YEAR 10 students from across the city explored the exciting career opportunities available to them through TAFE yesterday as part of a TVET open day at the Bathurst campus.

TVET is TAFE delivered Vocational Education and Training for secondary students.

TAFE Western Education Officer VET in Schools, Jacquie Smith said the open day provided the perfect opportunity for potential students to explore all the exciting career options that were available through TAFE.

“The main focus of the open day is to introduce TVET to the Year 10 students, giving them more viable career options to consider before they select their subjects for years 11 and 12 and, of course, once they’ve completed school,” she said.

During the open day students got a first-hand look at TAFE Western’s state-of-the-art facilities, as well as access to TAFE teachers and student engagement officers who addressed their questions, including advice on courses, mobile learning options and much more.

Alicia Turley from Bathurst TAFE said it was the second TVET open day held on the campus.

She said it was a great opportunity for students to see what courses were available to them.

“They can see their peers in a learning environment, and the TAFE environment is so different to school.”

Ms Turley said students attending the open day could see TAFE classrooms were, in fact, like workplaces.

“If they are studying hospitality, they are learning in an industrial kitchen, if they are studying early childhood, they are learning in a simulated pre school,” she said.

Ms Turley said through TVET students could tailor make their HSC to reflect what interests them. She said many students see the benefit of learning basic skills through TVET which, in turn, opens up employment opportunities for them once they finish their secondary studies.