Careers News

Course Counselling Year 8 - 12

Throughout the year we ask students to reflect upon their strengths and set goals for academic and extra-curricular endeavours. Since primary school they may have identified some careers and jobs that ‘seem cool’.  The career options young people dream up can be very indicative of their personalities, but as students usually have limited life experience they will be unaware of the plethora of options that would suit them even better. During this term we ask students to submit Year 9-11 subject preferences and ask Year 12s to commit to their first post-secondary career via VTAC and Direct applications. We now have a Subject Selection page on the Mordialloc College Careers Website with a range of resources and copies of the documents that you may find useful.

It is important to research options via our feet (attending Open Days), our minds (researching, reflecting and identifying options) as well as our hearts, gut and values (Which options seem the most exciting and interesting and important to us). Ideally a career will suit our interests, strengths, values and personality.

Open days are commencing this weekend with Swinburne University on Sunday 29 July and we recommend you resister via this link  www.swinburne.edu.au/openday/ to plan and get the most out of your day.

All Year 12 students and their parents are invited to the VTAC Information evening next Monday 30 July, which is a combined secondary school event between Parkdale Secondary and Mordialloc College.

Venue – Parkdale Secondary – Senior Students

Time – 5.30 - 6.30 Career Expo

             6.30 - 8pm VTAC Information (Explanation of the VTAC Application SEAS, Scholarships)

Please send me a quick note to let me know you and your Year 12 are coming along.

Students who do not attend next Monday will need to attend an after school VTAC session in the coming week or so. VTAC Applications open on the 6th August. They will have several opportunities to meet with me to discuss their options and support for submitting their VTAC, SEAS and Scholarship applications.

Kind Regards

Jane Jamieson

Careers and Pathways Coordinator