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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Careers, brought to life.
From single classes to large-scale events, every NPL program and event is designed to connect students with real careers - and to bring a different part of the journey from school to work to life.
Our programs and events span Years 7 to 12 across Warrnambool, Moyne, Corangamite and Glenelg shires. They reach students, teachers, families and First Nations young people.
Programs
Connected Learning
VLINC
Classroom to Careers
Who's the
Boss?
An NPL team member works alongside teachers, career advisers and school leaders to embed career development across everyday teaching and learning.
Prepares VCE Vocational Major students for Structured Workplace Learning placements, building confidence, employability skills and pathway clarity.
Connecting regular classes and curriculum with industry through site visits, hands-on learning and real skills development. Career awareness becomes a natural part of learning, not an add-on.
Students step inside a local business to run a real, work-based project — building skills, meeting employers and seeing what their region has to offer.
Events
South West
Careers Expo
South West
Careers Expo
Creative
Industries Day
Maths & Science at Work
Trade Taster
Our flagship event. Thousands of students and teachers, hundreds of employers and education providers, all under one roof - a day of connecting, discovery and expanding what’s possible.
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Shines a light on careers in the creative sector - design, media, performance, digital and more. Hear directly from working creatives.
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Industry-led, hands-on STEM workshops that show students exactly how maths and science
gets used in real workplaces - making those subjects click.
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A hands-on introduction to trades, giving students a real taste of different hands-on careers and the pathways into them.
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Trade & Tech
Fit Expo
Sustainability
Forum
Koorie Careers
& Aspirations Day
Career Immersion
Days
A day in Melbourne giving female and gender-diverse students hands-on access to trades and technology careers, challenging stereotypes and opening up non-traditional pathways.
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Connects students with the growing world of green careers and sustainable industry, exploring how they can build a rewarding career while building a better future.
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A culturally safe space for First Nations students to explore career journeys, employment opportunities and pathways — strengthening identity, aspiration and connection to community.
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Connecting students with role models who’ve turned a passion into a career — and revealing
the many pathways that surround a single interest.