Student Pathway News
Beacon Foundation Mock Interviews
The Echuca Moama Beacon Foundation mock interviews held at our College last week were a comprehensive and valuable experience for our Year 9 students.
With 160 students participating, along with 10 volunteer interviewers from local businesses, the event provided an excellent opportunity for students to develop their interview skills and gain insight into the expectations of the workforce.
Preparatory sessions on cover letters, resumes and interview techniques were crucial components in ensuring the students were well-equipped and confident before entering the mock interviews.
A great job to all involved!
VCE Careers Expo
On Friday 3 May our Year 12 VCE Students attended the VCE Careers Expo in Melbourne at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The VCE and Careers Expo is Australia’s biggest education and careers event and provides students with the opportunity to talk to universities on a range of topics including scholarships, accommodation, courses and early entry programs etc.
The event also hosted short seminars that students could attend, covering topics such as La Trobe Aspire, English: Exam preparation Section C, Defence Force Careers and Pathways, and many more.
Our students came away with a lot of information, free merchandise, and course guides from the different universities, TAFE colleges, industry, Defence Forces, Police, Ambulance etc.
We hope this wonderful opportunity assists them as they start making their pathway choices.
Universities Early Entry Programs for 2025 Entry
Guarantee your place at the university of your choice by completing an application for Early Entry. Please click on the link for all the up to date information on Early Entry.
Careers Newsletter
https://www.sjecareers.com.au/important-information/school-newsletters
Items in this weeks SJC Careers News include:
- Dates to Diarise in Term 2
- ACU Talk with Industry Webinars
- Law Week 2024
- Reminder: University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
- University of Sydney Year 12 Information Evening - Webinar
- News from Monash University
- Monash Science Precinct Tours 2024
- Upcoming Discover Monash Events
- Swinburne University's Early Entry Program – 2025 Entry
- La Trobe University's Aspire Community Contribution Program
- New Public Health and Epidemiology Major in Biomedicine at the University of Melbourne
- Business Degrees in Victoria in 2024
- Commerce Degrees in Victoria in 2024
- Snapshot of The Australian National University (ANU) in 2024
Explore Melbourne University Residential Colleges
For many years the residential colleges have been a home away from home for University of Melbourne students. Each college has its own unique community spirit and offers a supportive environment that will help you to make lifelong friends, build lasting connections, and become part of a strong network.
You are invited to tour ten Residential Colleges and visit the University during Open House on Saturday 11 May 2024. Please register here.
Graduate House offers flexible stays, from one night, a semester or a few years depending on your needs. If you wish to apply for Graduate House, you can do so directly.
For all other colleges, you can apply through the application portal.
Explore the residential colleges
At a residential college you’ll become part of a welcoming, diverse and thriving community of students. You will make lasting friendships, share incredible experiences, further your academic and cultural pursuits and embrace unique opportunities which will shape your life.
Each residential college has a furnished room, to make your own as well as shared community spaces and three meals are served daily.
When you live at a residential college, you not only share meals, have fun and make close friendships, you become part of something bigger than yourself. From academic support and leadership opportunities to a broad range of cultural and sporting activities to get involved with, college is a place for you to pursue your passions, be exposed to new ideas and interests, and discover who you are.
You are invited to tour ten Residential Colleges and visit the University during Open House on Saturday 11 May 2024. Please register here.
2024 ERH Work Experience Program
Echuca Regional Health provides work experience opportunities for secondary school students who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.
ERH is committed to offering each of the local secondary schools 3 to 5 days of placement for a total of up to ten places. This is dependent on student numbers and availability of areas. Students must be a minimum age of 15 to undertake work experience at ERH.
ERH aims to provide a high-quality work experience which provides students with valuable insights into the industry and the workplace. Each student will be buddied with an ERH staff member for the time that they are on work experience.
Students are placed with employers primarily to observe and learn – not to undertake activities which require extensive training or expertise. We aim to provide a realistic learning experience that demonstrates daily activities and requirements of each role, in a supported setting. We meet with the students at the end of each day to check in and share the student experiences.
Application Process:
Due to heavy demand and to facilitate coordination of the program we do adhere to application open and closing dates.
We ask that students write a brief letter of application outlining their area/s of interest and a curriculum vitae. This should be emailed to undergraduate@erh.org.au to apply.
If required, due to overwhelming numbers, interviews will be conducted in conjunction with the school careers advisor to assist with this process.
Once selected, successful applicants will be guided through the ERH Orientation process prior to commencement and will be provided with the appropriate documentation.
Any student attending work experience at ERH, whom is aged 16 years and over, MUST have a current Police Check to undertake the work experience placement. This is a Department of Health and Human Services requirement.
*Applications Open for St Joseph’s College on 17 June and Close on 1 July. (Please see Mrs Crossman or a member of the Careers Team if interested)
Work Experience areas offered:
There will be two work experience positions available in five areas across ERH.
Students will rotate through the varying departments within each area. These areas include:
1. Nursing/Medical (x2 positions)
Medical Ward, Surgical Ward, Maternity, Theatre and Emergency Department.
2. Allied Health (x2 positions)
Allied Health Assistants, Speech Pathology, Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology.
3. Hospital Support Services (x2 positions)
Food Services, Orderlies, Patient Transport and Theatre Technician.
4. Engineering (x2 positions)
General Maintenance, Gardening, Plumbing and Electrical.
5. Human Resources and Administration (x2 positions)
Ward clerk, Administration roles in Education and Training, Health Information Services and other roles around the Health Service.