VCAL & COMMUNITY PROJECTS
The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is a practical option for students in Years 11 and 12. It is designed to prepare students for further education, training or employment by providing them with work-related experience, literacy and numeracy skills and an opportunity to develop personal skills.
Students engage in a range of projects that link to their VCAL studies. As a flexible learning setting we have been able to make strong community partnerships that build real life skill-sets in our students.
Major Project:
Partner with Ballarat Community Health Centre to plan, organise and implement all aspects of a pop up café at the Lucas site.
Through the Advance funding YPC Lucas Café Project students have been able to build real life employability skills using industry standard equipment including expresso machine and turbofan ovens.
Students completed study in VCAL and VET Certificates through the Highlands Llen and local RTO Ballarat Group Training.
Other Projects that have been supported by Advance include:
Community Immersion Camping Activities at Anglesea which included a” Clean Up Australia Day” activity along the Surf Coast
Barista short course training at William Angliss Institute
Cooking exchange program with Multicultural women’s group at Ballarat Community Health Centre
Advance funding has enabled students to research and organise a boutique camping experience for themselves and their babies.
The project included:
Researching suitable affordable accommodation for the group including children.
Researching the region and finding suitable activities to do whilst in Queenscliff
Researching and planning meals for the group.
Booking excursions and activities for the camp.
Identifying needs and then shopping for the camping experience
Developing a camp information handout including an itinerary & what to pack list
Developing a risk management plan for the camp with special attention to child safety precautions.
“Attending the Young Parents Campus gave me the confidence to strive and go out and join the workforce and become something more than a stereotypical young mum.”
~ Alice