Year 9 students from four schools (Newcomb Secondary College, Bellarine Secondary College, Western Heights College and Northern Bay P-12 College) undertake 10 full days of orientation to tertiary courses leading to future employment. Delivered by The Gordon, students are provided with an in-depth preview of a broad range of tertiary studies. This helps clarify their aspirations for future employment as well as building employability skills. Five days are allocated to the completion of two units of the Certificate I in Employment Pathways and five days are allocated for students to undertake five Preview Courses from a selection of 30 pathways on offer.
To better equip Year 9 students to identify education and work opportunities as they chart their pathway to the future beyond school
To improve students’ understanding that continuing education is essential for their future economic, employment aspirations and general wellbeing
To increase levels of educational attainment and school retention
Strengthen the culture of life-long-learning in the Geelong region
For more information see Geelong Tertiary Futures Program
Over 2000 Year 9 students from 4 schools will undertake the program from 2015-2019
Students attend The Gordon TAFE for 10 full days
Students complete two units of the Employment Pathways Certificate I to build their employability skills
Students select five in depth Preview Courses from 30 different tertiary options. The options are very broad in scope and range from Digital Games and Coding to Conservation and Land Management, Children’s Services, Allied Health, Engineering, Automotive Collision Repair, Carpentry, Plumbing and Fashion to name but a few.
The experience of this program highlights to students the importance of continuing their education to gain meaningful employment. Participating schools affirm the value the initiative adds to students’ aspirations for pathways to future employment, integrating the initiatives into their Year 9 careers programs. Student survey results show that:
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