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Structured Workplace Learning Forum
Western Local Community Partnership
“Facilitation of SWL”
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Why a Structured Workplace Learning Forum
Western Local Community Partnership (Western LCP) is funded to facilitate quality Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)
Based on Western LCP’s Structured Workplace Learning survey (2006) schools requested professional development on work readiness and industry engagement
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Western LCP is focusing on:
a) Providing resources for co-ordinators and teachers in preparing students for workplacement
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Resources & preparation A project officer for the following Local Government Areas:
- Mooney Valley (Maria Cox)- Hobsons Bay (Greg Young)- Maribyrnong(Tricia Fidler)- Wyndham (Boyd Maplestone)- Brimbank (Dave Collett)- Melton Shire(Tania Sacco)
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Resources & preparation
Classroom activities assisting students work readiness
Log books (VET subjects)
Websites
Act as a bank of information on workreadiness resources
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Resources & preparation Access to industry via Western LCP’s SWL website Project officers can facilitate guest speakers Project officers can facilitate industry visits Regular electronic updates on employers wanting to
engage with schools in relation to workplacement, guest speaking, site visits, apprenticeships/traineeships and industry-school projects
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Western LCP is focusing on:
b) Working with industry/employers to support quality SWL
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Working with industry to support quality SWL
RICA - developing partnerships with large businesses and industry across the west metropolitan area
LCP – continuing to develop partnerships with local and medium sized businesses to support SWL and other school-industry engagement opportunities
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Western LCP is focusing on:
c) Facilitating training to groups of teachers on websites supporting workreadiness or industry engagement
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Training for teachers
Western LCP project officers can provide training to groups of teachers on the following: – Western LCP’s SWL website – access, navigation and
administration roles– Careers & work readiness websites (e.g. My Future etc.)– Workreadiness activities and resources for the
classroom
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Western LCP is focusing on:
d) Providing forums for sharing work readiness activities from teachers across the Western Region
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Forum & Workshops
Sunshine – 3 workshops at Western LCP office
Wyndham – 1 workshop in VCAL co-ordinators network meeting
Melton – 1 workshop in VET co-ordinators network meeting or earlier if requested
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New criteria – what does this mean?
8 weeks notice after teacher approves on website 1 placement per student, per year Workplacements can only be 1 week, 2 week blocks or one day
a week for 8 weeks Students can have up to 5 requests for placements Year 10 & 11 only, no Year 12 students
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Summary & Questions
Emphasis on quality SWL and partnerships
Western LCP focus on facilitating workreadiness and workplacement
New criteria for accessing Western LCP SWL
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