First War Wound!

The Captain of the Good Ship KEFL sporting this award winning bruise from a rather funny canoeing accident!

The Crew!

Today we received a backpack, drink bottle and hat from KGT. :)

From the Captain of the Good Ship KEFL!

Well what a hectic past couple of weeks. Safe to say I am exhausted... but loving my new role as KEFL Co-ordinator. Placements of students in school based traineeships has been a little difficult this year - due to the size of the year 11 group. However, KGT and myself have placed nearly everyone, we are just waiting on paperwork and some correspondence. A big thank-you to Natasha Cross and the KGT gang for all their hard work with these placements.

A big welcome and thank you to the new companies taking on our wonderful Year 11 Trainee's. These include: Save the Children, Ewin Centre, Community Resource Centre, Tourist Centre, Small Business Centre, Kununurra Toyota, Top End Building, Top End Motors, IBAC, Kimberley Kool and David Head (Tangles). The blog has added a new element of exposure for the program with MG, The CO-Op and other businesses being interested in learning more and potentially taking on some trainees.

We have had our first Outdoor Education session with MAKA at the pool - learning to use the canoe's and kayaks - and practising a few rescues. Next week we will have our first expedition from Swim Beach. KEFL students have also been busy training for their Bronze Medallion course scheduled for the end of Week 8.

Half the group starts Horse Riding and Horse Care next week with Kris Thomas at YEEHAA! Towards the end of the term students will be completing their Senior First Aid Course, welding course and occupational health and safety modules with Michael from KTI, ready for our first trip out to Gibb River Station (Week 10). Myself, Mr Baker and Michael may be chartering a plane to visit Gibb Station towards the end of term.

Parent Evening is scheduled for Thursday 27th March - and students have been asked to invite their parents or guardians in to show them all the good work that is happening in KEFL.    

That is all from me for now... if your require any further information please don't hesitate to call me on 08 91684400.

TAudas!

Introducing our Leaders! Jeremy Wood, Tahi Morton and Andrew Rethus...

Hi, my name is Jeremy Wood, I am currently 17 years of age and a year 12 attending Kununurra District High School. I moved from South Australia to Kununurra at the start of year 10- 2012. The end of 2012 I enrolled in the KEFL- Kimberley Education For Life, and now I am in my second year of the program. I am doing my school based traineeship at Coates Hire, where I have gained a heap of experience working on a variety of machinery from trailers to generators to 30 tonne excavators.

The KEFL program is a school based traineeship program, which is a gateway to getting an apprenticeship. It enables you to be in the workforce in your preferred field, whilst also giving you the opportunity to finish school and get your WACE certificate. During the KEFL program you get multiple certificates and also valuable experience to give you a head-start on life outside of school.

The KEFL program is set up in a unique way which gives you the best of all fields; it equals your school life, work life and enables you to have fun. Certificates you gain whilst in KEFL are; certificate II in; Automotive, Construction, Engineering, Business, and Community Services. The certificates are obtained by attended TAFE every Thursday for 2 years, where you balance theory and practical work and gain experience. At TAFE I do everything from general servicing and changing filters to wheel bearings, replacing gaskets to fitting new exhaust systems and refurbishing heads.

KEFL students also gain a Certificate II in Agriculture, you obtain this by attending multiple camps and training focusing on the work a stockman would usually do , this includes; fencing, welding, Mustering, Horse riding, learning to 4 Wheel Drive, learning to drive a tractor, post digging, cleaning, feeding, shoeing and saddling horses, horsemanship, branding, dehorning, castrating and tagging cattle.

A school based traineeship is also included with this program which is a huge advantage into gaining skills for success in the workforce and getting an apprenticeship. Throughout my school based traineeship I have gained a lot of experience working on a wide range of machines such as; Trailers, generators, rollers, telehandlers, forklifts, excavators and the list goes on.

Throughout the course of the year we also do outdoor education, which consists of mountain bike riding, canoeing, kayaking and abseiling.

Our canoeing and kayaking camp is from Lake Argyle dam wall to Cooliman Creek which is about 23km. During the camp we do rescues, cooking, races and other fun activities like jumping off ‘jump rock.’ Last year I completed my canoeing assessment graduating to a Kayak course for this year.

This course has enabled me to apply for apprenticeships and being shortlisted for jobs, but so far I have been unsuccessful. At the end of 2013 I applied for a position as an apprentice Heavy Diesel Mechanic with mining giant MacMahon Holdings where unfortunately I was unsuccessful although it was a great experience to have my first major interview and testing. I have also applied for the Army and Airforce as a mechanic. During this year or at the end of this year I hope to get an apprenticeship within the mining industry or working on heavy machinery.

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Heya, my name is Tahi Morton and I am a Year 12 student at Kununurra District High School. I am 17 years of age and was born in Gisborne, New Zealand. The first 16 years of my life were spent being brought up in Whangarei, my home town. I have spent my last year in K.E.F.L (Kimberley Education for Life) and I could not be happier. The outstanding level of acceptance from group members combined with team-effort activities makes for a very close and cooperative group.

Kimberley Education for Life offers a vast variety of opportunities and experiences, such as abseiling, canoeing and horse riding. I have been challenged time and time again last year, and have reaped the benefits of both experience and knowledge. An example of our challenges and rewards is our 24km canoeing trip up Coolamon Creek. It was a long haul, but, we came out of it wiser and with a nice variety of swimming spots to cool off. This year, my final year, we will be doing the Coolamon Creek trip once again, only this time, in Kayaks. We will also be doing a biking trip from Kununurra to Wyndham.

During my time in K.E.F.L, I have also been provided with a part-time job at Kununurra Diesel Services as a trainee, and have begun my journey to complete my Certificate II in Agriculture and Automotive, and to get my W.A.C.E. I am currently aiming to begin working in the fitness industry once I have finished my two year K.E.F.L Traineeship, as I have developed a passion for fitness. The K.E.F.L  program, once completed, is a valuable asset to any good C.V (Curriculum Vitae).

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Hi my name is Andrew Rethus I’m a year 12 student at Kununurra District High School, I’m currently 18 years of age and this will be my second year in the Kimberly Education For Life program otherwise known as K.E.F.L.

K.E.F.L is a great program with a heap of opportunities and an awesome overall experience. The program offers so much to its students including a school based traineeship, Certificate II in Agriculture, outdoor education, a bronze medallion, skipper’s ticket and much more.

Last year we did a heap of different activities such as the beginning of the Certificate II in Agriculture. We travelled to Bell Springs Station and learnt how to ride horses safely and to control them. First we built cattle yards so we could do a muster. When we had mustered the cattle to the yards we completed branding, dehorning, ear tagging and castrating.

We also did a heap of different excursions for Outdoor Education we learnt how to tie safe knots, how to pick a strong and safe anchor point for the abseiling and how to abseil safely down different cliff faces. We also learnt the safety drills and how to use a canoe. Then we went on a canoeing trip from the Argyle dam wall to Coolaman Creek this took all day but we did stop a lot to swim and practise the safety drills. We put up a flying fox and did a few abseil adventures, it was a great experience.

I was lucky enough to be selected as the only student completing my traineeship with Department of Parks and Wildlife. This traineeship is a two year deal. I have almost completed a Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management and am currently working on my Certificate III. During my time with DPaW I have completed units and professional development in areas such as fire rescue, senior first aid, chainsaw courses, visual inspection of park facilities and treatment of weeds and pests. I am looking forward to getting my firearms license so I can complete aerial shooting activities. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at DPaw and look forward to an awesome future in this industry.

This is Andrew signing out J

Introducing Thomas Chulung!

Hi I’m Thomas Chulung (Boogie) and I am a KEFL student in year 11 at Kununurra District High School.

KEFL stands for [Kimberly Education For Life].

I wanted to be in KEFL because it is a great program where you can learn lots of life skills and complete lots of different courses. You also get to go on awesome camps and do fun activities like bike riding, canoeing, and kayaking, horse riding, motorbike riding and swimming.

KEFL also helps you to get the following qualifications:

·        Driver licences

·        Boat licences

·        First aid certificate

·        Bronze medallion

·        White ticket

·        WACE certificate

·        Certificate II in Engineering

·        Certificate II in Agriculture

In KEFL you get to do two days’ work per week in a school based traineeship. You get paid around $90 per day. I am completing my school based traineeship at Wannawork my dad’s Building and Construction Company. My dad’s company is only 5 years old but already has over 50 workers and owns 2 graters, 2 trackers for doing other jobs out of town like old roads that need to be grated so they can be open again for public use. Wannawork also does gardening around Kununurra like when grass needs to be cut, trees need to be planted and when new houses need there garden to be put in.  

This year in KEFL for my 2 days of work a week I am going to be working with my dad doing building and constructing because I just like doing hands on work, like helping to build houses and just building anything really.

My short term education goals are to

·        Complete year 11

·        Complete all my work in class

·        Come to school every day this term

My long term education goals are to

·        Complete year 12

·        Complete KEFL and receive all my certificates

·        Get a good job when I leave school

One of the most difficult things about KEFL for me is getting my bronze medallion in swimming because I’m not that good at swimming but I’ll try my hardest to get it anyway.

In 5 years’ time I see myself working at a building and construction company as a fully qualified builder working for my dad at his building and construction company and hopefully one day taking over the company so my Dad can retire.

Introducing Josh Adkin!

Hello my name is Josh Adkin and I am a year 11 KEFL (Kimberley education for life) student at Kununurra District High School. KEFL is a program that involves students completing a school based traineeship two days a week as well as two days at school completing WACE English, Maths and Outdoor Education subjects, and one day at TAFE completing a Certificate II in our chosen field – for me that is a Certificate II in Business. I am originally from Adelaide, South Australia, I lived there for the first 14 years of my life and when given to opportunity to move to Kununurra I couldn’t say yes any quicker.

I chose KEFL because this program could help benefit my future and make me more employable than other students who are doing VET.

 What interests me about KEFL is being able to get into the work force early while still being able to pass year 12 with all my WACE points. Also to be able to get my Certificate II in Creative Industry, Certificate II in Agriculture and my bronze medallion. Also getting enough WACE points for getting my skippers ticket and my P plates for a car which I will be completing this year.

I would like to be in the entertainment industry because I have always wanted to be in the industry since I was very young. I was recently employed at waringarri radio and was going to do that for my work placement but due to some issues that fell through. I am hoping to do my work placement at our local newspaper the Kimberley echo.

My short term goals would be to still be in KEFL by the end of the term and have a C grade average in all of my subjects. For my short term career goal I would like to be asked to work on the school holidays and weekends just to get more money and more experience.

My long term education goals would be to pass year12 with of my WACE certificate and pass every lesson with a C grade average. My long term career goal would be to have a full time job after I leave school, and stick to my KEFL placement until the end of year 12.

What I would find difficult about KEFL is trying something new and out of my comfort zone and having to make friends that I might not get along with. Also working on my behaviour and making sure I am not late to school.

In 5 years’ time I hopefully see myself with a bachelor’s degree in acting and hopefully planning to move to Los Angeles and have an attend Julliard’s academy of performing arts to help develop my acting career.

Josh Adkin

Introducing Kalani Wordley!

Hello, my name is Kalani Wordley I am 16 and currently a year eleven KEFL student at Kununurra District High School. I was born in Whangarei New Zealand and moved to Australia in year three. I did all my primary schooling in Kalgoorlie and moved up to Kununurra mid-way through year seven.

KEFL, or Kimberley Education For Life is a school programme where you do 2 days of school, 2 days of your work in a school based traineeship and one day of TAFE. In the two days of school we do maths, English and outdoor education. For the two days of work I’ll be working at Top End Motors and recovery. I will also be completing certificate II in automotive at TAFE.

In outdoor education we will be doing canoeing, kayaking and mountain bike riding. We will also be learning how to ties knots and prepare bush food. Also we will be going on canoeing camps with Maka starting from Lake Argyle Dam wall and paddling downstream.

A unique part of the KEFL program is the opportunity to complete a Certificate II in Agriculture. In this certificate we go out to Gibb station and learn how to castrate, brand, de-horn and tag cattle.  We also learn how to weld, build fences and drive a four wheel drive and tractors. We help build all the stock yards and muster all the cattle into the yards.

My short term education goals are to achieve my WACE certificate and successfully complete year 12. My short term career goals are to get started on my apprenticeship and work towards my Australian Citizenship so I can get my grant for tools.

My Long term education goals are to study a business and management diploma so I can run my own heavy diesel mechanic shop.

My long term career goals is to own a successful diesel, small engine and recovery company.

At the end of the two years of KEFL I should have my; WACE graduation certificate, certificate II in Automotive, Certificate II in Agriculture, Bronze medallion, senior first aid,  white card, driver’s license and skippers ticket.

Introducing Marcus Cooper!

Hello my name is Marcus Cooper, I am an Aboriginal year 11 student in the KEFL program at Kununurra District High School. My mother works at the Kununurra courthouse (Debbie cooper) and my father works at horizon power (mark cooper). KEFL stands for Kimberley Education For Life, KEFL is a school traineeship program that allows students to learn leadership skills and work place skills. KEFL students come to school two days a week and complete school based subjects English, Maths and Outdoor Education. Attend TAFE one day a week to complete a Certificate II in a chosen field – mine being Automotive. Finally KEFL students work two days a week in a school based traineeship which allows us to earn money and save for our future.

Students get the opportunity to gain WACE points through endorsed activities such as bronze medallion, Skippers ticket, senior first aid and much more.

Through Outdoor education we participate in a few camps throughout the year, the upcoming trip will be at Coolamon creek for our first canoeing camp for the term. Before we go on any camp we will be training and practicing for our bronze medallion. Also we will be practicing our canoeing for the upcoming camps.

A unique part of the KEFL program is the opportunity to complete a Certificate II in Agriculture by taking us horse riding, fencing, castrating, horn clipping, mustering, branding and machinery servicing.

At the end of my school year I would have learned many skills and strengths from this program and allowing me to be ready for employment. 

Last year Miss Audas held a year 10 camp, the trip was 3 days and 2 nights. We started the came off by canoeing 13km. The camp was held out at Yeeha at Sir Chris’s block. This was a taster of what the agriculture side of KEFL was going to be like if wanted to continue with KEFL as our chose.

I choose KEFL because I believe it would benefit me more by helping contain a job/ apprenteship and providing me with the life skills needed in school, life and further employment.

I got interested in KEFL from former KEFL students, about their achievements and activities they’ve accomplished such as abseiling, canoeing, mustering and fencing and about how they help find work.

My chosen field of employment would be automotive and doing a heavy diesel apprensteship, because it would give me a wider knowledge of just fixing cars.

My goal for when I finish year 12 is to be starting a apprenticeship with a local company in town working as a heavy diesel mechanic and to have enough WACE points to finish and have a acceptable grade in all my subjects.

Introducing Alex Ripps!

Hello my name is Alex Ripps and I am a year 11 student at Kununurra District High School. I am currently in Kimberley Education For Life (KEFL) this program is for students that do two days at school, two day at a suited work place as a trainee and one day at tafe where we gather the qualifications we need for the future.

I chose KEFL because I saw it as a way to get all the qualifications that others students may not be able to get if they are doing ATAR or VET which means students in KEFL have a higher chance of getting a good job when we complete Year 12.

What interested me the most about KEFL is all the activities and job opportunities that come with doing this course. At the end of this course you get certificates in a variety of areas such as a Certificate II in Agriculture, Certificate II in Engineering or Automotive, drivers licence, skipper’s tickets all of which go towards getting a WACE certificate when I graduate year 12.

The field I would like to be employed in is construction because I enjoy hands on work. I have done construction before as work experience and I really enjoyed the type of work and the pay that goes with it.

My short term education goals are to get through the first year of KEFL and tafe to earn my Certificate II in Engineering, finish all my set work to gain more WACE points for the following year. My short term career goals are to get a job through KEFL and become fully qualified in that particular job.

My long term education goals are to finish and graduate year 12 and further my education through tafe on and off the job, I would also later in life like to own a construction business.

The difficult thing about KEFL would have to be trying to juggle the work in school between going to work and excursions.

Introducing Kerri Searle!

Hello my name is Kerri Searle, I’m a year 11 student at Kununurra DHS in the KEFL program (Kimberly Education For Life). I was born in Kununurra and have lived here all my life. I have a family of five, my Mum, Dad and my brother and sister who are fraternal twins. I’m 15 and will be turning 16 on June 8^th.

KEFL stands for Kimberly Education For Life; KEFL is a program that involved students completing a School Based Traineeships. This involves working two days at a business in Kununurra. Year 11 students new to the program start off with one day at our work placement, three days at school where we do WACE subjects maths, English and Outdoor Education. Finally we do one day at TAFE completing a Certificate II in our chosen field – mine is Business.

In Outdoor Education we will have the opportunity to complete our bronze medallion course. This semester we will be doing canoeing; which includes an overnight camp to Cooliman Creek approximately 20km from the Argyle Dam Wall.  Extra qualifications from TAFE we will be doing include welding, first aid and a Certificate II in Agriculture. We complete our Cert II in Agriculture at Gibb River Station.  

What we will get out of KEFL is:

Year 12 WACE Graduation Certificate, Skippers ticket, Bronze medallion, Welding course, Certificate II in Agriculture and the experience of a lifetime.             

The reason I choose the KEFL program over other courses is because of the qualifications we get out of it, I’m also hoping that it helps me get a full time job at the day care or at the vet. Also that it’s going to challenge me, and that its going to be a great experience I won’t forget and I’m hoping we get to know everyone in the group more. Something I’m not really looking for is the bike ride as it’s going to push me and challenge me also the swimming as I have never been a great swimmer but I’m going to try my hardest at those activities. 

My education goals this year is to put as much effort as I can into the work that has been given to us and to pass my maths and English. I want to be committed to my work and hand assignments and homework in on time, I want to try my hardest this year and try and pass all subjects and do them with enthusiasm.

My career goals is to either get a full time job at a day care or get my certs in childcare or to go to tafe and study for veterinarian nurse, and get a job at the local vet and help save animals and help out in the surgeries.

In the future I see myself working at the vet as a Veterinarian nurse and helping out the community by saving animals lives. I hope that I would have finished all my Certs to become a qualified nurse.

Howdy!

My name is Jesse Shaw. I am a year 11 student at Kununurra District High School (KDHS). I moved up to Kununurra in December 2010, from Perth. This year, I enrolled in the Kimberley Education for Life program (KEFL). I chose KEFL for my year 11 pathway as it is what I thought, would suit me best. I want to get an apprenticeship and I enjoy Outdoor Education activities which is what KEFL is all about!

KEFL offers so many opportunities. You can earn your Certificate II in any course that you choose at TAFE, which I chose engineering. You can get your Certificate II in Agriculture, your white card, bronze medallion, your skipper’s ticket, senior first aid and many other endorsed programs. The KEFL program consists of attending your traineeship (paid work) for two days, school for two days and TAFE for one.

Our outdoor educational classes for this year include bike riding and canoeing. Our bike ride consists of us venturing down Parry’s Creek Road, starting from Kununurra. Our canoeing expedition is a 23km trip. Starting at the Argyle Dam Wall and finishing off at Cooliman Creek. Throughout the year we will be visiting numerous amounts of stations in the Kimberley. This is where we do our agricultural work. Out on the stations we do horse riding and horse care, mustering, welding and fencing, 4x4 driving and many other farming duties. We also participate in a lot of work with cattle such as de-horning, castrating and branding.

I would like to get my apprenticeship with a plumbing company. This trade interests me because I chose it for my Year 10 work experience and really enjoyed it. Another reason, is because my Pop owns his own plumbing company down south. This holds a lot of potential for the future.

My short term educational goals are to do well in my Certificate II in engineering and agriculture. Complete and pass my 2 A/B Students of Isolated Distance Education (SIDE) math course, pass my English and pass my Outdoor Education studies.

My long term educational goals are to have achieved my Cert. 2 in engineering and agriculture. Pass my 2 C/D math course and pass my other subjects which are English and Outdoor Ed. I also want to achieve my Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE).

I think the most difficult part of KEFL will be managing and using my time efficiently with my work. This will be hard as we aren’t at school very much.

In 5 years’ time I would like to see myself either finishing off my apprenticeship or, being a qualified plumber.   

Cadjup!

Introducing Katie Havili!

Hello my name is Katie Havili. I’m a 17 year old student studying at Kununurra District High School. I’m also participating in the KEFL program (Kimberly Education for Life) for 2014 and hopefully I will get to graduate from KEFL and school at the end of 2015.

I was born in MacKay but lived in Darwin most of my life. I’m Aboriginal & Kiwi; my dad’s from Darwin but lives in Katharine with his wife and my 5 other siblings.

My mum is from New Zealand but lives on the Gold Coast with her husband and my 6 other siblings.

KEFL stands for Kimberly Education for Life, it is a school based program where you get to choose were you would like to complete a school based traineeship two days a week. My placement is at Save the Children. I will be doing a traineeship with them it’s sort of been like my dream job since I was a kid because I’ve always wanted to help little kids and I’m also completing a Certificate II in Community Services.

My short term educational goal is to finish Term One and be able to complete all of my tasks that are given to me.

My long term educational goal is to stay in KEFL right through until I graduate year 12 and to study hard, and to get my WACE certificate.

The thing I will find difficult in KEFL is my assignments and trying to keep up to date with my school work.  I think I will also find some of the activities hard as we have to do canoeing, bike riding and maybe my maths course work because I’m not very good at maths, but hope to be better by the end of the year.

I chose KEFL because it sounds fun and I’ve seen a lot of brochures about it, you get to be with your classmates and work as a team. You get to experience all kinds of Outback Adventures and most schools around Australia don’t give students an opportunity like this.

Being a part of KEFL you get to do things like mustering, abseiling, metal work, building fences, camping, canoeing, horseback riding etc. We will be going on a canoeing camp which should be next term and every week we will be going and practicing. Every Wednesday we shall be going to the pool to practice our bronze medallion so that we can go on our canoeing and kayaking on the lake.  We are going to a working station which is Gibb River Station and we will be completing our certificate II in Agriculture.

Introducing Zack FieldWright!

Hi my name is Zack Field Wright and I am 16 years old and I was born in New South Wales in a city called New Castle, then I moved to Canberra and lived there for two years and started my schooling years there. My family then moved to Bowral and lived there for another two years and continued my schooling up to year three, after Bowral I moved up to Kununurra and have been here for eight years. I am a 11 student at Kununurra DHS in the KEFL program which stands for Kimberley Education For Life, and is a school based traineeship program which entails two paid working days, two school days and one day at Tafe.

 Some of the Activities we are going to do are…

1. Going out to a Gibb River working station for our Certificate II in Agriculture. In this Certificate we will be de-horning cattle, castrating the bulls, branding the cattle, building fences and making pens, finally we have to make the trap to trap the cattle.
2. Getting a Bronze Medallion.
3. Getting a White Card.
4. Going out on camps like the overnight canoe camp and the Parry Creek Road bike ride which will be a three day camp.

When I complete year 12 I will leave school with…

·         Certificate II in Agriculture and Automotive

·         Welders ticket

·         White Card

·         Bronze Medallion

·         And the all-important WACE¹ Certificate so I can officially graduate, and to graduate I must have at least a C-grade average in all subjects.

The field of work I chose is in the automotive industry which is tied to my TAFE certificate course and get paid $90 per day and for a total of $180 for both days so I can start buying the tools needed for my apprenticeship, so that I can cut the cost down instead of buying the tools all together.

Some of my long term career goals are to finish my apprenticeship and start my own business, if I don’t start my own business I will go out to the mines and become a diesel mechanic so I can service the massive trucks.

My long term educational goals are to finish year 12 and start the apprenticeship, after my apprenticeship I could go to university and study Astronomy but I would most likely go to the mines.

My short term career goals are to make a good impression with my employers so I can finish the traineeship.

My short term educational goals are to finish the first term of year 11.

In Five years’ time I will see myself finishing my apprenticeship and go into the mines.

So until next time, it is good bye from me.

Introducing Bianca Cox!

Hi, my name is Bianca Cox and I am 15 years old, I was born in Adelaide (S.A) but all my life grew up in a small community just 250k out of Broome, La-Djardarr Bay all my primary life I attended Beagle Bay Sacred Heart School which every day we had to drive 2hrs just to get to school, for year 8-9 I schooled at Broome Senior high school that moved to St Marys for half of year 10.

I am now attending Kununurra District High School in the KEFL program (Kimberley education for life) which is basically 2 days of school, 2 days of work and a day of tafe. When I complete year 12 we walk away with:

·         WACE certificates

·         bronze

·         first aid

·         white card

·         drivers licence

·         suppers ticket

·         certificate 2 in agriculture

·         And certificate 2 in automotive which was my choice of training.

I have chosen KEFL because it has an option of training and learning new things, and when I finish school I’ll have all this knowledge, skills and certificates I could than easily get a job.

I have taken an interest in KEFL because basically you are going to be getting paid your own money, going on several camps and experiencing a life time of opportunities.

My field of employment is Automotives, I want to learn the tricks and trades around tools and how they originally work and use it properly and learn how to fix cars and other vehicles.

My short term education goal is lifting my game doing well in school, finishing all my work, assignments and essays, just the basics getting good grades and staying out of trouble, and getting my life back on track taking year 11 & 12 seriously. Also my long term education goal is to finish year twelve with all the achievements I have done and go find a full time job in the Automotive Industry.

Short term goal for career is to learn as much as I can concentrate and focus on what I am willing to achieve, and also stick to one job for a good while. My long term goal for career is basically when I finish school have a year off from school, get my things sorted and move back to Adelaide and still deciding on going to University if not hopefully get a good job with all the certificates I will have.

In five years I hopefully have achieve my goals, with a house of my own, and a full time job.

Introducing Ryland Hawes-Wright!

My name is Ryland Hawes-Wright, I’m a grade 11 student at Kununurra District High School in the KEFL program. My family is originally from Albany and we moved here due to dads work. I have one sister a dog and a cat. I live in lakeside in our new house which we built last year.

KEFL stands for Kimberly Education For Life, the program splits our week into two days of work as a trainee, hopefully at Boab Refrigeration & Air Conditioning. We do one day of TAFE as well during the week in which we receive a Certificate II in our chosen topic, mine being engineering. To top off our week we do two days of school which consist of Outdoor Education, English and Maths which I am doing by SIDE.

I decided to join the KEFL program because it sounded perfect for my future with what I want to do. When I finish the KEFL program I want to get an apprenticeship as an electrician. I am very excited to be taking part in the KEFL program due to all the agriculture and outdoor education activities.

I have set some education goals for myself over the coming year which is do finish my side maths and do well in it. KEFL will be a difficult challenge because we have a very limited time to do our work, also being put being placed out at a station and learning everything about agriculture and working/living on a station. Through this course we also gain our welding ticket.

During the KEFL program we participate in many endorsed programs which help us graduate with our year 12 WACE certificate. These activities include our skipper’s ticket, bronze medallion, senior first aid and white card.

The unique part of the KEFL program is the opportunity to complete a Certificate II in Agriculture. During or Certificate II course we will gain knowledge and experience about working and living on a station. This year the station KEFL is based at is Gibb River Station which is 400km away from Kununurra. We learn how to care for and muster

In five years I hope to be finishing off my apprenticeship or having finished my apprenticeship and working to save money and travel. When my apprenticeship is finished I hope to travel all over the world and work on the go, then once finished travelling work and maybe start my own company. Or work on the mines, oil rigs or overseas.

The new Year 11 KEFL Students... wishing them all the best for their studies this year.
Back row: Peter Davies, Alex Ripps, Marcus Cooper, Bianca Cox, Josh Askin, Justina Howard, Thomas Chulung, Zack Field-Wright, Kalani Wordley, Kati Havili.
Front Row: Shiriya Barnes, Ryland Hawes-Wright, Jesse Shaw, Kerri Searle.

Hard at work, completing Occupational Health and Safety modules with Natasha Cross and Brodie Kenworthy from Kimberley Group Training.

Zack - Using the new hat stand crafted by Carmelo Cantarino

Introducing Peter Davies!

Hello my name is Peter Davies I am a Year 11 student at Kununurra District High School in the KEFL program. I am Aboriginal and I grew up in the Kununurra area. KEFL stands for Kimberley Education For Life and is a program that ensures students get the best experiences that prepare them for life and work after school.                                           

The thing that most interests me about KEFL is the experiences that we are going to have this year. KEFL is a unique school program because it allows students to work two days a week in a school based traineeship. I am looking forward to working because I want to save the money that I earn which is $180 per week. We are at school two days a week completing WACE subjects English, Maths and Outdoor Education, and we spend one day at TAFE completing a Certificate II in our chosen field – mine is Automotive.

Another unique aspect about the KEFL program is the opportunity to complete a Certificate II in Agriculture.  We do this out at Gibb River Station which is approx. 400km away from Kununurra down the Gibb River Road. Some of the things we will be doing on the station include:

·         Fencing                                         

·         Welding     

·         Horse riding and horse shoeing, horsemanship and care

·         De horning, branding and castrating

·         Mustering

·         4WD, learning to ride quad bikes, tractors etc.

                                        

The field I would like to seek employment in would be automotive because I enjoy hands on work. I have done automotive before in TAFE and I really enjoyed the type of work and a plus side is that we get paid for the work that we are going to be doing.      

                                                  

My short term goals are to get thought this year of KEFL and TAFE to earn my Certificate II in Automotive and hopefully finish all my set work to get my WACE points for the following year. My long term goals is to finish school with all my certificates and seek employment in the Automotive Industry, and hopefully become a heavy diesel mechanic and work on the mines.

Introducing Justina Howard!

Hi my name is Justina Howard. I was born in Broome, and then moved to Kununurra. I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters; I am the second youngest in my family. I am a year 11 student at Kununurra District High School in the KEFL (Kimberley Education For Life) program.

I chose KEFL as my year 11 and 12 pathway because I wanted to start a traineeship that compliments the course I am currently doing at Tafe, which is a Certificate II in Community Service. The KEFL program is a school based traineeship program that offers 2 days in the work force, 2 days at school and 1 day at TAFE.

I chose KEFL because I wanted to start a traineeship while I am still in school. I wanted to continue going to TAFE and make myself more employable then the other students who are doing the other pathways in year 11 and 12. I also wanted to see what it would be like when I do leave school and go into the workplace.

The KEFL program allows you to get your white card, bronze medallion, skippers ticket, first aid certificate and a drivers license. You also get your Certificate II in Agriculture, for this we go out to Gibb River Station and work. We also do a welding course at TAFE so when we go out to the station we can do fencing with enough skills that we learnt from TAFE.

KEFL offers a whole range of different activities. Such as, horse riding, branding, castrating, fencing, which we do out at Gibb River Station, camping, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and a lot more fun activities to do out at Yeehaa and around the greater Kununurra region. 

KEFL interests me because I get to experience new things in the agriculture industry. Also going on camps and interacting with my peers in the program, learning new things and getting trained throughout the Outdoor Education Activities.

At TAFE I am studying Community Services, because childcare is where I wish to work when I graduate from school. For my 2 days work, I am working at the Kununurra Ewin Centre. I also completed my work experience at the Ewin Centre last year. During the 3 weeks completion, I worked in 3 different areas aging from babies – big kids (school aged kids). I learnt the Occupational Health and Safety procedures that occur in the Centre.

My short term goals for my education are to stay in KEFL for the whole 2 years that I have agreed to and complete all task work, attend Tafe to complete my certificates and to get my Certificate II in Community Service and to a have a good standard in my attendance at school.

My short term goals for my career are to always attend my 2 days work at the Ewin Centre, also to find myself a full time job when I graduate from school, and hopefully to find a position at the Ewin Centre.

My long term goal for my education is finishing year 12 with enough WACE points to get my WACE Certificate.

My long term goal for my career is to continue working in childcare, helping and supporting families who are in need.