Careers

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE – 24-28 June

Our year 10s will be heading off for work experience at the end of this term (24-28 June). Now is a great time to speak to your children and get them to start thinking about where they might like to work. I really encourage them all to think big and to think outside of the jobs/businesses they know, and instead consider places where their interests lie. Encourage them to use this week to try something that they can’t do ordinarily. 

Parents don’t need to organise the placements (although, if you have a great contact somewhere, then by all means you can!). We use the SWLLEN to coordinate all student placements so they’ll do the groundwork. And they have contacts all over Victoria, so if you have a family member or friend in a larger town or city that your child can stay with, that could be a great option as there might be more or different opportunities in those towns, rather than in our local area. 

Year 10 Deakin Immersion Program

On Wednesday 5th June our Year 10 students headed to Deakin University in Warrnambool to experience an ‘Immersion’ day. This day aims to introduce students to what life at University is like and get them thinking about whether they would like to consider University as a post-school option.

Mostly led by current Deakin Uni students, the event featured two sessions where students could choose from six different course areas including Art, Nursing/Occupational Therapy, Marketing, Sports Management & Development, Engineering and Marine Science. Students got a taste of what to expect in their selected courses and did some practical, hands-on activities in the University class rooms and laboratories. Following lunch, the students got a tour of the Warrnambool campus and finished off the day with a Myth busting session in the main auditorium. 

All students enjoyed seeing the facilities on offer as well as getting a taste of what University life might be like.