Vocational Education and Training

Alison Davies, 2020 Graduate, was involved in our VET Program during her final two years at school. She completed a Cert II in Hairdressing during Year 11 and continued her VET studies in Year 12 with a Cert III Journey to Hair and Makeup. She received wonderful reviews from her work placement providers and this week we celebrate with her as she started the first year of her Apprenticeship with Verve Hair.

We asked Alison how her VET experience was at Emmaus: "I enjoyed making relationships with the other classmates but most of all. learning how to colour hair and create something that will put a happy face on each of my models. Doing both hair and makeup gave me the opportunity to be creative and see what I enjoyed the most. VET helped me find what I was passionate about and I am so excited for what's ahead as I learn and grow in my abilities as a Hairdresser."

Maddison Guy completed a Cert III in Early Childhood Education and Care while completing Year 12 and gaining her SACE in 2020. At the end of her school year, she Maddie gained a position as Assistant Educator at a Childcare Centre, after successfully navigating the interview process. Maddie was hoping her qualification would enable her to move into work after completing school as she wasn't intending on taking a University pathway, and this is exactly what VET enabled her to achieve.

Maddie said, "My experience with VET was very successful as I have been employed as an Assistant Educator at a childcare through the completion of my Certificate III VET course. The course itself required a lot of hard work and commitment, especially with COVID restrictions in place throughout the year."