Work Related Skills

Lisa Brown, VCAL teacher, VET coordinator, Careers advisor, Bellarine Secondary College

Other topics covered in this Masterclass are:

• policies and procedures for structured workplace learning and work experience
• preparing your students for SWL and WE
• creating partnerships within and outside your school setting

Links with the wider community and employers are important to Work Related Skills and students involved experience success with this. Lisa will provide several examples of planning and delivering engaging WRS projects that are student driven, teacher assisted and whole class driven to help build ideas and add to your VCAL resources.

* 6.5 hours of PL towards Australian Professional Standards for Teachers; Standards 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7

Lisa Brown is currently teaching VCAL at Foundation and Senior Level at Bellarine Secondary College. She is a highly experienced VCAL teacher who has written, assessed and taught VCAL Curriculum across all levels since VCAL was introduced in Victoria. Lisa is also the VET coordinator/ Careers Advisor at Bellarine Secondary College.

In recent times Lisa has created and developed the well-known Ready, Set, Work program based in the college vineyard and has lead the redevelopment of an exciting new Senior VCAL program at the College. Lisa has a passion for applied learning, developing integrated curriculum and creating meaningful community partnerships to produce the best quality learning experiences for all students.