Careers

News from the Career and Pathways HUB

The start to Term 2 has been busy and very productive in the career pathways office. I have greatly enjoyed meeting the Year 10 students and their parents/guardians to discuss the results of their Morrisby Profile and begin the VCE subject selection process. All students in Year 10 and their families should have received a meeting request (via email) by now, so if you have not, please contact me. If you are unable to attend your scheduled appointment, please notify me at your earliest convenience so that we can arrange an alternate time.

Career Bites sessions

Would you like to be part of our Futures program at Huntingtower?

Thank you to the members of the HT community who have responded to my short survey regarding sharing your experiences in your career and related industry with our senior students. We have our first “Career Bites” session coming up with the Year 11 students and I hope to run these semi-regularly. If you would like to be part of this exciting program, and help our students make informed choices about their futures, please complete the very short survey here.

Work Experience Opportunity

Monash University offers one round of work experience each year in their Biomedicine Discovery Institute. If you are a student who is interested in a future career in the science of health and disease and you will be over the age of 15 in September, you are welcome to apply for this opportunity. The week of work experience is from Monday 18th September until Friday 22nd of September, and the application form can be found here. The form needs to be returned to me along with a copy of your CV by July 31st and I will make the application on the students’ behalf.

Upcoming events

Universities continue to offer a range of onsite and online activities including campus tours and course information sessions. Please see the details below regarding dates and how to register for these events. Even if you have missed a session of interest, you should still be able to register to receive the recording if the event was held online. As always, I highly recommend students in years 10-12 use these events to assist with their planning and decision making.

Tertiary Open Days - 2023

Below is a list of the dates for the tertiary open days for 2023. As you can see, August is incredibly busy for open days, so I advise that if you are a student in Year 10 or 11, you start early and attend some of the institutions that may be of interest, so that you don’t run out of time trying to attend them all in Year 12! I will continue to update the table as more institutions publish their dates, and registration for open day information can be made by clicking on the link in the table.  

Please take some time to explore our Huntingtower Careers page. This website, which does not require a log in or password, is full of material regarding futures planning. Here you will find weekly careers newsletters containing important information regarding courses and scholarships, links to course search websites, the career target bullseyes, and many other resources for both students and families to explore. 

Ms Alison Howard

Career Pathways Advisor