Careers News
St. Peter’s Futures Expo – Monday 17th July – Save the date
This years event will be held at both the Clyde North and Cranbourne campuses to ensure the vital information about future options is available to as many families as possible. The event will run from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm with Operoo Invitations being sent out next week. Please mark this date on your calendars to ensure you and your child have the most up to date information about the educational options available in 2024.
Industry Information Sessions
A number of industry specific information sessions will take place at local secondary schools through June. Don't miss this chance to learn more about these industries and how you can start your journey towards a successful career. Join us for an evening of inspiration and motivation. Each session will run between 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm.
Check out the links for location details.
Engineering 6th June
Information Technology 8th June
Hospitality 15th June
Building 20th June
Community Services 20th June
Landscaping 22nd June
Victoria Police Online Information Session – Tuesday 27th June – 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm
ACU | Advisory Conference Webinar Series 2023
June 1 to July 19, 2023
You are invited to attend our Advisory Conference webinars, which will offer timely updates on course changes and entry programs.
Advisory Conference webinars:
- Thursday 1 June 2023, 12 – 12.30pm – Courses update: what’s new and what’s changed
- Thursday 13 July 2023, 12 – 12.30pm – ACU entry and pathways (Vic)
- Wednesday 19 July 2023, 12 – 12.30pm – ACU entry and pathways (including ACU Guarantee) (NSW/ACT/Qld)
Monash Information Sessions and Open Day
Monash provide a number of exciting online and onsite events for future students. Please use think link to find your event of interest and be sure to register in advance.
https://www.monash.edu/discover/events
Monash Science Precinct Tour – 27 June – 4 July
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/monash-science-precinct-tours-2023-tickets-528919892637?aff=MUP
Open Day at Monash – Register here
https://www.monash.edu/open-day
YES (Young Entrepreneur Summit) Secondary, Melbourne
June 12, 2023
Run by young people, for young people, YES (Young Entrepreneur Summit) is a one-day, interactive summit designed to inspire and empower a generation of brave, creative and entrepreneurial young leaders.
YES is a super high energy, action-packed, one day event that features keynote presentations, panel discussions and interactive group workshops on a whole range of ‘adulting skills’ such as public speaking, financial literacy, ideation and collaboration + team work.
YES is designed for secondary school students (Grade 7 to 12) and young adults (17 to 21 years).
The REELise Film Festival is designed to give young people an opportunity to share their stories about navigating digital life to entertain, educate and inspire positive change online. National finalists feature online and in cinema. You can be part of a fun youth oriented event and win great prizes including cash, filmmaking equipment and industry experiences.
The 2023 Competition theme is “Footprint”.
Entry is free and open to young people 10-18 years in each State and Territory of Australia.
Entries close 9 July 2023.
Find out more and enter here: https://www.reelise.org.au/create-and-influence/
Each year, the Parliament of Victoria asks students across the state, from Grade 5 to Year 12, to share what you would say to parliament if you were an MP. This is a chance to talk about the issues that are important to you and your community. Record your own 90-second Member’s Statement video and you could win prizes, for you and your school!
A prize of $500 and a commemorative trophy will be awarded to the first-placed entry in each category.
There will also be prizes of $250 to the second-placed entries and $125 to the third-placed entries in each age group.
An award of $1,000 will be made to each first-placed student’s school, which will ideally be used to promote civics and citizenship and law-related education within these schools, at the schools’ discretion.
Entries close 16 June.
Find out more: https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/teach-and-learn/parliament-prize/
Holmesglen-Saints Sports Program
St Kilda and Holmesglen are giving students the chance to kick off their career in the sports
industry. Studying with Holmesglen and the Saints offers unprecedented access to the inner
workings of an elite sporting environment.
The Holmesglen-Saints Sports Program offers the Diploma of Sport with Diploma of Event
Management at Holmesglen’s Moorabbin Campus. This is a one-year course, and the
weekly timetable features a combination of classroom-based learning, split between
Holmesglen’s Moorabbin campus and the Saints’ club facilities, plus one day of integrated
activities. There is a dedicated focus on turning theory into practice, and students gain real-
life experience at the AFL club, and assist with junior clinics, community development
programs and even match-day experiences.
Holmesglen Institute is hosting at Holmesglen-Saints Sports Program Open Day on 15 June
2023, at 6.30pm – 7.30pm at RSEA Park. Register at Open Days | Melbourne TAFE Courses
Find out more at Holmesglen-Saints Sports Program.
Gap Year Program 2024
Applications open: To current Year 12 and 13 students who will be graduating in 2023.
Requirements: No past experience or ATAR required. All training will be provided.
Are you in Year 12 and not sure what you want to do next?
Spend an exciting 12 months, where you'll not only get paid to carry out meaningful and important work that improves the lives of all Australians but also gain life-changing skills
Discover your path with a Home Affairs GAP Year.
The Department of Home Affairs offers a 12-month gap year to Year 12 and 13 students
graduating in 2023. The Gap Year Program will commence on the 19 February 2024 with
positions offered in dynamic teams to support the processing and administration of fast
paced and essential business areas within the Department.
Applications opened on Tuesday 23 May and will close Sunday 2 July
2023 at 11:59pm (midnight) AEST.
Students are required to apply through the Department of Home Affairs
website by uploading a current CV and details of two referees, along with
an application response outlining their career aspirations and why they
want to participate in the Home Affairs GAP year Program. This response should be limited
to between 200 and 300 words.
Contact entryprogramsandpathways@homeaffairs.gov.au for more information.
Melissa Dillon & Robyn Cardamone
Careers & VET Coordinators