Wanganui Park Career News

Events coming up:

Fri. 23rd – Sun 25th Feb. - Melbourne Australian Defence Force Careers Expo, Melb. Exhibition Buildings (details below)

Wed. 28th Feb. – WEP Student Exchange Info session at North Shepparton Community House, Parkside Drive. (6:30 pm)

Tues. 6th March – Family Care Volunteering Info session, for Years 10-12 – in G5 from 1:00 – 1:30

Thurs. 8th March - Cultural Care Au Paire Info session – in G5 from 1:00 – 1:30

Tues. 13th March - Education Pathways workshop for refugees and new arrivals run by DOXA, Visy Meeting room all day

Tues. 13th March – CI Card – all day in the Boardroom . Cost $90, register and collect forms from Mr Crosbie

Tues. 20th March – Meet Melbourne Uni in Shepparton– details further into article

Mon. 19th – 23rd March – Year 10 Work Experience Week

Wanganui Careers website

We have a great Careers portal designed for both students and parents. I’d really encourage you to bookmark the page on your family or personal computer, we will be doing the same with all the students.

At http://www.wanganuiparkcareers.com you will find

calendar of career events
parent menu of useful links
secure student login where they can explore career interests, templates to write resume’s & cover letters, update their career action plan and much more. Everything they do in this area is saved for them so they can access and modify it later

links to getting tax file numbers, lodging your first tax return, job vacancies, course searching, defence forces, police careers, youth allowance, gap year and volunteering opportunities etc. etc.

Family Care volunteering info session - Tues 6th March

Volunteering has more personal benefits than you realise. You might make a huge impact on some other young persons life and learn some highly beneficial skills. FamilyCare Disability Support Services offer a range of recreational respite programs to carers of children and young people with a disability or chronic health condition. In the past our students who have volunteered with Family Care have been involved in participating in organised group activities (like ten pen bowling) on a weekly basis, working wth and supporting particular young people. Come along and find out what you might be able to offer.

Tues 6th March in G5 from 1:00– 1:30

Cultural Care Au Pair info session – Thurs. 8th March

Come along and meet Katrina Simpson, she completed a 12 month Nanny role in the US with this organisation. Now she works for them. Cultural Care Au Pair is a cultural exchange program that provides young adults with the unique opportunity to become part of an American host family and help care for their children while experiencing life abroad. The program is a 12 month commitment, and allows them to gain international work experience, travel, and study at an American college. Could it be for you? Come along and find out?

Thurs. 8th March in G5 from 1:15 – 1:50

Career workshop for refugee and recent arrival students – Tues 13th March

The charity DOXA has offered to run workshops to support the career and education planning of our students. Doxa provides workshops and programs to support young people to develop skills and knowledge to achieve education and career goals.

The Workshop is for young people who are newly arrived to Australia to help you to learn more about your education and career options after high school. The workshop includes:

Fun games and team building activities
Learning about TAFE/Apprenticeships and pathways to University
Career planning –finding your strengths, skills and interests
Finding local support and resources to help you succeed.

It will take place on Tuesday 13th March 2018 for the whole school day. Recess and lunch is provided by Doxa.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Mr Crosbie or contact Lindsey Grenet at Doxa on 9046 8211.

You can also visit Doxa’s website to learn more about our work: www.doxa.org.au

Construction Induction card – Tues. 13th March

In any of the Construction related fields (building, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, bricklaying, painting, concreting etc.) all people on site, including students on work experience, have to possess a CI Card (Construction Induction OH & S cert.).

The CI Card will cost $90 to complete and will be conducted on a day in mid-March (date yet to be confirmed by GOTAFE). If your child wishes to complete this they must collect the paperwork from Mr Crosbie in the SLC and return it as soon as possible.

Defence Force Careers Expo

Defence Force Recruiting will be running a Career Expo in Melbourne for prospective applicants on 23rd, 24th and 25th of February. You will be able to:

Attend career briefings & presentations
Learn about leadership programs & activities
Speak one on one with Military members
View Navy, Army and Air Force equipment, vehicles & capability demonstrations
Participate in the DFR Virtual Reality Experience
View Navy helicopter simulators
See Army vehicles on display from the School of Transport and field hospital displays
View the Federation Guard and Special Forces Training Centre displays

Entry is free and no registration is required, http://bit.ly/2Hv6MZI

Do you have a passion for science and the ocean?

Have you considered studying one of the amazing programs at the Australian Maritime College located in Tasmania? They offer courses in:

Ocean & coastal seafaring
Maritime engineering – marine & offshore systems; ocean engineering; naval architecture
Marine Engineering & Marine Electrical Engineering
Nautical Science
Global logistics and maritime management

To learn about their programs, go to http://www.amc.edu.au/

International Student Exchange Program

World Education Program (WEP) Australia is a not-for-profit student exchange organisation. We send high school students to 26 countries for short term, semester and year-long programs. While on exchange, students attend school full-time and live with a volunteer host family. WEP are holding an information session here in Shepparton on Wed. 28th Feb at North Shepparton Community House, 10-14 Parkside Drive Shepparton from 6:30pm. For more information go to their website www.wep.org.au

Work Experience at the Australian Defence Force

The Defence Force provides work experience opportunities across Australia. To search for upcoming work experience placements and to bookmark the page, go to http://bit.ly/1MGymwI

You can learn about jobs in the Army, Navy and Air Force via the Defence Jobs YouTube Channel, http://bit.ly/1QoBraH

Career journeys of Wanganui students

Over the past 6 months we have been interviewing some former students who have unusual, informative career journeys. We have been gathering these onto the college careers website -www.wanganuiparkcareers.com.

It doesn’t matter what your interests or aspirations there are great lessons that can be taken from others. Stay tuned for further additions.

Jonathon Sumner - Visual Effects Artist. Who would have guessed that a boy from Shepparton could turn his media interests into a career working on blockbuster Hollywood movies? http://bit.ly/2EWi1Jx
Nicole Boyington - Registered Nurse. Nicole attended Wanganui Park Secondary College from 2007 till 2012. She didn't achieve the results she was hoping for but still realised her goal of becoming a nurse. Pathways into careers are real, Nicole's story shows us just what can be achieved. http://bit.ly/2sqBcss
Jacob Thomas - Activist and Advocate. After leaving Wanganui and moving to Melbourne in 2008 to study at Monash University, Jacob completed a B.A in 2014, graduating with a double major in Sociology and Gender Studies. More recently, Jacob’s energies have focused in the Australian not-for profit space, focusing on mental health and suicide prevention in the LGBTQIA+ community. Jacob’s story is one of confronting challenges and becoming an agent for change. http://bit.ly/2CdnSaB

Experience clever at La Trobe University

Prospective students and their families are invited to participate in the ‘Experience Clever’ program at the Melbourne campus on the 6th of April. You will be able to:

Participate in three workshops of your choice
Speak to course advisers
Meet La Trobe student ambassadors
Participate in a campus tour

Registrations are now open, http://bit.ly/2p07y7b

Melbourne University events for your family

‘Meet Melbourne’

Representatives from the University visit regional locations to advise students and parents about courses, career outcomes, housing options, scholarships and student services.

Tuesday 20th March: Shepparton

For more information and to register, go to http://bit.ly/2lzP67x

A Day at Melbourne University

Prospective students and their families are invited to participate in the ‘A Day at Melbourne’ program on the 6th of April. You will learn about:

Undergraduate degrees and graduate pathways at Melbourne
Unique opportunities to enrich your degree such as concurrent diplomas and going on exchange and study abroad
Admissions and entry requirements
Access Melbourne and Melbourne Scholarships
Accommodation options

You will also be able to participate in a session focused on the course you are interested in. Registrations open soon, http://bit.ly/2EG1RqT

Graeme Crosbie

www.wanganuiparkcareers.com

www.facebook.com/careersWPSC/

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