Jasper (Year 10) and Forrest Products Commision employee Dan Maples.
During the last week of Term 3, Year 10 students from Our Lady of Mercy College completed Work Experience placements. Over 80 local businesses and organisations partnered up with the College in providing these opportunities for the students.
The Work Experience programme provides students in Year 10 with the opportunity to spend a week in a workplace to learn about working in their area of interest. It is part of the Year 10 Careers Studies. Students initiate contact with potential workplaces and confirm their placements arrangements themselves.
During that week, Our Lady of Mercy College Careers/VET staff visited students at their host workplaces. They spoke with supervisors and mentors, and the feedback regarding the students’ performance was overwhelmingly positive.
" It was a very hands-on experience and I learned how to do so many things. I learned about great teamwork. There's nothing really that I didn’t like about it, except probably the getting up early bit." Rachel Taylor
Our Year 10 students expressed how valuable the experience has been. Many students commented on how the programme has assisted them in understanding the different types of employment and career opportunities available to them. The programme also helped some students in understanding that a particular career area was not something that they would like to pursue further.
Our Lady of Mercy College would like to sincerely thank the businesses and organisations for their generous support in providing placements for our students. We would also like to acknowledge their staff who assisted and mentored the students. Their time and effort has contributed to a meaningful and rich learning experience.
The following businesses and organisations provided placements for students:
Adonia Hair Salon
Andersons Neurological and Development Services
Australind Senior High School
Australind Library
Auto Masters Bunbury
Big W
Brunswick Junction CRC
Bunbury and Busselton Air
Bunbury Coffee House
Bunbury KTM & Suzuki
Bunbury Toyota
Busselton Jetty Inc
Clifton Park Primary School
Coastal IT Support
Collie Machine Shop
Collie Roche Park Recreation Centre
Collie Veterinary Service
Deluxe Constructions (WA) Pty Ltd
Department of Environment Water Regulation
Dolphin Discovery Centre
Eaton Recreation Centre
Evergreen House Transformers
Fairview Primary School
Firey Productions
Forrest Products Commission
Glen Huon Primary School
Grand Cinemas Bunbury
Harvey Community Play & Learning Centre
Harvey Fresh Ltd
Harvey Recreation & Cultural Centre
Health Hub Eaton
Holman Electrical Services
Iluka Resources Limited
In Town Centre
Inspire Fitness
Jackson’s Art Supplies
JD’s Music Tuition
Kent Lyon Architect
Kingston Primary School
Leschenault Catholic Primary School
Mainline Plumbing
Marindi Fabrication
Maximum Results Exercise Physiology
Melo Velo
Minx Hairdressing
MSWA We Know Neuro
N V Engineering Pty Ltd
Nilsen Electrical
NV Engineering
Parkfield Primary School
Pharmacy @ Australind
Physio Group South West Australind
Plumb Property Maintenance
Plus Fitness Collie
Premier Coal
PSA Construction
River Valley Primary school
Riverlinks Childcare Centre
Rowell’s Carpentry & Maintenance
Salon Express Bunbury Forum
Shire of Collie
South 32 Worsley Alumina
South West Aboriginal Medical Services
South Western Times
SPOTS - Therapy for Children
St Brigids Primary School
St Joseph’s Primary School
St Michael’s Catholic Primary School
Stirling Arts Centre
Tanya Kavanagh
Team Classique for Hair and Beauty
Telethon Kids Institute
The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd
Thompson Surveying
Treendale Medical Clinic
Treendale Primary School
Truck and Machine Electrical
Wakey Wakey Café
World Gym
Young & Young Lawyers