Pathways
Young Women in Aerospace & Defence
We’d like to invite female students in Years 7 – 12 to apply for the Young Women in Aerospace & Defence (FREE 5-Day STEM program), offered during the school holidays in Terms 1, 2, and 3.The program is an RMIT University co-sponsored initiative addressing the persistent gender gap across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
Application Process:
- Students are asked to submit a written statement (max 500 words) or a video (max 2 mins) explaining why the student should be chosen for the program.
- Applications need to be sent to WackettSTEMprogram@rmit.edu.au
Applications close: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Applicants notified of success: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Event Details:
When: SCHOOL HOLIDAY PERIOD
Term 1: 8-12 April 2024
Term 2: 8-12 July 2024
Term 3: 23-27 September 2024
Students can choose the STEM program they'd like to attend. With high demand expected, preferences will be accommodated based on availability.
Where: RMIT University, City Campus
Students will:
- Engage in a range of activities including constructing drones, designing apps, building gliders, programming bots, and conclude with races featuring their creations.
- Participate in lectures and explore RMIT University's cutting-edge engineering facilities.
- Take part in Q&A sessions with female STEM professionals and explore tours of aerospace and defence industry-leading companies.
Please refer to the flyer attached here.
Brentwood Pathways Team
Year 10 Work Experience 2024
Work experience is the short-term placement of secondary school students with employers to provide insights into the industry and the workplace in which they are located.
In 2024, Year 10 students are required to complete their Work Experience placements during the week of 24 to 28 June (Term 2, Week 11).
Students must fill in the Work Arrangement Form attached here and get it signed by the employer, student, and parent, before submitting it to Mr. Li or Mr. Kalva in the Pathways Office by 22nd March. The form will then be signed by the Principal.
For more information please read: Work Experience – A guide for Students, Parents and Carers
Please consider applying for one of the following:
Local Council / Public sector
Primary School / Kindergarten
Medical Centre / Pharmacy / Hospital
Hospitality / Retail / Customer service
Veterinary Centre / Zoo / RSPCA
Research Centre / University / TAFE
Sports Centre / Club
Op Shop / Volunteer Centre
Broadcasting Company / Digital Media
Please visit our Pathways website for more resources and links to work placements: https://www.brentwoodpathways.com/years-9-and-10/year-10-work-experience
If you work for an organisation that can offer a work experience placement(s) to one/some of our students, please contact the Brentwood Pathways Team at pathways@ms.brentwood.vic.edu.au.
Year 9 Morrisby Program 2024
My Career Insights is a program for all Year 9 students in government secondary schools. This program will help Year 9 students to:
Learn about what skills and abilities they could bring to a job.
Find out about what jobs match their abilities, interests and personality, and the subjects they need for those jobs.
As part of the program, in 2024, Year 9 students will:
Complete a series of online questions and quizzes (on the Morrisby Profile website) at school.
Receive a Morrisby Profile Report showing the results from the questions and quizzes, and possible jobs that match their abilities, interests and personality.
Have a 30-minute meeting with a Morrisby-trained Career Practitioner, who will explain the report to your child. You can attend this meeting. Please tell the school if you need a telephone interpreting service.
Students can use the following resources to familiarise with the Morrisby program:
Morrisby Promo: MorrisbyPromo2022
Watch this video on the profiling process
Complete the practice Morrisby questions
CEAV website: https://www.ceav.vic.edu.au/my-career-insights/
Pathways website: https://www.brentwoodpathways.com/years-9-and-10/year-9-morrisby-testing
If you have questions regarding this, please contact the Brentwood Pathways Team at pathways@ms.brentwood.vic.edu.au.
Brentwood Pathways Team
The Brentwood Pathways team aims to empower students and their families with all the latest information to explore a broad range of career opportunities, build skills and prepare them for the global marketplace, equipped with competitive 21st-century skills to pursue productive, sustainable careers.
The Brentwood Pathways team is located in the SLC building. We are open from 9 am to 3 pm on all working days. We appreciate students checking the availability of our team members via Teams and booking an appointment before seeing us in the Pathways Office.
Our team members:
Director of Pathways & VCE: Ms. Nicole Green
Pathways Managers: Mr. Venkata Kalva & Mr. Timothy Li
Pathways Counsellor: Ms. Bridget Dowling
VASS, VET & VM Administrator: Ms. Jennifer Chanter
VASS Administrator (VCE) and Attendance: Ms. Janelle Pentreath
Brentwood Pathways Website
Our team has launched a brand-new website: www.brentwoodpathways.com. This will be a one-stop shop for all year-levels for subject selections and future pathways queries, including Morrisby, Work Experience, VTAC etc.
Please email your feedback and suggestions to improve the website further to pathways@ms.brentwood.vic.edu.au
Brentwood Pathways Newsletter
Don't forget to check out our weekly Brentwood Pathways Newsletter. Click here to access the latest issue: https://www.brentwoodpathways.com/news-jobs/pathways-newsletter
It is a great way for parents and students to keep up to date with Pathways-related programs, including subject selections, work experience and many more.