WORK PLACEMENTS
The School to Work program, a Department of Education initiative, is designed for senior secondary students from years 10 to 12 and enables schools to engage with industry and provide high quality work-based learning opportunities for students.
Work-based learning opportunities coordinated by the Goldfields LLEN include:
Work Experience
Structured Workplace Learning
School Community Work Placement
School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships
The program also arranges workplace visits, industry tours and career events.
HOW IT WORKS
Look for a Placement
Explore the School to Work Portal or contact our team to help your student find a placement in their industry of interest.
Apply for a Placement
If you find a placement on the Portal, select ‘Share With Your Teacher’ (for students) or ‘Use Opportunity’ (for teachers).
Confirm a Placement
Once your placement has been confirmed, we will contact you and the business, then send the relevant paperwork for sign off.
Do you need help?
Contact our placements team if you require additional assistance.
TYPES OF WORK PLACEMENTS
Work Experience (WE)
Work Experience is often the first step for students into industry, helping them to gain valuable experience and knowledge in their chosen industry. This can then lead to further, more comprehensive placements that will broaden their professional knowledge.
Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)
SWL is designed for students undertaking the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCE Vocational Major or a Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC). These opportunities offer practical on-the-job training where students develop their work skills and understand employer expectations.
SCW provides benefits for both students and communities. These opportunities are voluntary, and students do not receive renumeration or reward, however they are able to connect to and better understand their community.
School Community Work (SCW)
School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs)
SBATs support students in years 10 to 12 to develop skills, capabilities and confidence that employers in growth industries need. Students receive paid on the job training that contributes to their VCE, VCE Vocational Major or VPC and leads to a qualification.
EXCLUSIVE PLACEMENTS
The Goldfields LLEN has partnered with a variety of businesses to ‘exclusively’ manage their Work Placement programs, some of these include:
Agnico Eagle
Bendigo UFS
Bendigo Health
Shine Bright EYM
THALES
If you are a student and would like more information on Work Placement opportunities, please click below for a full list of businesses, opportunities and to complete an Expression of Interest.
BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS
Engage and trail your next generation of pre-skilled employees.
Enhance your business’s image as a community asset.
Market your industry and career pathways available.
Morale boosting and upskilling opportunities for staff while working with students.
By partnering with the Goldfields LLEN, we let you get on with what you do best by managing administration and liaison with schools.
We are always looking for local employers across City of Greater Bendigo, Mount Alexander and Central Goldfields Shires to host opportunities for students. These include placements, events, workplace visits, industry tours and mock interviews.
If you are interested or would like to hear more, contact our placements team.
SCHOOL TO WORK PROGRAM
The Department of Education’s Statewide School to Work Portal provides students, parents and teachers with a simple way to explore work-based learning opportunities offered by a diverse range of industries and employers.
There are opportunities on the STW Portal for Year 10 Work Experience and Structured Workplace Learning for senior secondary school students studying VCE, VCE VM or a VPC.
You can search for opportunities by location, industry or VET certificate, or contact our STW team on (03) 5441 1444 or placements@gllen.org.au for more information.
