Careers News
Farewell Year 12’s of 2022
Congratulations to the class of 2022 on completing Secondary School. There are many options available for students beyond school. Please view the “School Leaver Guide 2022” or the “GAP Year Guide 2022” to explore future opportunities you may not have thought of yet.
Pathways to Nursing
Are you interested in becoming a Nurse or work in the Health Care field? Click here to view the new Pathways to Nursing options available for students wanting a career in the Health field.
Summer Jobs Prep Time
The start of Term 4 means it’s not long until the summer break.
Are you thinking about getting a summer job? If you are, now is the perfect time to start getting organised.
Ways to prepare
You could:
- Create or update your resume
- Work out how much time you’ll have available to work
- Plan how you’ll be able to get to and from work
- Read up on your rights and responsibilities
- Find out what you’ll need (e.g. tax file number and super account)
- Start looking out for jobs near you
- Read up about how to write great cover letters to go with your resume or application
- Start practising how to answer interview questions with friends or family members
Don’t worry if you’re not sure where to start – we’ll be writing more blogs over the next few weeks with details about how to go about each of the items above, or you can have a browse of our resources to get started.
Footscray Art Prize
The Footscray Art Prize for Young Artists is open to all primary and secondary students who reside in or attend school in the following Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the west of Melbourne, Victoria: Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay, Wyndham, Brimbank, Moonee Valley, Melton and Hume.
Students can enter one artwork each into the prize. Entry is free.
All artworks entered into the Footscray Art Prize Young Artists categories will be exhibited at Footscray Community Arts in Footscray, Victoria and go in the running for great prizes:
- $500 for the Primary category
- $500 for the Secondary category.
The artwork needs to be completed, photographed, and submitted online once entries open on Monday 3 October 2022 and before entries close at 12 noon on Monday 20 March 2023.
This is a great opportunity for students to experience the thrill of exhibiting their work and potentially win a great prize!
Find out more:
goIT Girls- Virtual Work Experience in Tech
With only 3 sessions left for 2022, the goIT Girls program is a free, week-long work experience program aimed at female students in Years 10 and 11. At TCS, we are empowering Australian students with the skills they need to be ready for the workplace of the future.
Participants will meet senior executives from our company and from our client organisations. These executives will provide insight into the various STEM roles that exist across the business spectrum, with the hope of inspiring a new generation of innovators, problem solvers and technology professionals. The aim is to provide insight into the existence of gender occupational stereotypes in the technology industry in order to challenge and eventually overcome them. goIT Girls has 4 focus areas:
- Provide insight into the technology industry
- Challenge gender stereotypes by showcasing women in STEM as role models
- Applying technology knowledge to solve business problems
- Enhancing confidence
Remaining dates include:
- 17 – 20 October
- 7 – 10 November
- 28 November – 1 December
NDIS | Victorian Pathways to Post School Life
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online
The National Disability Insurance Agency would like to invite Victorian students with a disability in Years 9-12, their parents, carers and education professionals to attend a virtual information session on building skills and paving a pathway to post-school life.
This session will provide an opportunity to discuss NDIS-funded supports and other assistance to help young people to build skills to prepare for their transition, and to support them in the achievement of their employment and other goals, post-school.
Find out more:
Melissa Dillon & Robyn Cardamone
Careers & VET Coordinators