Year 11 and 12 Vocational Major Students – Structured Workplace Learning August/September 2026

In Week 8 of Term 3, our VM students were on placement in various workplaces throughout Bendigo. The week proved to be very positive, with all Year 12 VM students completing successful placements and all students securing full-time, part-time, or casual work for 2027. Well done to all our Year 12 VM students! An outstanding week!

Our students completed placements in a variety of industries, including: building and construction, hospitality, education, health, plumbing, shearing and early childhood. CMCB staff made observational visits to the workplace. Our students were very engaged, listening intently, clearly learning new skills, and developing clarity around future career options.

“I did my work placement at the Bendigo club. While on work placement there, I was serving meals to customers, working in the bistro and behind the bar. I learnt a lot from working in the hospitality industry. It was a very good place to do work experience, and I had a great experience in working with customers, talking to many different people and understanding how a hospitality business works. I’ve now got some work at the Bendigo Club, I’ve been working there for two weeks, and I love it! I’m growing in confidence every session! There are many possibilities to move up into higher positions in the hospitality industry, and I can work anywhere in Australia or overseas.” Oskar Chilver – Year 12.