Voc Educ & Training

[Enter Free Text DePeter Lalor Secondary College is a school for high quality vocational education based on best teaching and learning principles and practice for 14-19 year-old students. Peter Lalor Secondary College has undergone a vast transformation to a specialist senior vocational college specialising in the delivery of applied learning. The school currently offers the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). From the start of 2023, the school will transition their curriculum to align with the new certificates, including the Victorian Pathways Certificate and the Victorian Certificate of Education (Vocational Major). An ongoing commitment to the inclusion of Vocational Education and Training (VET) studies for students will continue to add value to student's studies.
The school has a total of 139 enrolments and 29 staff, including 3 principal class, 15 teaching staff and 11 ES staff.
Peter Lalor Secondary College endeavours to create an educational setting that fosters the development of life long career management and engagement skills. Students that enrol at Peter Lalor Secondary College have identified a desire to engage in pathways to immediate employment or vocational training following the completion of their secondary school certificate.
At Peter Lalor Secondary College we acknowledge and understand that in the 21st Century a job for life does not exist and it is our responsibility to prepare and equip young people with the career management skills required to adapt, survive and thrive in the modern world of work. We have an emphasis on equipping our students with transferrable employability skills whilst fostering positive social development.
Peter Lalor Secondary College has a targeted emphasis on employability and successful transition beyond the completion of secondary school. We endeavour to equip students with 21st Century tools to promote life long learning and support their development as active global citizens.
There are high expectations that students will succeed. Curriculum is strongly connected to the real world beyond the classroom. There are personalised programs and choices that reflect students¿ own interests and background. The learning environment is supportive, promotes independence, self-motivation and team work, and individual learning styles are accommodated.
Until the end of 2023, the school will continue to offer Intermediate or Senior VCAL courses of study to Year 11 and 12 students as part of a teach-out phase. Our VCAL curriculum is fully integrated across the four VCAL strands (Literacy, Numeracy, Personal Development and Work Related Skills); students are also enrolled in VET courses. In addition, each student participates in weekly Structured Workplace Learning. There is an emphasis on partnerships. From 2023, this approach will be transitioned to allow students to complete the Victorian Certificate of Education (Vocational Major).
An applied learning approach provides practical outcome-based learning and caters for a range of learning styles. It focuses on skill development and measures competency. The approach allows students to learn skills through ¿doing tasks¿ that are part of the real world, promoting the development of ¿hands on¿ skills. It develops employability skills such as teamwork, communication, self-management, problem solving, planning and organising, technology, initiative and enterprise. Finally, it creates an environment where workplace issues such as OHS are relevant.
Literacy is a priority, while the key skills of numeracy, ICT and an on-going interest in learning underpin all courses. Students receive specific support to achieve their potential in these areas.
Vocational education provides a clear, well-defined pathway to a wide range of further education, training and employment options and the College supports students to move into meaningful post-school pathways. The current weekly program involves three days of VCAL, one day of VET and one day exploring the world of work (Semester 1) and Structured Workplace Learning (Semester 2).
Peter Lalor Secondary College is the lead school for the $6.4 million Outer Northern Trade Training Centre (ONTTC) and is responsible for the management of the centre. The ONTTC is located at the High Street front of the College campus and is governed by a board of principals from the eight government schools in the ONTTC consortium.
Peter Lalor Secondary College has strong links with the local and wider community through the Community Garden, Community Kitchen, Men¿s Shed, U3A, regular community education programs and culturally inclusive activities. The vocational focus of the college is supported and strengthened by ties to local business and industry and to other schools in the area, particularly those belonging to the Trade Training Centre consortium and the Northern Melbourne VET Cluster (NMVC).
Underpinning the school¿s mission to provide its students with the best possible pathways is a commitment to a positive education approach. This approach builds resilience and self-awareness in our young people and fosters in them a high level of confidence in their capacity to achieve their goals and their dreams.scription here]