The Bulletin - 24 Mar 2025
Welcome to the VCTA Weekly Update.
The following new Compak items are now available:
Access all Compak items via our website at any time throughout the year.
Professional Learning Events with VCTA
ONLINE
Webinar Recordings Now Available: Reviewing Student Performance in the 2024 VCE Exams
Webinar recordings for Accounting, Business Management, Economics and Legal Studies are now available via the Comtalk tab on the VCTA Website.
IN PERSON
Thursday 15 May, Bendigo: From Basics to Brilliance: Economic Literacy in the Years 9 & 10 Classroom
During this one-day workshop event, three leading economists and the VCTA will provide teachers with the confidence to create content and deliver the Economics Literacy strand in the new Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0.
For further details of this regional event, including how to register please visit our event page. Please note, this event is limited to 30 people.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Business Educators Australasia (BEA) and Jobs and Skills Australia recently delivered a webinar which explored the Jobs and Skills Atlas resource and how it can be used to enhance student learning. A recording of the webinar is now available to be viewed for free via the BEA website Webinar Recording – Business Educators Australasia Inc. VCTA members are encouraged to watch the webinar and use the Jobs and Skills Atlas in their classrooms.
Parliament of Victoria Teacher Open House Thursday 10 April, 3pm - 5pm
This is an opportunity to explore some of the key spaces inside Parliament House and familiarise yourself with the work that takes place here. Enjoy light refreshments as you chat with parliament staff, ask questions, and connect with colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere. Register now for your place for this free event.
Australian Economics Olympiad 2025
The Australian Economics Olympiad 2025 is now open for registrations. The AEO is a series of fun, challenging activities aimed at refining and testing Australian high school students’ mastery of economics. As the premier national economics high school competition in Australia, the AEO builds on and tests students’ knowledge and problem-solving abilities in economics and develops their skills in applying economic facts and reasoning to problems in policy, business, and finance.
Economics Society of Australia - FREE webinar - Where Have All the Economics Students Gone?
When: Tuesday 8 April 2025
Time: From 12.00pm until 1.00pm
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free of Charge
The size and diversity of the economics student population has declined sharply since the early 1990s, raising concerns about economic literacy in society and the long-term health of the economics discipline. Interest in studying economics at university is low, even for those who studied economics in Year 12. This webinar presentation investigates what students are choosing to study at university - if not economics - and uses new microdata from the Universities Admission Centre.
Kind regards,
The VCTA Team