Highlights from Futures, Partnerships and VET

Head of Futures, Partnerships & VET - Lauren Cowburn

In February, we met with the Parent Partnership Panel to discuss the various ways parents can be involved in College life. We invite our parent community to actively support our students in the following ways:

Offer work experience placements
Offer School-based Traineeships and Apprenticeships
Be a guest speaker for lessons, lunchbox talks or assemblies
Invite us to do workplace visits/tours at your businesses.

In the spotlight!

We wanted to celebrate Clara Morris who has recently graduated from TAFE with the MSL20118 Certificate II in Sampling and Measurement and the MSL30122 Certificate III Laboratory Skills.

Clara’s mum states that, “this opportunity has really changed her. It has boosted Clara’s confidence and helped her to become more independent. Clara really enjoyed visiting the QUT labs and learning about the various degrees available in this area. This hands-on experience has inspired her to apply for Biomedical Science at QUT in the future”. We are so proud of you Clara, congratulations!

Upcoming Events

The College is abuzz with lots of activities for students to get involved in. Final preparations are in motion for the following Futures, Partnerships and VET events:

3 April 2025 - Tertiary Visit Day

Our Year 10 students will attend either the University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) or the University of Sunshine Coast (UniSC) to experience aspects of university life. They will have the chance to rotate through three faculty areas to deepen their understanding of the subjects they will encounter at university.

1 May 2025 - Career Immersion Day

The Career Immersion Day offers students in Year 10 the opportunity to engage with industry experts from a variety of different disciplines to learn about their career journey, increase their awareness of different industries and occupations and help students to deepen their understanding of the future of work. This experience is aimed to provoke thought by enabling students to investigate an area they may not know much about, inspire them to set goals for their future, and help them to make informed decisions about subject selection.

We are very excited to welcome the following Industry Experts to our College:

Luke Donaldson

Department of Transport & Main Roads

Gen Partington

Estilorose Hair

Maryanne Humphries

Queensland Health

Laura Guest

Australian Defence Force

Evie Ruffle

Green Care Projects

David Cowburn & Neroli Kroll

Action Step

Lilli Foote

Hays Recruitment

Jamie Shine

Law Health

Rachel Davis

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

Josie Barrett

Queensland Film Industry

Adam Foot

Self Employed

Megan Alexander

Harcourts

Alexandra Tabet Sheridan

Department of Primary Industries

Alex Gorman

Cricket Australia

Adam Gorman

QUT

Sarah Cavallo

Exceptional Kids

Susie Clowes

Brisbane City Council

Tayte Lang

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

Shawn Brosnan

Formiga 1

Elizabeth Shannon

Young Tourism Leaders

Bobbie Foot

BHP

Timothy Kidd

University of Queensland

Ian Sinclair

University of the Sunshine Coast

2 May 2025 – Career Expo

This year we are inviting the whole College to attend the Career Expo. This will be a great opportunity for students to speak with different exhibitors about the courses they offer and the entry requirements that are needed. There will be plenty of information available for students to access. We have over a broad range of exhibitors confirmed, including:

Air Services	American Summers	ADF
UQ	Brisbane Broncos	Young Tourism Leaders
Bond University	Mater Education	James Cook University
UniSC	USQ	QUT
QPS	Hays Employment	Griffith University
TAFE Qld	MEGT	Formiga 1
Whitehouse Institute	Flight Centre Travel Academy	Get Set Education
Binnacle Training	Australian Vocational Academy	Torrens University

For more information about Futures, Partnerships and VET opportunities, please read our fourth edition of our Futures Hub newsletter below.

University of Queensland - Bachelor of Medicine Information Sessions

The University of Queensland is offering two opportunities to explore studying Medicine at their upcoming information sessions:

📍 In-Person (St Lucia) – 18 March, 6.00pm – 7.30pm

💻 Virtual Session – 19 March, 6.00pm – 7.30pm