Albany Senior High School would like to thank the following businesses for hosting our year 11 and 12 students who participated in Workplace Learning during 2019. We appreciate their generosity and acknowledge that the program would not exist without their support.
Active Foundation |
Hook Homes |
Agfri Equipment |
Instyle Hair Studio |
Albany Advertiser |
J&S Castlehow Electrical Services |
Albany Air and Albany Refrigeration |
KG Hastie |
Albany Aluminium Fabrications |
KDS Building Services |
Albany Automotive Group |
Kingdom Kare |
Albany City Motors (Auto) |
Landmark |
Albany City Motors (Business) |
Langers Automotive |
Albany Dynotune Centre |
Lower Great Southern Hockey Association |
Albany Floats and Trailers |
McIntosh and Sons |
Albany Primary School |
Mira Mar Veterinary Hospital |
Albany Regional Day Care Centre |
Mount Lockyer Primary School |
Albany Senior High School – IT Department |
MRS Plumbing |
Albany Service Centre |
Navarna Hair |
Albany Toyota |
Ocean Beach Refrigeration |
Alkaline Café |
Oceans Church |
All Truck Repairs |
Paul and Christine Hunter Racing Stables |
All-Tech Mechanical |
Peter Provost Provost Electrical |
ATC Work Smart |
Phoenix Painting and Decorating |
Best Electrical and Gas |
Priceline Pharmacy Spencer Park |
Bevan Goodall |
Pro-motion Autos |
Bloomin Flowers |
Ragamuffins |
Borda Be Myn Pet Care |
Rainbow Child Care Centre |
Bruce Turner Creations |
Rone’s Plumbing |
BTG Mechanical and Performance |
Schlager Homes |
Bullseye Plumbing |
Select Electrics |
CarSmart Albany |
Spencer Park Primary School |
City of Albany – Bush Care |
St John Ambulance |
City of Albany – Machinery |
Sugg’s Timber Machining and Joinery |
Clarence Estate |
Sweethearts Beauty |
Concept Building Design and Drafting |
Teede and Co |
Craigcare Albany |
Theyer Automotive |
Cramer Plumbing and Gas |
Tony’s Hair and Skincare |
Damien Stevens Homes |
Top of the Hill Carpentry |
DJL Electrical |
Tricoast Civil |
Dowsett’s Automotive Services |
Wade Marshall Plumbing |
Edge Hair Design |
Wauters Enterprises |
Farmers Centre |
West Cape Plumbing and Gas |
Flinders Park Primary School |
Willox Carpentry |
Free Range Chef |
Wishart Homes |
Goodstart Early Learning |
Woolworths Bayonet Head |
Great Southern Aboriginal Health Service |
Woolworths Dog Rock |
Great Southern Geotechnics |
Yakamia Primary School |
Hillside Family Practice |
YMCA Early Learning Centre |
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Zac Caramia Homes |
VET
This year has been a tumultuous one for our VET students at ASHS with the change of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) for all of our certificate courses offered at school. This happened not just once, but twice for one group of students and their teacher, causing undue pressure and extra work for all. Students worked brilliantly to complete their certificates and some even succeeded in finishing a two year course in one year. Congratulations to all of the students who were successful in gaining a certificate in one of the six courses offered here at ASHS. The school based certificates were Certificate IIs in: Music Industry; Business; Information, Digital Media and Technology; Sport and Recreation; Sport Coaching; Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways.
A number of students also completed a Certificate II course through TAFE, whereby they attended TAFE one day a week and WPL another day a week. Some of these students completed pre-apprenticeships, while others completed courses which will lead them to further training and employment. The certificates offered at TAFE this year were Certificate IIs in: Building and Construction, Plumbing, Electrotechnology, Child Care, Community Services, Salon Assistant, Hospitality.
WPL
The Department of Education’s upgraded Duty of Care Policy meant that there were significant changes with the organisation of work placements this year. This meant that there was a multilayered level of Risk Management required to be undertaken prior to placements commencing. One aspect of this required students to demonstrate work readiness by finding their own host employer for both first and second semesters. The majority of our students were able to do this and enjoyed their placements, and we would like to thank our employers whole heartedly for generously providing our students with these opportunities. Without them, the program could not operate.
School Based Traineeships
During the year seven students completed a school based traineeship in a range of industry areas and businesses in Albany. The traineeships involve the student being paid to attend the workplace one day per week, and complete a Certificate II or III in conjunction with the hands on learning. Congratulations to those students for their success.
All of these programs provide valuable alternatives to students wishing to undertake hands on learning and training, and in doing so, enrich the lives of our students. We would like to thank all of the businesses and organisations which make this possible, and look forward to their support in future years. If any parents would like to be involved as a host employer, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Mandy Dennis and Janice Ford
VET/WPL Coordinators