|
Cracking the Code:
|
|
Parramatta, NSW (28 March 2023) - Our Lady of Mercy College (OLMC) in Parramatta has launched an innovative initiative called the “Mercy Multicredential”. The initiative is a leading example of bespoke, cross school collaborative design in depth by a school-tertiary partnership. The framework is designed by OLMC and Alphacrucis University College to provide students with a flexible, self-directed approach to demonstrating their skills and competencies, resulting in real, transactable qualifications.
According to the Shergold Report (2020), there is a growing demand for individuals with specific skills and competencies in the Australian economy. The Mercy Multicredential addresses these skills and competencies by providing students with a flexible, self-directed approach to demonstrating their abilities. The Multicredential is based on the concept of a portfolio of evidence that students generate over the course of their 6 years in high school, drawing on a broad range of evidence from across their curriculum, co-curricular, and other activities and events in which they engage. The initiative comprises four pathways through which students can demonstrate their skills and competencies: Personal Growth, Leadership, Career Cadetship, and Digital Skills. Matt Estermann, Director of Innovation and Partnerships at OLMC, said, "The Mercy Multicredential is a highly practical credential that is immediately of value to the world outside of school. By allowing students to draw on a broad range of evidence from across their curriculum and other activities, the Multicredential helps students to develop and demonstrate the skills and competencies that are required in the Australian economy in the near future." Professor Mark Hutchinson, Vice-President, Development, at Alphacrucis University College, said, "The Mercy Multicredential is an innovative approach to recognising and assessing the skills and competencies of students. It provides students with real advantages, based on a flexible, self-directed approach to demonstrating their abilities, which is aligned with the skills and competencies which open up significant new life opportunities." The Mercy Multicredential is a valuable initiative that provides students with a flexible, self-directed approach to demonstrating their skills and competencies. By the end of Year 8, all OLMC girls will have the opportunity to use their portfolio to apply for certification of the portfolio by the College's partner, Alphacrucis University College. By the end of Year 9 it will be possible for eligible students to complete a Certificate II, and by the end of Year 12, a Certificate III, with no sacrifice of focus on their matriculation goals. For more information about the Mercy Multicredential or any of OLMC's other programs and initiatives, please contact the College. CONTACT INFORMATION: MATTHEW ESTERMAN
|
AC in Schools News:
|
|
|
|
2023 Teacher Cadetships...a uniquely better approach to teacher formation for fulfilling the mission of the local school
|
|
|
These cadetship positions are now open for Expression of Interest and Application at the Teaching School Alliance, Sydney and St Thomas Aquinas Teaching Schools Institute.
A new Hub has commenced in Queensland, and a second intake is projected for June 2023. For more information contact: 1. the Teaching School Alliance - Dr Caitlin Munday. 2. King's College Teaching School, Reedy Creek. 3. Sydney Christian Schools Teaching Hub has launched and is now training teachers - https://scsteachinghub.au/nwcc/ For those located in the Hunter Valley, you can also contact St Philip's Teaching School - Mrs Samantha Van de Mortel. Or for more general information contact Dr. David Hastie at AC. |
Providing individualized pathways and entrepreneurial innovation, the AC VET in Schools program offers unparalleled ways of doing 'future school' (click):
|
What we do...Executive Formation |
Research Degrees |
|
Values-driven schools take a long term view of staff development, combining career-planning with strategic needs assessment. CFFS provides flexible modelling, continuous professional development, and mentoring, onsite, online or at one of our campuses around the nation.
See our Consultancy Services page Strategic Visioning and PlanningLinking our research into biblical models, theological reflection, and social and cultural trends with the specific context of the School, CFFS can provide targeted strategic planning and envisioning services at all organizational unit levels.
Publications |
Alphacrucis University College runs a full suite of executive and professional degrees suited for the career development of educators - from pre-service, through early and middle career, to executive entry and maturation. From the Primary school classroom to the PhD., AC has your school's needs covered.
Research and ConsultancyCFS works out of a coherent, biblically-based research design oriented towards human flourishing. We provide your school with the ability to build mission-driven intellectual and cultural capital which will last the generations. From program advice to whole-of-institution strategic design dialogues, we bring the real-life experience of leaders and researchers in Christian schooling into your setting.
See our Consultancy Services page. |
The Centre for the Future of Schooling is a Research Centre of Alphacrucis University College, bringing research-driven formation through targeted coursework, collaborative strategy, quality higher degrees by research, and consultancy to the values-driven schooling sector.
Let's Go There Together.
|
The Centre harnesses the abilities of some of Australasia's best educational researchers and thinkers. It sits within the Faculty of Education, Arts and Social Sciences at Alphacrucis University College. We are driven by a vision to empower Christian and faith-based schools to reach their mission-led strategic goals by providing the tools that only a research-led Christian research institution can provide.
|
Alphacrucis University College is one of Australia's largest Christian liberal arts Colleges. Its vision is to become Australia's first Protestant Christian University. AC's social and educational vision is expressed in its goal to become a "global Christian university changing nations and neighbourhoods."
For more about Alphacrucis College, see: https://www.ac.edu.au/ |
Alphacrucis University College (90525) is registered with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). / CRICOS Provider Name: Alphacrucis University College Ltd. / CRICOS Provider Code: 00958A. / Alphacrucis University College Ltd ABN: 13 072 747 187
This page authorised by: Director, NECSTEP Program.
© 2023. All Rights Reserved.
This page authorised by: Director, NECSTEP Program.
© 2023. All Rights Reserved.