At JCCC Year 11 and 12 students who are on a general pathway, are required to take part in the 
Workplace Learning program. This program is an opportunity for students to gain real-life experience in a range of workplaces. Once this unit is completed students will gain points toward their WACE (Western Australian Certificate of Education).
There are a list of requirements for students to adhere to in order to pass this unit.
- Complete an online Smart Move work safe certificate for each new work industry that you are involved in https://smartmove.safetyline.wa.gov.au/
- Find two different placements of minimum 55 hours (Year 12 students) or 90 hours (Year 11 students) each during this year and complete your logbook.
- Respond to all the reflective questions in your placement one and two skills journal. Please note that there is a different skills journal for your first and second placement.
Please find below relevant documentation for this unit.
- WPL instruction sheet: more information on this unit
- Work Readiness & White Card information: This is an information sheet outlining the online work readiness program you have to do, and some tips on how to get a White card if you need to.
- Student WPL Agreement: must be signed and submitted to SEQTA to ensure that you understand the requirements of the course for WACE and graduation.
- Workplace Agreement and Insurance Form: This form MUST be completed the student, students’ parents and the work supervisor and then returned to the school BEFORE you start your placement.
- Workplace Learning Logbook: Use this logbook to record all your placement hours for the year. Printed copies are available from the WPL Coordinator/manager.
- Skills Journal Placement One: Must complete ALL questions and submit to SEQTA in your first placement.
- Skills Journal Placement Two: Must complete ALL questions and submit to SEQTA in your second placement.
VET stands for Vocational Education and Training. This is an external program that students can take part in instead of/in addition to Workplace Learning. There are specific requirements that courses need, to count towards a student’s WACE (Western Australian Certificate of Education).
VET is intended to teach a student knowledge and practical skills to assist the student in a future workplace. There are different ways that VET courses can be delivered. Students are able to access courses through traineeships, TAFE institutes and Private registered training providers.
For the student to receive credit of a VET course towards their WACE they will need to fully complete a Certificate II by the end of year 12, or partially or fully complete a Certificate III/IV by the end of year 12. Partial completion requires at least 220 nominal hours of study of the course.
If a student is interested in starting a VET course, please contact Amanda Pleiter to discuss options available.
For a full list of trusted training providers that deliver courses to students, please see below. Please note, this list is not a complete list, rather the list contains helpful training providers that students have used before.
A special focus as of late has been on helping students figure out their career options for when they finish Year 12. This has meant that students who are undecided, confused, needing clarity around certain things or who just want to talk through their choices, are able to book a meeting with Amanda Pleiter to discuss any of these matters. This has had a good response from students and so the number of meetings have increased this year already. 
This opportunity is great for students to be able to ask questions that perhaps their parents or teachers don’t have the time to discuss with them, or to receive clarity about information that is not familiar to them.
During these meetings students can ask about university courses, how to apply for university, what certain acronyms on University and Tafe websites mean, what different levels of certificates mean, how to figure out what type of industry is best for them, what their working style is and so much more. In the recent months I have collated most of the information that is deemed to be most useful for students and compiled a document with links, websites, and career quizzes for students to look at and use. This document can be found below.
There is also now a Careers display which can be found near reception. This space is filled with flyers from Tafe and other providers, career guides, university guides, spare Workplace Learning documents, the latest job information, and many other things.
As the careers coordinator I am always happy to meet with students so if you feel it may be useful, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me. Amanda.pleiter@frsa.asn.au
Please see below a range of information.
These include:
- Companies or workplaces from the Free Reformed Church community who have expressed an interest in employing or taking on students as workplace learning students or for future jobs.
- Workplace opportunities outside of our church community.
This section will be updated regularly so please keep an eye on this.
(If you have a business and are willing to extend your interest in senior school students for work, work experience or other opportunities, please contact Amanda Pleiter so that your opportunity can be displayed here too.)
