Careers & Pathways

The best way to predict the future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln

Job Spotlight

Speech Pathologist

If you have a passion for helping people and are seeking a rewarding and challenging career, Speech Pathology could be ideal for you. You can find out all about what the job involves and how you can get there in our latest Job Spotlight.

Watch the YouTube clip we've created or read the Job Spotlight.

Dog Handler

If you have a passion for animals, are patient and confident, and want a job that can be extremely rewarding, becoming a Dog Handler could be perfect for you. You can find out all about what the job involves and how you can get there in our latest Job Spotlight.

Watch the YouTube clip we've created or read the Job Spotlight.

Looking for career inspiration?

Know you need to think about what comes after school, but not sure where to start? That’s ok, we can help. Here are 5 top tips for finding career inspiration.

For more inspiration visit the CESC Careers website Cranbourne East Secondary College Careers - Home (cesccareers.com)

Careers Resources for Students with Disabilities

Certain disabilities could make it trickier for you to achieve your goals if you’ve already got a specific career in mind. But there are usually pathways and options to consider so that even if in the worst case you need to adjust your goals, those options could provide you with similar results and possibly help you to find alternatives that suit you even better.

Build your skills

Skill Builder: What you need to know about tax

If you've made money in the past 12 months, then you may need to lodge a tax return with the ATO (Australian Taxation Office). It's not tricky, and you may be able to get a tax refund if you've paid too much tax. Watch the video to find out more:

What's Next?

If you have (or want to get) a job, then you need to do a couple of things to prepare for tax time. These are:

Get a Tax File Number (TFN) - it's quick and easy and free - apply here
Nominate (and join) a superannuation fund. Three good options for young people are Future Super, Student Super, and Australian Ethical, but there are other great funds out there so do some research. Once you've joined a fund, let your employer know.
Get access to your MyGov account and connect your ATO profile, so you can lodge your tax online for free with MyTax

University update

How to Apply to University

Do you think you want to go to university once school is over? There are over one million Australians currently studying at university, and if you’ve decided you want to join them then you need to know how to apply.

2022 Medicine Closing Dates

Wanting to study medicine at university in 2022? You need to have booked your UCAT test date by now (and may have already even sat it already). And if you haven’t already, it’s time to start getting your applications in.

Casper Test | 2021-2022 Admissions

The Casper test is an online situational judgement test. Like the UCAT, it is an extra step you need to take before being admitted to some university degrees.

What’s the difference between a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Commerce?

If you’re keen to study business at university, you might already be looking into your future degree. And you also might have run into this conundrum – should I study a Bachelor of Business or a Bachelor of Commerce? You might even be wondering, are these two degrees even different?

Apprenticeships and Traineeships in VIC

Are you thinking of kickstarting your career with an apprenticeship or traineeship? There are heaps of opportunities available for both school-leavers and students still at school.

Needing to know more about Australian Apprenticeships - I want to be an apprentice | Australian Apprenticeships

Check out some of the opportunities we have found.

Zinfra Apprentice Trainee Program - 2022 applications are now open from July to 6 August.

Currently recruiting for

Apprenticeship in Gas Supply Industry
Apprenticeship in Electrical Supply Industry
Traineeship in Project Management

Zinfra Apprentice Program Flyer 2022.pdf

More opportunities can be found here

MEGT -Apprentice and trainee job vacancies | MEGT (Australia) Ltd

Sarina Russo - SRAS (jobreadygateway.com.au)

SBATs (School-based apprenticeships and traineeships)

What is an SBAT

School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBAT) allow students to train and get paid work while completing a VET Certificate while studying VCE or VCAL.

A School-Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship (SBAT) offers students the option of combining their senior secondary education with part-time employment and skills training. The program is undertaken under a formal training contract with an employer and has a training plan registered with the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA). The training must lead to a nationally recognised qualification, as determined by the VRQA.

Reece

Certificate II Warehousing Operations

On completion of the School‑based traineeship program, you will get a Certificate II in Warehousing Operations. You will gain broad exposure to the industry, grow your customer service experience, and develop skills for the future.

Find out more here - School-based Traineeships | Reece Careers

Certificate II Retail

The Certificate II in Retail will expose you to the retail operational knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the retail industry.

Find out more here - School-based Traineeships | Reece Careers

VACC

Certificate II in Automotive

Find out more here - School-based Traineeships – VACC Automotive Apprenticeships (autoapprenticeships.com.au)

SBATs available to year 12 students in 2022

Utrain

CHC30213 Certificate 3 in Education Support

A career in education and early childhood development can be stimulating, satisfying and rewarding, and provides the opportunity to influence and shape many lives.

Find out more here - Education Support – U Train

SIS31015 Certificate 3 in Aquatics & Community Recreation

The Aquatic and Community Recreation industry provides support, direction, training, information and networking opportunities for all people who are involved in sport and leisure services throughout Australia.

Find out more here - Aquatics & Community Recreation – U Train

HLT33015 Certificate 3 in Allied Health Assistance

The definition of Allied Health as stated on the Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) website is:

An allied health profession is one which has:

A direct patient care role and may have an application to broader public health outcomes.
A national professional organisation with a code of ethics/conduct and clearly defined membership requirements.
University health sciences courses (not medical, dental or nursing) at AFQ Level 7 or higher, accredited by their relevant national accreditation body.
Clearly articulated national entry-level competency standards and assessment procedures.
A defined core scope of practice.
Robust and enforceable regulatory mechanisms

And has allied health professionals who:

Are autonomous practitioners.
Practice in an evidence-based paradigm using an internationally recognised body of knowledge to protect, restore and maintain optimal physical, sensory, psychological, cognitive, social and cultural function.
May utilise or supervise assistants, technicians and support workers.

Find out more here - Allied Health Assistance – U Train

CHC33015 Certificate 3 in Individual Support

This qualification reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason.

Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs. Workers have a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

Find out more here - Individual Support – U Train

CHC30113 Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education & Care

The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) is an independent national authority, based in Sydney. One of ACECQA’s many roles is to educate and inform the wider community about the importance of improving outcomes in children’s education and care. We also provide governments, the sector and families with access to the most current research to ensure the National Quality Framework (NQF) policy and service delivery is in line with best practice across the country.ACECQA guides the implementation of the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care nationally and ensures consistency in delivery.The National Quality Framework (NQF) is the result of an agreement between all Australian governments to work together to provide better educational and developmental outcomes for children using education and care services.The NQF introduces a new quality standard to improve education and care across long day care, family day care, preschool/kindergarten, and outside school hours care.

Find out more here - Early Childhood Education & Care – U Train

SIS30315 Certificate 3 in Fitness

The role as defined by Fitness Australia for a Certificate III Fitness – Gym Instructor is:

Works within predictable settings such as a fitness facility, recreation or community facilities
Provides individually tailored client assessments, program development, program demonstration and client reviews
Provides supervision of a facility or service (i.e. observing client use of facilities, providing technique correction as needed, keeping equipment clean/tidy/well-maintained, being available for customer inquiries or assistance)
Typically reports to a manager but is not always directly supervised during work duties

Find out more here - Fitness – U Train

If you are interested in undertaking an SBAT in 2022 please speak with Kendra Scaife - Careers Development Practitioner in the Red Careers office or contact her on 5990 0200.