Networker Newsletter WINTER - VETnetwork Australia

VET networkerAustralian Vocational Student PrizesFollowing are some snapshots of students around Australia who won prizes at State and Territory levels.Congratulations to these young people and best wishes for successful futures. Thank you to the teachersand coordinators who contributed this information. The stories of the winners provide great 'casestudies' on successful VET in Schools initiatives.case studiesRamon DowRamon is featured on our front cover. Ramon attended Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove,South Australia. He received his award for outstanding achievement in Certificate II in Transport andDistribution (Road Transport) TDT20202. Raman chose his subjects at school to complement the SchoolBased Traineeship in Transport and Distribution. In Year 11, Raman studied two subjects embedding VETwithin the College curriculum, being Office Skills for which he achieved Certificate 1 in BusinessBSB10101 and Customer Service which incorporated the competency Communicate in the RetailWorkplace WRRCS.1B. In addition to the competencies studied for these subjects, Raman achievedexcellent results for the course work and was the top student for these subjects. He is currently studyingMathematical Applications and Business Studies, both of which have a practical focus that will helpequip him for the business world.Despite missing lessons due to his work and external study commitments, Raman has successfullymanaged his time to enable him to fulfil the requirements of the SACE to the best of his abilityand actively participate in the life of Pedare Christian College. He has developed excellentemployability skills.Ramon came to Australia at the age of 11 with minimal English and a completely different culturalbackground to his peers, but through his determination and the loving support of his family, Raman hasovercome adversity to be an outstanding member of the community.Debbie Hollister, VET & Pathways CoordinatorMourinaMourina chose Certificate II in Music Industry (Foundation) while a student at Heatley SecondaryCollege, Townsville, Queensland.This course allows me to express my point of view through music. It’s a lotof hard work, but if you’re passionate about the music industry and hope tomake it one day, you need to learn how to set up P.A. system, how to createadvertisements and understand the business behind the music industry.After Year 12 I would love to work in any job in the music industry. Everydayyou are learning something new about something you love. You engagewith people and exchange ideas on a subject the class is equally passionateabout. I find it is a very special thing that’s hard to come by.Mourina’s work placement supervisor highly commended her work in the role of production assistantwith the Thuringowa City Council 2005 River Festival event. Mourina has developed skills and produced8