The Transition Pathways Officer priorities align with the Education Departments Equity & Excellence priorities:
- supporting every student with a plan to stay on track to attainment and meaningful post-school pathways
- positive transitions and knowing the post-school destination of every student
Transition Pathways Officer's achieve this through:
- Building strong relationships to ensure all students have a confirmed post-school destination
- Developing and managing formal and informal partnerships with business, industry, education and training providers, parents and other key stakeholders to package case management support and work experience for individual students
- Providing assistance and guiding students to services to prepare young people for post-school pathways
- Develop engagement activities and market the benefits of School Based Traineeships, Apprenticeships and Vocational Training as a career pathway preference for students
- Organising and managing careers events held at the school/college for students, involving various organisations for vocational training, tertiary education and local employers
Work Experience
Redlynch State College fully supports the school Work Experience program and encourages our students to try work experience when considering their career choices.
While being mindful of other school commitments, we encourage individual students to arrange work experience placements at a mutually suitable time – that is, one that suits the employer, the student and the school.
We encourage parents/carers to be involved with the student's placement choices by sourcing a prospective employer or by assisting their student to do so. We also encourage students to consider work experience during the school holidays as any prospective employer will be impressed by a student who is prepared to forego their holiday time to participate in unpaid work experience.
Work experience process:
- Download the RSC Work Experience Handbook
- Complete the Placement Information section and return to Mr Crosby & Ms Meyer
- When the Placement Information section is received, school staff will call your work experience host, confirm dates, we will then complete the Department of Education Work Experience Agreement and the Redlynch State College Work Experience Self-Assessment for Workplace Health & Safety
- A Workplace Health & Safety Assessment is required PRIOR to all Work Experience placements
- Once this has been completed and approved, the Work Experience Agreement will be created
- You CANNOT start work experience until the Education Queensland Work Experience Agreement has been signed by the employer, student, parent & school principal
Options for work experience
Year 10 students – Work Experience can be done 1 day per week, or in a 1-week block.
We recommended Year 10 students complete Work Experience with more than 1 employer to help them make decisions about their future career aspirations, and what they do and don't like.
Year 11 and 12 students – Work Experience is recommended during School Holidays or times during the year that classes are not running due to exam blocks.
In some cases, Year 11 or 12 students may need to complete Vocational Placement, and this will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
Once a placement is confirmed, explain to the employer that you will provide their details to the school. The school will then contact the employer to confirm dates, times, type of work and contact details of the work experience supervisor.
The school will also contact the parent or carer of the student to confirm permission and support.
The Work Experience Agreement is then processed by the school, ensuring the student is covered by WorkCover and Public Liability insurances held by the Department of Education.
University pathways
Redlynch State College has a strong relationship with local universities and during the year offers a range of opportunities for students to explore university pathways
Australian Defence Force (ADF) recruitment
The benefits of an ADF career:
The Australian Defence Force offers excellent opportunities for your son or daughter to grow, develop, and fulfil their potential. Ours is a unique and supportive environment that offers exciting, rewarding and challenging experiences along with many other benefits such as:
- Leadership, character and life-skills development
- The opportunity to make a difference on humanitarian missions and disaster relief operations
- World-class training and educational opportunities
- Ongoing investment in career development
- A good salary plus allowances and subsidies
- Free medical and dental cover
- Job security
Please see the current list of Queensland Defence Force work experience placements.