Careers

Hi Scoresby Secondary Community from the Careers area.

This week in 2020 looks a little different. Year 10 students are usually out on Work Experience, unfortunately this has not be possible for most of our students, we will still work towards our end of year dates of Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December 2020. Not only is work experience a great opportunity for students to experience the work place, future careers and begin thinking about pathways.

It is an opportunity to represent our school in the wider community. These positive experiences lead to future employment opportunities and relationships that grow are vital and beneficial to all our students’ futures.

I encourage students to continue to make contact with employers to arrange a placement at this time, for later in the year.

This is also a great time for current Year 9 students to reflect on their Morrisby profile and start thinking about what you would like to do for Work Experience in 2021. Many opportunities with big companies, health care, local council, hospitals, police, and government institutes have an online application process that requires completion before the end of this year, 2020. If you have any ideas or are interested in specific areas , go online do some research and come and see Ms Haines to be sure you meet all the deadlines, you don’t want to leave it too late and miss out because you didn’t prepare properly.

If you have no idea, also come and see me. I am available any recess or lunch time and am happy to meet with students and parents after school. We will run a Work Experience information session, possibly in conjunction with our year level subject selection and information session and I will speak to students individually during MIPS sessions.

Year 12 students begin to finalise their beyond Scoresby Plans over the next weeks. I will be working with them to create a VTAC account and navigate all the aspects of their tertiary application, I will also communicating any changes in the application process to tertiary providers.

Remember to access the weekly Career News on the Careers website http://www.scoresbysccareers.com.

During the school holidays there will be several online resources and virtual sessions run by Universities or TAFE's that provide fantastic opportunities to experience and explore these institutions. So check the careers website, careers news or come and ask me what is on offer.

Open Days at universities, TAFE institutions and private tertiary providers usually take place during term 3, what this will look like this year is still to be confirmed, as soon as I have information I will pass it on via Compass and Scoresby Careers website.

Engaging in Open Days whether virtually or physically is extremely important in making informed choices about tertiary study and understanding what is available, this information is valuable to all year levels.