CAREERS SUPPORT AT MDCC

In 2015 students and parents at Mater Dei Catholic College will be given careers support in the following ways:

Ø Careers Adviser – the Careers Office is located at the back of the Resource Centre. Students can make an appointment by placing their name on the booking sheet found on the Careers Office door. Parents can make an appointment by phoning the school office

Ø Careers Resources – there are many careers resources that are located inside the Career's Office and Resource Centre. Students and parents are welcome to access these resources at any time

Ø School Newsletter and other newsletters

Ø Lunchtime information sessions

Ø Information Nights and Parent Teacher Interviews

Ø Open Days and excursions

Ø Homegroup notices - urgent and important messages will be delivered in this way

UNSW ENGINEERING WORK EXPERIENCE WEEK

The UNSW AUSTRALIA School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CVEN) will be holding a work experience program to promote engineering career options to high school students. The program will be run during Week 9 of Term 2: from Monday 15rd June to Friday 19thJune 2015, and will be available to Year 10 students across NSW.

The program will allow students to experience engineering projects firsthand across six areas of the civil and environmental engineering field, namely:

· Coastal and Port Infrastructure

· Structures and Design

· Construction and Project Management

· Water, Wastewater and Environment

· Road, Transport and Geotechnical Engineering

· Surveying and Geospatial Engineering.

Daily field trips will be led by UNSW CVEN staff supported by engineering professionals to a range of engineering sites across Sydney, followed by an afternoon debrief and short report writing session at the UNSW Kensington campus. Students selected for the program will be required to meet daily at 8.50am, at Central Station, with each day of the program finishing at approximately 4pm at UNSW. Students must attend the full five day program. UNSW CVEN is interested in receiving applications from students who are self-motivated, reliable, punctual, and who have a strong mathematical ability. Importantly, students must have an interest in pursuing a career in engineering. Please note that interested students must be confident in using public transport, and that suitable clothing (for outdoors and appropriate to weather conditions) and enclosed footwear will be a requirement.

Australian Science Olympiad Competition

The Australian Science Olympiad Competition is the training and selection process for top performing year 10 and 11 science students which culminates in the International Science Olympiad - the Olympic Games for science students. Students can either sit an exam in biology, earth and environmental science, chemistry, and/or physics.

https://www.asi.edu.au/site/programs_aso.php

APPLYING FOR A TAX FILE NUMBER

The Australian Tax Office has changed the process for students applying for a Tax File Number (TFN). Schools are no longer able to process TFN application forms!

The new process involves students completing an online application form and then visiting an Australia Post Office outlet to have their identity verified.

To apply for a TFN students need to visit

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Ind/Apply-for-a-TFN-on-the-web/?fb_locale=es_LA

After they have completed this form students will need to print their application summary and take this together with proof of identity documents to an Australia Post outlet. This must be done within 30 days of completing the online form.

Information on the type of Proof of Identity documents that can be used can be found at

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Ind/Apply-for-a-TFN-on-the-web/?anchor=Proof_of_identity#Proof_of_identity

AFS Intercultural Programs: Information Session

Wagga Wagga: Sat 28th March

AFS provide international exchange programs in more than 52 countries around the world. Visit an AFS Open Day or Night to learn more about the programs and hear from returned volunteers.

http://www.afs.org.au/about-afs/

AFTRS April School Holiday Filmmaking

Tue 7th April – Sat 18th April, Australian Film Television and Radio School, Building 130, The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, Surry Hills

The AFTRS Open School Holiday program, at the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Sydney, offers short courses for kids and teens from 9 – 17 years in Film making, Digital Animation, TV Presenting, Game design, Screen Acting, Screen Music and more.

http://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/short-courses-list?&f.Category:%7CI=School%20Holidays

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY: ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES WORK EXPERIENCE

Applications close Sat 28th February

The University of Sydney’s Engineering and IT Faculty offers work experience for year 10 students in the following areas:

Civil engineering
Aerospace, mechanical and mechatronic engineering
Electrical and information engineering
Information technologies

Students are teamed up with either an academic or PhD student to work on a suitable project.

http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/high-school/index.shtml

Mr Richard O'Connell

Careers Advisor

"Mater Dei Matters"

Issue 2 · 18 Feb 2015

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