Careers and Pathways
Year 10 Work Experience
Welcome back to Mazenod for 2020! Congratulations to those year 10 students who have already returned their completed work experience forms to the College.
A reminder to all year 10 students that work experience forms must be returned to Ms. Seremetis by Friday 27th March 2020. This is the last week of term 1, only 7 weeks away!
Work Experience dates are Monday 15th – Friday 19th June 2020
Please note, this is a compulsory 5 day placement program for all year 10 students. If you require a new Work Experience Arrangement Form, please download a form from the College Careers Website: http://www.mazenodcollegeviccareers.com/?page=work-experience
Career in Air Conditioning Technology
According to the Career Cornerstone Centre, air conditioning engineering technologists work in the design, installation, and service of heating and air conditioning systems in residential and commercial buildings. They know how to select and maintain equipment that ensures building comfort.
According to the Good Universities Guide, there are a range of specialised roles in this field, such as –
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Draftsperson
Refrigeration and air conditioning draftspersons design and produce working drawings of mechanical systems for refrigeration and air conditioning systems within a building project so that they can be manufactured, constructed, and installed. Apart from having an aptitude for problem-solving, good communication skills, and being able to work as part of a team, a particular interest must be enjoying technical and design activities.
- Automotive Air Conditioning Fitter
Automotive air conditioning fitters install and repair air conditioning units in various types of vehicles and machinery, such as cars, trucks, vans, and tractors. Successful fitters enjoy practical and manual activities, have good hand-eye coordination, an aptitude for mechanical work, are able to keep up to date with technological change, and have good problem-solving skills.
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics select components, assemble, install, test, fault-find, service and repair industrial, commercial, and domestic refrigeration and air conditioning systems in homes, shops, factories, office buildings, hospitals, supermarkets, and cold stores. Besides having an aptitude for problem-solving, good communication skills, and being able to work as part of a team, other important personal requirements of these specialised mechanics are being able to work with hand and power tools, enjoy and have an aptitude for technical work, and work patiently, systematically and thoroughly.
Study Fashion and Textiles (Sustainable Innovation) with RMIT
New advents in technology and sustainability are changing the way we look at fashion and clothing. The way clothes are being made is also changing.
The Bachelor of Fashion and Textiles (Sustainable Innovation) from RMIT will delve into new ways of creating fashion and textiles with more sustainable methods. You will explore industry-relevant knowledge and projects, ethical and sustainable practices, and material and digital technologies. You will also have the opportunity to minor in either fashion design, textile design, or fashion enterprise.
This course could open the door to a variety of careers, including:
- materials designer, researcher, innovator, or production manager
- digital fashion innovator or product manager
- fashion experience creator
- fashion coder or sustainability compliance officer
- sustainable sourcing manager
- corporate social responsibility (CSR) manager
- product developer
- production manager
- fashion design engineer
- fashion or textile technologist
The Selection Rank for this course is 75.40.
Find out more HERE
ACU Faculty of Education and Arts Update
The Australian Catholic University new suite of education courses offer specialisations that are flexible to meet your needs and interests. Depending on your choice of specialisation, these courses provide you with the option to pick a pathway into a range of school settings and specialist teacher roles.
Education courses:
- Early childhood and primary
- Primary
- Primary and special education
- Primary and secondary
- Secondary
- Secondary and special education
Double degree qualification
You can also obtain a double degree by pairing a Bachelor of Education with a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Creative Arts or Bachelor of Exercise Science, enabling you to graduate as a qualified teacher with a subject specialisation from day one.
Interested in a career teaching mathematics?
Explore theories of learning mathematics at primary, secondary and tertiary levels through a range of courses at ACU. You will develop the professional knowledge, skills and attitudes required of an effective classroom teacher and learn about the Australian mathematics curriculum.
Excel in primary teaching education
A Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) can lead to a career as an early childhood educator where you’ll be helping young children develop critical, lifelong skills as you engage them through art, music, maths, science and literacy.
A career in early years teaching
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is designed for those with a passion for making a difference in the lives of children and inspiring young minds. You’ll gain hands-on, practical experience in primary school teaching through undertaking professional placements during the course.
Internship opportunity with the Bachelor of Arts
ACU’s National School of Arts offers our students a range of internship and community engagement placements to help you gain invaluable professional experience while you study. Our students have the opportunity to be involved in programs such as the Victorian Parliamentary Internship, which may help you progress to a graduate position as a journalist, researcher and more.
Cybersecurity Courses in Victoria in 2020
One explanation for what cybersecurity might be is that cybersecurity is the protection of internet-connected systems, including hardware, software and data, from cyberattacks. In a computing context, security comprises cybersecurity and physical security -- both are used by enterprises to protect against unauthorized access to data centres and other computerized systems.
Although Cybersecurity Education is an American organisation, its website is well-worth a visit just to begin to grasp the broad range of careers in this field. Cybersecurity professionals are employed in all industries, and they work hard at ensuring computer data stays out of the wrong hands. Cybersecurity is taught at numerous universities in Victoria.
Cybersecurity is taught at a number of Victorian institutions – either as a course in its own right, or as a major in another courses. Below is a list of some of these, and students are encouraged to browse VTAC for a comprehensive list of all courses available.
| INSTITUTION | COURSE NAME | VCE PREREQs | MAJOR STUDIES IN 2020 |
| Box Hill Institute | Advanced Diploma of Cyber Security | n/a, but must complete Year 12 | Cyber Security Policy and Planning, IOT device security, Incident response, Networking and Network Security, Penetration testing, Threat detection and mitigation. |
| Deakin University | Bachelor of Cyber Security | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL. | Access control, Computer and network security, Computing, Cryptography, Data analytics, Database, Digital forensics, Hi-tech crime, Identity management and authentication, Information and communication technology, Information technology, Internet and web, Internet technology and security, Internet-of-things security, Network management and network systems, Penetration testing, Privacy, Public-key cryptography, Security analytics, Security and management, Security and risk analysis, System and software vulnerabilities. |
| Holmesglen Institute | Cert IV in Cyber Security | n/a, but must complete Year 12 | Collecting and analysing data to identify cyber threats and vulnerabilities, Cyber Security Industry Project, Cyber ethics and workplace legislation, Introduction to Pen Testing, Intrusion testing, Managing System Security, Network Security firewall configuration, Networking skills for Cyber Security, Programming skills for Cyber Security, Securing Websites, Security monitoring & Incident response, Working and communicating in a Cyber Security Operations Centre in an Organisation. |
| La Trobe University | Bachelor of Cybersecurity | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL. | Computer science, Cybersecurity Management, Information technology. |
| Monash University | Bachelor of Applied Data Science | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in one of Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics. | Anatomy and developmental biology, Applied discrete mathematics, Astronomy, Biochemical science, Biological science and genetics, Biomedical science, Business analytics, Business information systems, Chemical sciences, Computer Science, Computer systems engineering, Crime and society, Cybersecurity, Data challenges, Data science, Digital humanities, Drugs and society, Earth and atmospheric sciences, Geography and the environment, Interactive media, Language and society, Marketing science, Mathematics, Microbiology, Mobile apps development, Modelling with differential equations, Molecular and cell biology, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Social research, Software development, Statistical modelling. |
| Swinburne University | Cert IV in Cyber Security | n/a, but must complete Year 12 | Implement network security infrastructure, Test concepts and procedures, Utilise basic network concepts and protocols, Write script for software applications. |
Ms Vivian Seremetis
Careers Coordinator