Wandin Vet Clinic. We thank our community for offering this invaluable experience to our students. If you are a local business owner happy to host a Work Experience student, please get in touch with the Careers department.
Years 11 and 12
Over the last fortnight we have further briefed our senior students on applying to tertiary institutions, explaining key details such as the VTAC timeline, early entry offer schemes, Open Days and SEAS applications. Two lucky Year 12 students, Trinity Kindness (pictured) and Ella Preston won a La Trobe University and Deakin University gift bags as the first students to show us their eight VTAC preference shortlists. We encourage all our Year 12s to continue their research to get their own course lists happening.
We had a group of 50 students and a small group of Year 12 parents attend our informal lunchtime Careers session with Mr David Plant from Australian Catholic University (pictured). Mr Plant explained MLMC’s partnership with ACU (the five-point adjustment advantage), ACU course and campus offerings and study abroad opportunities to the Rome campus. The ACU Guarantee Early Entry Program was explained in detail and all the students were amazed to hear that successful ACU Guarantee students receive a place prior to Year 12 exams. This means a place is offered based on Year 11 results and community involvement, rather than a set study score of attainment in subjects or ATAR score.
We thank our AFL Trainee Charlotte Vranken and Year 12 VCAL students Sienna Clay, Olivia Byrne and Rebecca Simpson for running the Catherine’s Cafe van and adding a sense of occasion to this informal community event. We are now officially out of ACU course handbooks.
Upcoming Careers session
To further support our senior students (and their parents) this year with the big questions about tertiary study, we will be hosting a number of informal dedicated lunchtime Careers sessions in the MLC building. The next session will see a guest speaker from La Trobe University come to the College on Thursday 16 June, with the session running from 12.45pm. Parents of Year 12 students are welcome to join us.
La Trobe is one of Australia’s leading universities. The La Trobe Future Students Ambassador will focus on course offerings, campus offerings and study abroad opportunities. This is an opportunity for La Trobe to take the time, in person, to explain the La Trobe ASPIRE Early Entry Program, as well as where and when Campus and Faculty Open Sessions are taking place. We do hope to see some Year 12 parents come along.
Parents must register for this Careers session directly with Mrs Nives Gamble via email to careers@mlmc.vic.edu.au by Friday 10 June, and then sign in and out at College Reception on the day of the event.
