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Applied Learning Masterclasses

Expert VM & VPC training - delivered via Zoom, when it suits your school.
Applied Learning Masterclasses are short, focused sessions designed to fit into your Domain meetings, staff meetings, or after school. Pick a topic your team needs right now, and Carla delivers a practical, ready-to-use session - no travel, no full-day commitment, no disruption to your timetable.
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Choose your area of support

Our services cover the full journey of VM and VPC, including program planning, development, delivery, and community connections. Select the support that suits your staff and students.

Our areas of support

  • Foundational knowledge
  • PD for new VM & VPC Teachers
  • Embedding the Pillars of Applied Learning
  • Using AITSL standards in Applied Learning
  • HITS for Applied Learning
  • Managing Behaviour in Applied Learning Contexts
  • Team Building in the Vocational Space
  • Setting up & planning programs
  • Setting UP VPC from Scratch
  • Setting up or overhauling VM/VPC Programs
  • Curriculum Planning for Literacy, Numeracy, WRS & PDS
  • VET & Short Course Guides (inc. Glossary of Terms)
  • Designing Realistic Pathways (VET< SWL, SBAT, WE)
  • Interpreting VASS to Maximise Student Units
  • Documentation, systems & delivery
  • Curriculum Documentation & Delivery
  • Usine OneNote & Teams Effectively
  • Using ChatGPT to plan, create and document curriculum
  • Audit Preparation
  • Program development & community involvement
  • Unit 4 Community Project Ideas + Partner Involvement
  • The 'Partner Bank' - Knowing What to Ask & When
  • Advertising, Community & Parent Buy-In
  • Building Staff Capacity & Professional Growth
Discuss your unique needs

We start with your school’s goals and challenges.

Select your area of support

Choose your focus areas from our 20+ options.

Choose a time

Choose a time that suits your team, or join an online session

Foundational knowledge
  • PD for new VM & VPC Teachers*
  • Embedding the Pillars of Applied Learning*
  • Using AITSL standards in Applied Learning
  • HITS for Applied Learning
  • Managing Behaviour in Applied Learning Contexts*
  • Team Building in the Vocational Space
  • Brain Breaks & Positive Primers*
  • Student management in the Applied Learning Space - Developing protocols & procedures*
  • Student Engagement
Setting up & planning programs
  • Setting UP VPC from Scratch*
  • Setting up or overhauling VM/VPC Programs*
  • Curriculum Planning for Literacy, Numeracy, WRS & PDS*
  • VET & Short Course Guides (inc. Glossary of Terms)
  • Designing Realistic Pathways (VET< SWL, SBAT, WE)
  • Interpreting VASS to Maximise Student Units
Documentation, systems & delivery
  • Curriculum Documentation & Delivery*
  • Using OneNote & Teams Effectively*
  • Using Ai to plan, create and document curriculum*
  • Audit Preparation
Program development & community involvement
  • Unit 4 Community Project Ideas + Partner Involvement
  • The "Partner Bank" - Knowing What to Ask & When
  • Advertising, Community & Parent Buy-In
  • Building Staff Capacity & Professional Growth

Not sure which topic to pick? Start with the ones marked * Most Popular  –  they’re the sessions schools ask for most.

Why choose a masterclass?

Short, sharp, informational sessions that deliver strategies amd solutions to common issues in VM and VPC. 

No full day needed

Sessions run 60–90 minutes via Zoom, easy to schedule into Domain meetings, staff meetings, or after school without disrupting the day.

With 20+ topics to choose from, you’re not sitting through content that doesn’t apply to you. Pick what your team needs right now.

Every session is hands-on and resource-rich. Staff leave with templates, strategies, and tools they can use in their classroom the following week.

A masterclass is the easiest way to trial working with Skills for Schools before committing to a longer engagement. Many schools start here and come back for more.

The fastest way to upskill your VM & VPC team.

Sometimes you don’t need a full PD day. You need one sharp, targeted session that solves a specific problem – and you need it to fit around an already packed school calendar.

That’s exactly what these masterclasses are. Each session runs via Zoom, lasts between 60 and 90 minutes, and is built around a topic your team actually needs. Staff walk away with practical strategies and resources they can use straight away – not theory they’ll forget by Friday.

Choose from 20+ topics across four areas, or talk to Carla about designing something specific to your school.

Book a consult

Want to book a masterclass for your team?

Register your interest below and we’ll be in touch to confirm the topic, date, and Zoom details. Sessions can usually be scheduled within 2–3 weeks.

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