The Bulletin - 17 Mar 2025
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.
If you have already purchased one or more webinars, please go to the Comtalk Tab on our website and follow the instructions from the email sent last Friday. Please email us or phone 03 9419 9622 if you need any assistance accessing the webinars.
Thursday 15 May: From Basics to Brilliance: Economic Literacy in the Years 9 & 10 Classroom, Bendigo
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 download the brochure from our website. Please note, this event is limited to 30 people.
News from Business Educators Australasia (BEA)
Jobs and Skills Australia
BEA have partnered with Jobs and Skills Australia to run a FREE webinar on their latest tool: Jobs and Skills Atlas.
This webinar is to be held on Monday 17 March at 4pm. Please see Webinar – Business Educators Australasia Inc. for more information
2025 BEA Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition (PYOE)
Got students with big ideas? Help them turn those ideas into reality by participating in the Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition. Whether they’re dreaming of becoming entrepreneurs or just curious about the business world, this is the perfect opportunity for them to level up. As an educator, you have the chance to create a lasting impact by bringing the PYOE competition into your lessons. Information for this even is out now!
VCTA Members residing in Horsham & surrounds
The Victorian Law Foundation (VLF) will be delivering Law Talks for VCE students during Law Week this year. These talks will be held at the Horsham Courts and will include talks by the Juries Commissioner, Victorian Legal Aid, Victorian Ombudsman and Young Workers Centre. Further details will be provided in the coming weeks. Please register your interest in attending with your students by emailing the VLF Education Manager, Fabiola Superina. Please provide your name, contact details, school name and location, and the number of students from each year level wishing to attend.
Department of Treasury and Finance: Mentoring Women Program for Students in Years 11 & 12
The Mentoring Women Program provides an opportunity for women and gender diverse people interested in or studying economics to connect with passionate Economists at DTF who can provide mentoring and career advice. Students will be paired with a mentor from DTF and have the opportunity to network with other program participants and participate in a number of learning and development sessions on topical economic issues. The program will run from April to September this year.
Students interested in the Program will need to apply using the following link: Mentoring Women Program - Department of Treasury and Finance. Applications for the program are currently open, and close on Tuesday 25 March.
Kind regards,
The VCTA Team