Wanganui Park Career News

29th August, 2019

Important dates coming up

AUGUST

30th: Australian Air Force Cadets Information session, Somme Barracks, 110 Sobroan St Shepparton. 6:30pm – 10pm

31st: La Trobe University Aspire Early Admissions Program. Applications close. https://bit.ly/2KdjGN1

31st: Charles Sturt University, Charles Sturt Advantage. Applications close 31 August, 2019, https://bit.ly/2Je0sZw

31st: Applications for University of Melbourne - Fine Arts (Animation), Fine Arts (Dance), Fine Arts (Film and Television), Fine Arts (Screenwriting) close via VTAC @ 5pm (i.e. these courses can’t be added to applications after this date)

31st: Collarts Open Day, Melbourne. https://bit.ly/2Z8ozgJ

31st: University of Canberra, Canberra campus. https://bit.ly/2vyHC7h

31st: ACU, Canberra campus. https://bit.ly/2P3hvy0

31st: ANU (Australian National University), Canberra. https://bit.ly/2KPBPn7

31st: University of Technology Sydney, https://bit.ly/1Dwieuu

31st: University of Sydney. https://bit.ly/2hZRB22

SEPTEMBER

10th, 12th & 18th Traineeship information session @ 4pm, The Apprenticeship Factory, 44 Wyndham St Shepparton.

03 58 224 555

17th: Benalla, Defence Careers Information Session. https://bit.ly/2MpyMUj

17th & 18th: Advice Nights, Swinburne University, Wantirna Campus (17), Hawthorn campus (18), Aviation (18), https://bit.ly/2Kt0nAl

22nd: Dookie Day, University of Melbourne, Dookie campus. For students interested in studying agriculture, https://bit.ly/2Ka80LX

24th & 26th: Fashion Camp, Kangan Institute, Richmond, https://bit.ly/2Oqv9iF

30th: Applications for University of Melbourne - Fine Arts (Acting), Fine Arts (Design and Production), Fine Arts (Music Theatre), Fine Arts (Theatre), Fine Arts (Visual Arts), Music (Music Performance, Composition, Musicology or Ethnomusicology), Music (Jazz and Improvisation), Music (Interactive Composition), Music (Chancellor’s Scholars) close via VTAC @ 5pm (i.e. these courses can’t be added to applications after this date)

30th: Applications for Monash University - Medicine (School Leaver Entry), Medicine (CSP Extended Rural Cohort School Leaver Entry), Medicine (CSP Bonded School Leaver Entry) close via VTAC @ 5pm (i.e. these courses can’t be added to applications after this date).

Note: these are local events

2020 Course Selection For Year 10’s

Course submission day went very well, 160 students and their parents attended and entered their preferred courses for 2020 and a further 20, who were unable to be present, having submitted theirs prior.

However, there are some outstanding matters for some students that do need following up. Mostly these relate to completing the VETis enrolments for TEC.

Students (and parents) need to be on the look-out for any communications from the TEC or from Graeme Crosbie detailing if there are things missing from a TAFE enrolment form.
The most common missed requirement is supplying their USI (Unique Student Identifier). This needs to be done online and then sent to either the TEC or to Graeme Crosbie who will forward it to TAFE.
All students applying for VETis Health, Education Support, Community Services and Early Childhood Education and Care need to complete an online application form in addition to the hard copy paper one
Those completing a VETis through the TEC need to ensure that they have received their letter explaining the payment of fees. These fees must be paid to Wanganui Park’s main office. Please feel free to contact Chris Wardle on 58209900 to arrange a payment plan, if you require, for the fees to be paid in full by Wednesday 20th November.

Students who have not submitted course preferences for next year need to ensure they do so in the next couple of days.

For further details contact Graeme Crosbie (College Careers practitioner) or Greg Bristol (VCE/VCAL co-ordinator)

Parents As Coaches Program

Would you like to help your child improve their results both in life and school?

With the tremendous parent response to both the Year 9 Career Interviews after the Morrisby Online Career testing and also the Year 10 Course Submission day we’ve seen that many parents are keen to find ways they can further support their child. Parenting is hard. How do you encourage without ‘nagging’. How do you generate discussions with our children about important things like career aspirations? What can you do to create those moments when you can have meaningful conversations about the future?

The Parent as Coach workshop assist parents make positive changes to their parenting style that will make a difference to the quality and level of support they offer their child or young person.

Parents will:-

• Review their current parenting experience

• Identify their vision for positive parenting

• Understand their parenting style

• Identify their key strengths

• Identify priority areas they want to work on

• Identify potential blockers to moving ahead

• Learn key coaching skills

• Design action steps to achieve their parenting vision.

We are piloting this program for current Wanganui Park parents, there is no cost but there are only limited spots available. It will run at the school on Thursday 10th October from 5:30pm.

The workshop will be facilitated by nationally accredited Coach Glenn Irvine. Glenn has been coaching young people in Years 9, 10, 11 & 12 for the past 15 years. Wanganui Park SC has been engaging Glenn to work with students in life and careers for over 10 years

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