Year 9 My Career Insights

Once again this year our students are being given the opportunity to explore their insights into potential careers and what they might aspire to. The program is being delivered for the Department of Education and Training by the Careers Education Association of Victoria.

The program starts with an online aptitude test which will be delivered by our own qualified career practitioners in Year 9 classes over the coming weeks. The students then will have the opportunity, together with any parent interested, in participating in a one on one interview with a counsellor to look at what the aptitude test has revealed.

It will identify student likes, interests and strengths and address them in the context of potential study and vocational pathways. It is a fantastic program and those who’ve participated in the subsequent interviews have been most enthusiastic about what they’ve learned. If parents haven’t already completed and returned permission forms to the Mooroopna campus for this they should do so as soon as possible.

Updated Career Resources

We've just updated some of our online Career newsletters for students and their families. These cover training for a whole range of careers and especially health related ones. They explain what that career involves, training options, entry requirements (& pre-reqs) as well as possible specialisations. These have been updated with 2021 offer data for us by the wonderful Sandie McCoy at CC Wodonga.

Just head to the link below to find the following (and more) updated guides, which can be downloaded as pdf files:

Medical Radiation & Medical Ultrasound
Nursing & Midwifery
Nutrition & Dietetics
Occupational Therapy & Speech Pathology
Oral Health & Dentistry
Orthoptics, Optometry and Clinical Audiology
Paramedicine
Pharmacy, Laboratory Medicine and Biomedical Science
Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Osteopathy & Myotherapy
Podiatry
Prosthetics & Orthotics
Veterinary Science pathways

https://www.gssccareers.com/newsletter

Apprenticeship/Traineeships

MyGain YouTube Channel

Check out this channel to watch videos about apprenticeships, traineeships and employers, http://bit.ly/1NC2fUS

AusAppPathway

This is an App you can download so you can research apprenticeships and traineeships on the go via your smart phone, www.ausapp.com.au/

Making the most of your time at school

If you have just started back at school and you aren’t feeling motivated or engaged, the staff at Australian Apprenticeships Pathways have written an article with great advice about how you can become more connected with your learning and your career development.

The article covers school subjects, VET subjects, school-based apprenticeships, work experience and paid work. You can read the article here - http://bit.ly/2FdEHFx

Article for families

They have also written an article just for parents and families called ‘opening the door to new opportunities for your child’. You can access it at this link - http://bit.ly/2BCiZeu

Year 10 - VCE Industry & Enterprise

All Year 10’s participate in some kind of formal vocational education or training at GSSC. The vast majority completing the VCE Unit 1 Industry & Enterprise class each Wednesday. This class runs for the whole year, as students only have it once a week. It is a fast-tracked VCE unit and successful completion provides potential credit towards both a VCAL and VCE course in Year 11.

A small number of students have, as an alternative, secured a school based apprenticeship or they may have commenced a special VET program.

VCE Industry and Enterprise assists students to understand the nature of work, labour markets, employer expectations, understand their own vocation and training preferences and to develop their career action plan.

A key part of this will be completing some ‘experiences of work’. For most this will include a work placement. Typically, such placements (Structured Workplace Learning) will be for one week. Students will be encouraged to complete one, but it is possible they may be able to do more.

Given that there are approximately 370 students in Year 10, not all students will be able to complete placements at the same time. Instead, we will identify 3 weeks (one in each of the first 3 terms) when particular I & E classes will be scheduled for these placements. Ideally they’ll happen then with their own class but this may not always be possible.

Mr Crosbie, Mr Lythgo and Mr Reid’s classes (6 classes in total) will be attempting to complete theirs in the week March 22-26th. Dates are still being finalised for term 2 and 3 for the other 10 classes. Further details will be provided to each class as soon as they become available.

As a school we will be as flexible as we can be to accommodate work placements for our students. Sometimes it may be preferable for these placements to take place during school holidays.

Defence Force Work Experience opportunities

Students have diverse vocation interests. Some areas are very difficult to investigate through work placements e.g psychology, counselling, security, policing. However, the ADF does run a limited work experience program with placements available in Victoria and elsewhere. To investigate these and how to apply follow this link https://bit.ly/3sfegGC

2020 Open Day Webinars

Each year universities run open days – usually in August and September. For students who are keen to explore university courses, this can seem like a long time away. Thankfully, several universities recorded their open day information sessions from last year and you can watch them from the comfort of your home.

Just click on the links below and search the courses or study areas you are interested in:

University of Melbourne https://bit.ly/3qHUrHE

Deakin University https://bit.ly/33icNpW Monash University http://bit.ly/386QjH8

La Trobe University http://bit.ly/3chXyPA

Swinburne University http://bit.ly/2ImxYvr

Victoria University https://bit.ly/3jsX63U

Federation University https://bit.ly/31bhBul

Recorded webinars based on interest areas

Careers Event has collected recorded webinars from various universities and has grouped them in areas of interest such as health, IT, creative arts, science, teaching etc., www.careersevent.com/seminar

Careers of interest

Careers in the maritime industry

Career Education Association of Victorian (CEAV) and Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA) are hosting an exciting online information session about careers in the Maritime Industry.

Students will get to hear from OSSA staff and members currently employed in the industry and will learn about the huge variety of occupations, potential pathways, career stories and more! Thursday 25 March, 11.30am

Information & RSVP: please see your campus Careers Practitioner for the link to register your place.

Interested in aviation?

RMIT offers the Associate Degree in Aviation (Professional Pilots) at the Point Cook and Bendigo campuses. Students interested in studying at Bendigo in the future can participate in an on-campus information session and tour. Information and RSVP via this link http://bit.ly/3piNDyI

Victoria Police Careers

To find out about upcoming career information sessions, bookmark this link www.police.vic.gov.au/police-information-sessions

Australian Defence Force

To find out about upcoming career information sessions, bookmark this link www.defencejobs.gov.au/events

Forensic Science Careers:

Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZAA) ANZAA has put together information about careers in forensic science. You can access the information at this link - www.anzpaa.org.au

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) VIFM has also put together excellent resources for secondary school students including a webinar series. The Institute also offers career information seminars. Access information via www.vifm.org/about-us/careers/

Courses

The following are several universities that offer courses in forensic science:

Victoria

Deakin University, www.deakin.edu.au

NSW

University of Western Sydney, www.westernsydney.edu.au

University of Technology Sydney, www.uts.edu.au

Canberra

Canberra Institute of Technology, https://cit.edu.au

University of Canberra, www.canberra.edu.au

Your GSSC Careers team

McGuire campus - Susan Barr

Mooroopna campus – Tarsh Boyko and Mary-ann Linehan. Mary-ann is the College Partnerships leader. This is a new position that emphasises how important we feel it is to build on our excellent links with partner organisations, employers, industry and other training organisations.

Wanganui campus – Graeme Crosbie, Ruth O’Bree & Simone Masters. Graeme is the Careers Leader, Ruth is the VCAL Leader and Simone is the Diversability Leader for GSSC.

Your GSSC Careers website

www.gssccareers.com

Graeme Crosbie

Careers Leader

Greater Shepparton SC

Lighthouse Project

Engage Sports - lunchtime program