CAREERS
School Leaving Age
From January 1 2010, the Government brought in new requirements for the school leaving age. Before a student is allowed to leave school they must satisfactorily complete Year 10 and until the age of 17, they must be in some form of full time training or employment.
Training options can include:
- VCE
- VCAL
- Full Time TAFE
- Apprenticeship
Any students wishing to leave school before these requirements are met must put in a request for exemption to the Regional Director in consultation with Lilydale High School.
All students leaving school before the end of Year 12 are required to fill in an exit form and complete a Careers or MIPs appointment.
Leaving school or not attending school can result in non-payment of Centrelink benefits.
Tour RMIT Laboratories
Science in the City Lab Tour
Students, parents and teachers are invited to visit our state-of-the-art laboratories to learn more about RMIT courses on offer and the research and training facilities available to students.
Students interested in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental science, food science, nanotechnology or physics, then this tour should not be missed.
When: Thursday 30 March
Where: RMIT City Campus
Time: 11am-2pm
Careers with Science and Health Magazine
Careers with Science & Health Magazine not only shows you how to get a job you'll enjoy, but also one that allows you move quickly from one field of expertise to the next, helping to solve some of society's major challenges along the way.
We call it STEM + X – where 'X' is your passion, hobby, another field of interest or even a world-changing goal.
Your 'X' could be anything. For example, health + music could lead to a new therapy that lowers patients' stress levels. Or astronomy + film could lead you to create amazing planetarium shows. Computer science + maths could lead to new ways of visualising research, using 3D immersive data display or virtual reality tools.
Careers with Science & Health includes over 65 real-life reads and 150 STEM + X degrees in science and health fields, plus job and salary data.
Photography 130 Exhibition @ RMIT
Photography training at RMIT is as old as the institution itself, dating back to 1887. While much has changed in photography over the past 130 years, the skills involved in composition, in challenging the limits of the camera or in capturing that special moment, are as valuable today as they were 130 years ago.
Photography 130 features the work of more than 100 RMIT photographers, in realms of practice that include art, science, commercial advertising, discovery, photojournalism and entertainment. See what makes photography at RMIT so remarkable.
When: Friday 10 March – Thursday 13 April Where: 344 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Time: 11 am-5 pm
Careers in focus -
From Student to Pilot
RMIT alumnus, Captain Shubh Saxena talks about his journey from a student at RMIT to his role as a captain on the Bombardier Q400 with QantasLink – a must see for all potential pilots.
Try a Trade -
4 Day Taster Program
Swinburne Croydon (February – December)
The four-day Try a Trade program is an ideal introduction into a career in the building and construction industry.
VCE and Careers EXPO 2017
Caulfield Racecourse
Thursday 4 and Friday 5 May
9 am-3 pm
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May
10 am-4 pm
The Expo features over 170 exhibitors, seminars on VCE subjects, career and study advice. General admission is $10.00.
Tim Kogelman and Craig Harris
Career Practitioners