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Completed in Year 10, the Personal Learning Plan (PLP) program is designed to assist students to explore and investigate career pathways that align with their current interests and future aspirations. Students undertake a range of exercises including completing an online Career Matching Profile, participating in career counselling with representatives from the University of SA and work placement for one week with an employer of their choice.

Employers generously provide their time, support and guidance to students during a week of hands-on learning about a particular job, industry and skill-set. Work placement enables students to decide if a career is, or is not for them, to receive feedback from the employer, to use initiative and make the most of their placement to learn. There were a number of positive outcomes arising from this year’s placement week, including ongoing part-time job offers, offer of an apprenticeship, a number of students electing to work in city-based organisations, and a dedicated radio program awarded to two students - Lachie Price and Edward Layzell. We also congratulate Maddi Stringer, who was selected and completed a placement in Adelaide at the Edinburgh Base with the Australian Defence Force, which is a challenging program to complete and to be selected for. 

This year, we had students rotate through divisions of the Mount Gambier Hospital and OneFortyOne Plantations, to working with local veterinary clinics, physiotherapists, real estate agencies, retail stores, building companies, the City of Mount Gambier and many more. A full list of our participating companies are included at the end of this article and we appreciate your ongoing support of these local businesses as they continue to support our students.

We thank the following employers for their support:

• ABC South East SA
• Acacia Kindergarten
• Akuna Kindergarten
• Anvil Electronics
• Argent Constructions
• Australian Clinical Laboratories
• Australian Defence Force
• Banner Mitre 10
• Barry Maney Ford
• Benson Radiology
• Biosys Agribusiness
• Birdie Blue
• Blue Lake Sports Medicine
• Blue Lake Vet Clinic
• Boandik Lodge Inc
• Bowman Earthmovers
• Bupa Australia
• Cameron Lock Surveying
• Chris Anderson Carpentry
• City of Mt Gambier
• Country Arts SA - SRH Theatre
• Dale Cleves Music
• Department for Education
• DL and MR Taylor
• DMK Engineering
• Elders Mt Gambier
• Elders Real Estate
• Esmart Electrical
• Galpins Accountants
• Gambier Kustom Autos
• Goodstart Early Learning
• Grarock and Osman Pty Ltd
• Hawthorne Builders
• HOK Homes
• Hyland Fox Signs
• JM & ML Vaughan Drafting
• Kathy Parker, author
• KCA Millicent Mill
• Klaassens Contractors
• Krueger Engineering
• Lake City Transport
• Lifestyle1 Media
• Limestone Hearing Care & Speech Therapy
• Liquid Hair and Beauty
• LJR Engineering
• Lonergran & Muhovics
• Lucindale Electrical
• Macs Hotel
• Mary McKillop Memorial School
• McArthur Park Kindergarten
• Mil El Primary School
• Millicent North Kindergarten
• Millicent North Primary
• Moorak Primary School
• Motivate Kids
• Mt Gambier Childcare Centre
• Mt Gambier Garden Centre
• Mt Gambier Health Service
• Mt Gambier Hospital
• Mt Gambier North Primary School
• Naracoorte and Penola Vet Centres
• Naracoorte Primary School
• Natural Resources South East
• Nick Aston Electrical
• Oatmill Cinema
• OneFortyOne Plantations
• OneFortyOne Wood Products
• Penola Primary School
• Peter Cavanagh Homes
• Physio@1Stop
• Pierina's Hair & Body Concept
• Pike Design and Construction
• PL and AL Russell
• Port of Portland
• Pulse Acro
• Reidy Park Primary School
• RG & D Beck & Son
• Riverside Jerseys
• RJE Global
• Salon 7
• SE Vets
• Seligs Hairdressing Salon
• Smiles All Round
• SMK Electrical
• Southern Cross Austereo
• Sports Scene
• St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School
• St Martins Lutheran College
• Stuckey Electrical
• TDC
• The Mount Plumbing Service
• Therapy for Life
• Trav Taylor Building
• Treasury Wine Estates
• TWC ELC
• Tye's Plumbing Service
• Vanity Make Up Bar and Body Lounge
• Vawdrey Manufacturing
• Whitty Engineering
• Yahl Primary School

Jody Elliot | Careers Councillor 

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