Career News
McAuley Careers Website
This is an invitation to parents and carers to visit our Careers website. Go to the College website and click on Teaching and Learning, click Careers and that will take you to valuable links to assist with information on jobs, apprenticeships and universities. The site can also be assessed by going to www.
Your child is able to develop a resume or digital portfolio for free. I invite you to have a look at this great resource. Advice on how to help your child with Career Planning can be found in the For Parents section. This provides valuable assistance especially for parents of Year 11 and 12 students.
Structured Workplace Learning
The Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) Program is run at MCC for interested students who are intending to leave school at the end of Year 10.
The Program provides benefits to employers by:
- Contributing to the development of workplace skills and entry level skills in their industry
- Promoting to young people the career potential of their industry
- Providing access to a pool of future paid apprentices, casual or part-time workers
- Enabling potential recruitment of new employees who can be immediately productive
- Developing the-training and supervisory skills of employees who will induct, train, supervise and/or assess MCC students
- Enabling employees to mentor young people in their career decision making process
- Encouraging students to become involved with businesses in their local community.
Benefits to students include:
- Improving understanding of the work environment and employers' expectations
- Increasing self-understanding, maturity, independence and self-confidence, especially in the workplace
- Increasing motivation to continue to study and/or undertake further training
- Ability to put knowledge gained in the classroom into practice in a real world situation
- Opportunity for personal improvement through the development of employability and generic skills
- Development of networks and obtaining industry feedback and a professional referee
- Enhancing opportunities for an apprenticeship, casual or part-time employment
- Providing an opportunity to try out career choices before leaving school
Benefits to McAuley College include:
- Catering for a diverse range of students and learning needs
- Information from employers regarding expectations and work tasks to facilitate a better match between employer and student
- Engaged students who are able to put classroom learning into practice and contribute their experiences to classroom discussions.
Students find their own workplace based on their interests and attend their chosen workplace one day per week or fortnight depending on circumstances.The length of the program varies on individual circumstances. The minimum length is one Term.
Students are covered by CCI Insurance whilst enrolled in the program. However, they do not attend during school holidays unless they have their own insurance.
There are documents to complete and return to the school before students begin their workplace learning. They must complete a booklet as they progress and keep in regular contact with me.
In previous years, as was the case in 2023, students who were enrolled in SWL have gained apprenticeships or employment. Students who are interested in SWL are encouraged to visit me in the Careers Office.
Rod Paton
Careers Adviser