School-to-Work

Welcome to Western Sydney Regions School-to-Work page. This page will be monitored and kept current by the VET team. Please email the VET team if you have suggestions for inclusions on this page.

The VISION for the School-to-Work Program in Western Sydney provides a platform for:
 * the study of work across all key learning areas
 * the development of community and school-industry partnerships
 * a holistic approach to career education will closely align to teaching and learning programs.
 * enterprise education activities
 * development of students employment related skills
 * engaging all students in learning
 * alignment with the State program and reporting tools.

__STW Workshop August 2011__
Please find all the handouts and power points from the recent STW Coordinators workshop. Feel free to use them as you see fit in your school. Workshop power point: media type="custom" key="10205097" align="center"

- this document provides dates for all the 'Planning My Future' video conferences that have been scheduled. The 'Future Schools Forum' might be of particular use to anyone interested in research relating to the new school leaving age which has been done by Margaret Vickers from UWS

__Regional STW Projects__:
Overview of the regional projects proposed in 2012:

__[|RuMAD?]__
This link will take you directly to the RuMAD webpage where you will find further information and examples of projects run through this program. RuMAD? is auspiced through the Foundation for Young Australians. If you are interested in introducing this program into your school please contact Vicki Clark. vicki.clark@det.nsw.edu.au

[|WOW]- Worlds of Work WOW is being piloted in Western Sydney in late November. At this stage it is proposed that Region will host 3-4 regional WOW programs in 2012 in different sites.The power point can be used to give an overview of the WOW program to school staff;. Please remember that WOW is licensed to the Foundation for Young Australians and as such is facilitated by FYA staff members. If you would like more information on WOW please contact either Bianca or Hanna. [|'my Future';] This website link will take you directly to the 'myFuture' website. For an overview of the website click on the View Tour button for a visual tour of the site. If you would like to organise further workshops to introduce your school staff to this website and all its components please email Bianca (bianca.marlin@det.nsw.edu.au or Lyn Tuckwell (lynette.tuckwell@det.nsw.edu.au) or Hanna (hanna.kemp@det.nsw.edu.au)

__Social Media__
This presentation on Social Media was presented by Scott Fisk- Relieving DER NSW Project Coordinator.WSR []

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**A new discussion starter** ;
Below is the most recent youtube video from 'Shift Happens'. It has been designed for Iowa in USA however the beginning of the clip is a good discussion starter if you are contemplating technology and STW in 2012. The second half of the clip is specific to the school system in Iowa however some interesting universal questions are raised. media type="youtube" key="dMsNct4X_GU" height="293" width="467"

Since 2006 Region has submitted a Regional report on School-to-Work based on your amalgamated school reports. Please find the pdf versions of these reports below.
I am very happy to receive any feedback on these reports- Hanna
 * [[file:vet-in-wsr/REGION 2006.pdf|REGION 2006.pdf]]
 * [[file:vet-in-wsr/REGION 2007.pdf|REGION 2007.pdf]]
 * [[file:vet-in-wsr/REGION 2008.pdf|REGION 2008.pdf]]
 * [[file:vet-in-wsr/REGION 2009.pdf|REGION 2009.pdf]]
 * [[file:vet-in-wsr/WSR REGION report 2010.pdf|WSR REGION report 2010.pdf]]

__STW Resource Portfolios__
====Below are the portfolios that support the development in schools of STW projects that address the Office of Schools Priorities and the Key Result Areas of the NSW State program. Please be aware that many of these documents are 'old' but they may still provide a sound basis from which to begin.====

    (as relates to the implementation of STW across KLA areas)   School-to-Work resources that support students with special needs can be found under the Support Resources tab on this Wiki.

__Exciting new Resource for all!__
The Hunter / Central Coast Region has released their eAssessment website. This is a great resource with assessment rubrics for a wide range of digital medias that you may be using with your students- the rubrics are not KLA or Framework specific. They will serve as an excellent starting point in the development of assessment packages for VET, but perhaps even more valuable is that they can be used in your KLA teaching and learning as well. Please let me know if you are finding this resource useful! HCC e-Assessment