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The Year 12 VET Business students visited Coca Cola Europacific Partners in Moorabbin on Wednesday the 18^th June. The excursion provided a wonderful opportunity to consolidate student learning as part of our study of the units BSBPEF301 Organise Personal Work Priorities and BSBTEC301 Design and Produce Business Documents. Students have been learning about policies and procedures relevant to work tasks, and analysing the principles and techniques of goal setting, performance measurement and time management. They have also been creating professional work documents including: business letters, meeting schedules, agendas and procedure manuals. Students have learned the importance of staying consistent with company Style Guides, watermarking and trademarked logos.

Andrew, the production manager at Coca Cola Europacific partners met us as we arrived and discussed some of the safety procedures before entering the plantation. The safety briefing allowed a new appreciation for how seriously health and safety are taken in professional work environments.

Students were excited to wear the safety equipment, which included: hair/beard nets, a hard hat, earpieces, headphones and high-vis vests. This allowed for a real industry experience and reinforced how essential preparation and awareness are in workplaces, especially those that pose potential risks to production and manufacturing. We toured the plantation and were shown all key steps in the bottling process from water treatment to syrup preparation, carbonation process, filling and packaging, quality and control checking, and finally, packaging and distribution.

After the guided tour, Andrew showed us around the offices, where professionals were working behind their desks. Some were on zoom calls with colleagues from different departments, others were analysing statistics and data of current coca cola quality and the speed of the production line for that day. Students were invited to take a drink from the fridges which they were very excited about.

Another highlight of the excursion was the opportunity to discuss career opportunities with Andrew at the end of the tour. He discussed a current advertisement for 10 new job opportunities to work in the plantation as part of their $105.5 million expansion beginning early next year. The students were shocked to learn that for those 10 jobs, they have currently received over 750 applicants. This enabled a rich discussion about competitive industries, potential internships and recruitment processes.

We are grateful to have had such a wonderful opportunity. Students were let in on a secret and were the first people outside of the company to see the new can designs which will be released in two weeks’ time.

I thank all students for demonstrating such professionalism throughout the site tour and asking some insightful questions of the production manager. Andrew shared some positive feedback about the enthusiasm and behaviour of our students.

- Ms Cayla Garra