Our Lady of Mercy College Career Services staff have been visiting businesses in the region that have supported the following College programs:
Workplace Learning
Year 10 Work Experience Week
Vocational Education & Training Industry Hours for VETDSS Certificate courses
To show our gratitude, the team have been dropping off a Christmas card and thank you gift to businesses to acknowledge their contribution to providing real-world learning experiences for our students.
Throughout the year, we have worked closely with over 150 host businesses that have provided students with placements.
Please scroll down to see a list of the generous businesses that have supported our students on their learning journeys.
2024 has presented our students with some excellent opportunities to learn and explore jobs and careers through Workplace Learning and Work Experience programs. We have also seen students access traineeships and apprenticeships as a result of their hard work in those programs.
The Workplace Learning program was highly valued by our students and they provided some fantastic feedback on their placements. Madeline Iannello (Year 10) summed up the value of her experience:
“I have truly loved the time I have spent at Young Bucks, and I have learnt so much that I did not know before. I absolutely love spending time in the rooms and making connections with the children, the number of memories I have made with the kids are endless. Working alongside some children experiencing learning difficulties definitely challenged me, but it also pushed me and taught me to express things in different ways and more creative ways. I love watching the children play with each other and make friends. Every Tuesday, when I come to work placement, the kids always manage to make me smile and laugh. I have gained so much from my time at Young Bucks.”
This year, our students completed over 9,000 hours of Work Placement within the Years 10 – 12 Workplace Learning programs. We had 106 students engaged in these programs, with a breakdown of 66 Year 10 students, 20 Year 11 students and 20 Year 12 students.
For the Year 10 students, the program provides them with valuable experiences that will also assist them with subject selection and study options for Year 11.
132 Year 10 students, the largest cohort to date, participated in Year 10 Work Experience Week in Term 2. Collectively, they completed over 4,000 hours of work experience during the week.
Without the valued assistance and support of the local business community our students would not have had the opportunity to learn about the fantastic career opportunities available to them.
This is some of the feedback from our Year 10 students who participated in the program:
“I really enjoyed doing work experience because I got to meet so many wonderful staff members and connect with all the beautiful children. It was a wonderful experience that I will definitely never forget.”
“I enjoyed learning how to use different types of power tools and building things.”
“I have learnt how a workplace operates and developed my communication skills to suit a working environment. This experience has helped me gain confidence in the workforce.”
“I enjoyed working with the staff and hearing different ways of teaching. I also enjoyed working with the students and being able to build a connection with them as well as helping with their learning.”
Year 9 students moving into Year 10 in 2025 will receive information early in the New Year about the Year 10 Work Experience program.
The College looks forward to further developing strong relationships within our community and providing opportunities for our students to engage in real-world learning in the future.
For more information on Workplace Learning and Year 10 Work Experience week, please contact the Career Services Team.
We are very grateful to the following host employers for providing our students with industry-based learning placements in 2024:
ABN Group
Adonia Hair Studio
All in One Dental – Australind
Annie’s Angels Play & Development Centre
Aqwest Bunbury
Austral Energy Solutions
Australind Beauty Works
Australind Essential Grooming
Australind Mobile Mechanics
Axis Hire Bunbury
BCE Surveying
Benesse Bunbury
Binningup Occasional Day Care
Bluewaters Power Station
BMB Diesel
Brilliant Beginnings Treendale
Brunswick Electrical Services
Brunswick Vet Services
Bunbury KTM
Bunbury Machinery
Bunbury Primary School
Bunbury Skin Cancer Clinic
Bunnings Australind
BVA Fabrications
Cafe 21
Central Garage
Choice Aviation Services
CivilCon (WA) Pty Ltd
CJD Equipment
Clifton Park Primary School
Colin King's Australind Automotive Centre
Collie River Dental Centre
CoolPRO Refrigeration and Air-conditioning
Dapco Tyre & Auto Service Eaton
David Blackman Carpentry
DBCA's Parks & Wildlife Service - South West Region
Deluxe Constructions
Dez Electrical and Security
Diesel Force
Dolphin Discovery Centre
Doral Mineral Sands
Eaton & Bunbury VET Clinics
Eaton Dental Centre
Eaton Hair Salon
Eaton Pet Vet
Equipets Harvey
ERG Electrics
Evanco Mechanical
Fiegert Electrical
Firm Energy Electrical Services
Flush Away Plumbing
Forrest Avenue Dental Centre
Fresh Floral Studio
Fulton Hogan
FurLife
Garfields Learnaversity
Glen Huon Primary School
Goodstart Early Learning Australind
GR Electrical
Griffin Coal
Harley Dykstra
Harvey Mitre 10
Harvey Tyrepower
HavCon Engineering
Henderson Hardware
Henderson Photographics
Henderson Plumbing
Hollands Plumbing & Electrical
Hotweld Fabrication
HSA Marine
JC Plumbing & Gas
JMD Engineering
Karlique for Hair
Kent Lyon Architects
KG Hair Artistry
Kidz Cottage
Kingston Primary School
La Pause Miam
LCW Roofing and Carpentry
Leschenault Catholic Primary School
Life and Soul Boutique
Limerick Farms
Little Explorers Early Learning Eaton
LJ Mechanical
Lumiere Makeup Artistry
Mainline Plumbing
Mandurah Physiotherapy
McDonald's Collie & Eaton
MCG Architect
MGIB Insurance
MGM Bulk
Micah Inclusion
Mojos Bunbury
Morrissey Homestead
Muja Power Station
Nixon Electrics
NV Engineering
Overflow Industrial Group
Parkfield Primary School
Physio Group SW – Australind & Collie
Piacentini & Son
Pinjarra Primary School
Preece Constructions
Premier Coal
Professionals DAD Realty Australind
RAC Arena
RCR Mining Technologies
Red Light Auto Electrics
Riding for Disabled Harvey
River Valley Primary School
Riverlinks Child Care Centre
RJ Milne Homes
Ronny's Barbershop
RSGx - Resource Services Group
San Churro Eaton Fair
Scout About Doggy Daycare
Security Man
Shire of Dardanup
Shire of Harvey
Simcoa
SKG Radiology
Skin and Body Eaton
Smith Construction
Solutions IT
South32 Worsley Alumina
South West Community Legal Centre
South West Hospital Pharmacy
South West Women’s Health & Information Centre
SPOTS Therapy for Children
Spine & Sports Physiotherapy
St Anne’s Primary School
St Brigid’s School
St Mary’s Primary School
St Michael’s Catholic Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School
T & R Contracting
T.D.M Bricklaying
Terry White Chemmart Australind
The Poly Place
Thompson Surveying Consultants
TKL Contractors
Total Plumbing & Gas
Treendale Primary School
Treendale Tyrepower
Tronox
True Revolution Automotive
TW Pearson & Son
Veca Electrical Services
Vinnies Australind
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
Waroona Vet
Westside Heavy Duty Mechanical
WJD Electrical
World Gym
Worley Power
Yarloop Primary School
YMCA Early Learning Centre
Yookson Rd Engineering
Young Bucks Early Learning Centre
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