Transition and Pathways 

2020 Vocational Education and Training (VET) Cadet Surveying program

The VET Cadet Surveying Program is a structured three-year development program, where participants will gain professional experience by working on transport infrastructure projects, whilst completing a Certificate III, IV and Diploma in Surveying through Tafe NSW.

 Please click on the links below to view the details for the program.

Current opportunities are available regionally in Bega and Wagga Wagga. 

Applications close Sunday 15 September 2019.

National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) Drama School Holiday Program

NIDA is running a series of drama workshops for students in Years 7-10 over the upcoming school holidays. The courses help students to develop performance skills including improvisation, voice and movement, devising, acting and rehearsing scenes. Students will perform scenes at the end of the week for family and friends.

They are running at the following locations:

The Concourse, Chatswood

Newcastle Grammar School

Find out more:NIDA Drama School Holiday Program

Introduction to Actuarial Science Online Course

The Australian National University is offering a fully online course for those who may be interested in studying Actuarial Science.

The course is available to anyone, even without any prior knowledge of Actuarial Science. During the course you will learn:

The basics of actuarial science

Valuing series of cash flows

Incorporating uncertainty into cash flows due to investment and mortality

Monte-Carlo simulation of uncertain cash flows in Excel (or an equivalent spreadsheet tool)

Applying actuarial techniques to life insurance and predicting human life expectancy

How actuarial science is used in finance, investments, banking and insurance

During the course you will also hear from a wide variety of actuaries about their careers.

If you are thinking about studying Actuarial Science but aren’t quite sure where to begin, this course could be the perfect starting point.

Find out more here: Introduction to Actuarial Science Course

Mr Richard O'Connell | Transition and Pathways Specialist