Passions & Pathways engages students in their final years of primary school in a career related journey of self-exploration.

WHAT IS PASSIONS & PATHWAYS?

Passions & Pathways is an upper primary school career related learning program, aligned to the Victorian curriculum and the Australian Blueprint for Career Development.

The program develops self-knowledge, confidence, and aspiration for future pathways by actively engaging students in diverse and hands-on experiences with local businesses.

2024 YEAR IN REVIEW

OUR PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Teacher professional development

  • Student work safety preparation

  • Tours and workshops at higher education providers

  • Young Industry Ambassador presentations

  • Local business tours

  • Inquiry-based community project

  • Career related learning curriculum lessons

  • End of program student showcase

WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE?

  • Evidence based

  • Victorian curriculum aligned

  • Is a holistic program integrating classroom lessons with real world of work experiences

  • Connects local businesses with local students

  • Responsive and adaptable to community workforce trends

  • Is sustainable and scalable to meet individual school needs

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Students are engaged, aspiring and excited about their futures

  • Students have a better understanding of their interests, skills & values

  • Students have explored a range of future work possibilities and environments

  • Students are not limited by pre-conceived social norms and attitudes.

  • Teachers have the knowledge and skills to deliver primary career related learning

  • School and business partnerships are strengthened

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Goldfields LLEN is located on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country.

We acknowledge and extend our appreciation to the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung People, the Traditional Owners of the land. We pay our respects to leaders and Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and the hopes of all Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Peoples.

We express our gratitude in the sharing of this land, our sorrow for the personal, spiritual and cultural costs of that sharing and our hope that we may walk forward together in harmony and in the spirit of healing.