Careers News
New McCarthy Careers Web Page
This page has been added to the McCarthy College website and this will be a site for both students and parents to access. It is designed to cover a wide range of topics and provide information, advice, hints and tips on careers related matters to assist members of the McCarthy Catholic College community. I hope you find it useful. If there is any topic you would like information on added to the page, please send an email to: mcccareers@arm.catholic.edu.au
To find the page, you can either:
Click on https://mccarthy.nsw.edu.au/learning/careers-adviser/ on the College website
Go the https://learning.mccarthy.nsw.edu.au/ and click on CAREERS
Click on Careers @ McCarthy
Guest Speakers
Last week, Aurora from UNE came to speak to interested Year 11 and 12 students and I am in the process of organising for employers to come to McCarthy to speak to students about gap year employment opportunities.
Lots of Deadlines Approaching for Year 12 Students
With many deadlines for applications to university, EAS, SRS and scholarships approaching as well as 2020 jobs and apprenticeships being advertised there is a need for Year 12 students to read emails, morning notices etc
Southern Cross University STAR early entry scheme closes Friday 13 Sept
Tamworth TAFE Open Day Saturday 14 Sept
University applications (including EAS and SRS) due 30 Monday September
Parents can now use the Careers @ McCarthy website and the McCarthy Careers Facebook page to keep updated too.
This aims to help students, whose education has been negatively affected during Year 11 and/or Year 12 for more than six months, receive an offer to university. This is organised by UAC and there are many categories and criteria.
Parents are advised to click on the link above to see if your son or daughter may be eligible and please allow time to collect and collate the necessary supporting documentation depending on category of disadvantage which applies. Application guide (click here) to apply:
STEP 1 - Submit your undergraduate application through UAC.
STEP 2 - Select ‘Apply for EAS’ at the bottom of the undergraduate application confirmation page or log in to your completed undergraduate application and select ‘EAS’.
Both Mrs Sharon Stuart and Mr Damian Kenniff are available to assist students with EAS applications.
Work Experience
This term there have been a number of students doing work experience for workplace trials, career exploration and SBATs. Several more students have completed the application process with the required paperwork to do work experience during the next school holidays.
Information on the process and the College’s guidelines can be found on the Careers page by clicking on this link: https://mccarthycareers.weebly.com/work-experience.html
Mrs Susan Barrett
Careers Adviser
mcccareers@arm.catholic.edu.au