Careers 

Career Development Events for 2025

• ADF Careers Presentation at DVC. (25th August Yrs 10 – 12) 
• Parents As Careers Support 7pm 23rd July (Parents) 
• Year 10 Tertiary Excursion (4th August) 
• Yr 9 My Career Insights Profiling (Week 1 Term 3) 
• Yr 9 Work Experience (Dec 1 st – 12th) 

Parents as Careers Supports:

As a part of the College Career Development program, we will be running an in-person session assisting parents with supporting their young person in their career life journey. The session will aim to answer the questions you might have with regards to pathways and career development, as well as discuss with parents the approach taken here at DVC.

For planning purposes parents are asked to register for the event via the link provided. Parents are also invited to shape the discussion by providing some questions they would like answered in the session. 

Date: 23rd of July 2025 Time: 7:00pm 

Location: Auditorium (on campus at DVC)

 Parents as Careers Supports- 23.07.2025

Informed. 

A significant portion of the work that the sub-schools and I will be doing with the students from 8-11 over the next 6 weeks of term 3 will focus on the area of “Informed” from the Career Development Competencies. 

The purpose of the work is to not only help the students to understand what their options are and provide them with the information they may require in making decisions around subject selection, but also to help them to understand where to go to access the information for themselves. We also hope to show the students the importance of asking questions, seeking clarity. 

Ultimately, we want to develop some independence and a sense of self agency in the students.

Yr 9 My Career Insights Profiling 

Yr 9 students will be participating in DET initiative My Career Insights. Parents need to provide consent for their student to participate in the full program. The full program sees the students undertake the completion of a series of questionnaires and psychometric tests, which combined are used to generate a “Career Profile” for students. This is supported by an external consultant conducting a counselling session with the student to discuss their results. Parents of Yr 9 students are asked to provide consent for this event on compass.

Event: Yr 9 My Career Insights - Profiling | Compass

Yr 10 Work Experience. 

Our Yr 10 cohort have just completed their work experience. A big thank you to our parents and families in supporting students with finding host employers. Below are some photos of our students engaging in the workplace.

ARMY CAREERS DAY @ PUCKAPUNYAL MILITARY AREA – 12 SEPTEMBER 2025 

The Department of Defence will be opening its gates at the Puckapunyal Military Area on Friday 12 September 2025 and will host an Army Careers Day for all interested students across Victoria and Albury NSW (Years 9-12). We will attend the event as a whole day excursion. 

This event has been developed to showcase the variety of careers (full-time and part-time) available in the Army and Defence. It will provide students an insight into:

• Benefits within the Australian Army which is one of the world’s leading military forces
• A valuable opportunity to have one-on-one discussions with Australian Defence Force (ADF) members to discuss their experiences and lifestyle
• Interaction with ADF Recruitment team about current job vacancies, salary and benefits, Defence University Sponsorship, Defence Force Academy, GAP Year, STEM opportunities
• Students will be also able to participate in several hands-on activities including physical training lessons run by qualified Physical Training Instructors from the Australian Army as well as the opportunity to ride in Army vehicles. 

Attendance for this event is via an expression of interest from a parent/carer.

Graham.sinclair@education.vic.gov.au

MELBOURNE CAREERS EXPO – FREE TICKETS

The school has received 15 free tickets to the Melbourne Careers Expo. Parents and students who may be interested in attending can come to the general office to collect the number of tickets to suit their needs.

The expo is hosted at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, South Warf. 25-27th of July.

Graham Sinclair 

Career Practitioner.

 graham.sinclair@education.vic.gov.au

 Ph: 9438 8282