Pathways and Transition
Important dates
TAFE Applications Now Open
- Closes 7 December Go directly to the TAFE website to enrol
- https://www.northmetrotafe.wa.edu.au
- https://www.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au
UWA Design Studio for students - Now Open
- January holidays
- For students in Year 9 -11. For more information and to register
- https://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Design-Studio-for-school-students-2018-A5-flyer.pdf
ConocoPhillips Science Experience at UWA – Now Open
- January holidays
- Years 9 and 10 students who have a passion for science, technology, engineering and maths.
- For more information:
- https://www.scienceexperience.com.au/when-where/wa/university-of-western-australia-perth
The University of Notre Dame – Twilight Tour 22 Nov & 6 Dec
- Find out more - https://www.notredame.edu.au/events-items/twilight-tours
Uncovering the UCAT – UWA: 29 November (Formerly known as UMAT)
Curtin University – Fine Art Advisory Sessions: 3 & 4 December
- Information about Fine Art at Curtin.
- Find out more - https://news.curtin.edu.au/events/fine-art-advisory-sessions/
The University of Notre Dame – 18 December
- ATAR Advice Day
- Find out more -https://www.notredame.edu.au/events-items/atar-advice-day
Perth Music School – 2019: 14-18 January
- Pop, Rock & Jazz
- Perth Summer Music School has designed this 1 Week Music School for Players with 1+ Years of Musical Experience or more, and all Instruments are more than welcome.
- Tuition by WAAPA Trained Musicians.
- Find out more - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2019-pop-rock-jazz-summer-music-school-perth-tickets-51132451539
Students applying for medicine in 2019 and beyond
2019 Year 12 students who intend pursuing medicine at UWA and Curtin University will need to sit a UCAT exam in July. It was previously known as UMAT. The UCAT will be like UMAT but it will now be a two-hour computer-based test. UCAT will assess a range of mental abilities identified by universities as important to practicing in the fields of medicine / dentistry / clinical sciences. Students should prepare for the test using free official practice materials which have been developed by the UCAT Consortium of Universities to support test preparation. See - https://www.ucatofficial.com/ucat-anz/preparation/
Registration opens on the 1 March. For more information go directly to the UCAT official website - https://www.ucatofficial.com/ucat-anz/test-format/
USQ Aviation Camp – EOI for 2019
Two Day Experience was a major success in 2018 with 25 school students taking two days out of their school holidays to attend the aviation focused experience. Students immersed themselves in leadership, communication, team building workshops and had the opportunity to fly USQ's 737 simulator. Express your interest to receive an invitation for our 2019 holiday aviation experiences via Faculty.marketing@usq.edu.au
Year 10 School Entrepreneurship Program
In Term Two, Year 10 students were given $20 of start-up capital to create, launch and operate their own venture over the course of a school term. Fifty-six students successfully completed the program. Students had to complete a Business Plan and learn a range of other important enterprise skills such as managing finances, marketing a product or service and teamwork.
Below are photographs of the top performing group setting up before 7.30am each morning.
Students who participated were asked what they learnt from the program. Some comments were:
“There was a lot more work that goes on behind the scenes.”
“Understand and know your market.”
“Hard work pays off.”
“People more health conscience than thought.”
“If you don’t look professional you don’t get customers.”
“That running a business is hard.”
“It is challenging to get everyone in the group to agree.”
“We learnt that we need to put in a lot of effort, and to make sure we have a good team.”
“The importance of ordering products earlier.”
Those students who successfully completed the program gained the following enterprise skills: project management, financial literacy, teamwork, communication, global citizenship, creativity and innovation, problem solving, critical thinking and digital literacy.
A good read
The New Work Reality, June 2018
The transition for young people between full-time education and full-time work is increasingly uncertain. Following the journeys of 14,000 young people over a decade, the New Work Reality report reveals the factors that accelerate the transition to full-time work, including the skills, mindset and confidence young people need to navigate our changed world of work. Read the full report here ..\..\REPORT\FYA_2018TheNewWorkReality_sml.pdf
Job spotlight
Interactive ICT Career Wheel
- Explore Careers in Technology from ACS https://www.careersfoundation.com.au/
Good Universities Guide to Apprenticeships and Traineeships