VET Construction Now Offered for Year 11 and 1228 May 20 by Tom Freeland |
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VET Construction is a new subject at Cranbrook and it gives the students the industry learning whilst still remaining at School. After the students have completed Years 11 and 12 they have the potential of walking away with a Certificate 2 in Construction Pathways; provided they are competent in both the practical and theory elements.
A VET course is competency based, which means that your son's assessments are based off standards set in industry. For each unit your son is deemed competent or not yet competent. Your son will have the option of completing the HSC external examination if they would like this course to count towards their ATAR.
The units that your son will be studying during Years 11 and 12 are:
Whilst completing these competencies we will be making the following:
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As part of this subject you son will complete their White card, which allows for them to go onto work sites and is primarily relevant for when they complete work placement. Your soon will complete 70 hours of work placement, this is broken down into two 1 week blocks of 35hrs each. They will complete a work placement in Year 11 and Year 12, this is organised by the School through a private provider.
Your son will be given a uniform for them to wear during Construction class and whilst they are on work placement, this will consist of a HI-Vis shirt, tools belt and necessary tools this will be a part of the subject fee that is billed to your account at the end of each term. If you are interested in your son taking this course, please ensure that you purchase a pair of steel cap boots for class as they are a necessary item due to the Workplace Health and Safety legislation.