Careers News

YEAR 12 INFORMATION

Year 12 students have participated in individual interviews to discuss future options and to assist in any enquiries of career pathways. A booklet on Post School options has been provided to all who attended. Lake Illawarra High School Careers website has information to assist future planning and the Lake Illawarra High School facebook page is also useful with jobs and future events relevant for high school students. Various jobs have been advertised and if students need assistance in applying they can ask for help.

https://www.facebook.com/Lake-Illawarra-High-School-Careers-1691530507767524/

TAFE has an Open Day coming up on the 14th September and students can register and attend to speak to different teachers and hear about different courses and options available. Students even applying to university can also consider back up plans and alternate pathways to their courses.

Students applying to university in 2019 have some dates to remember and to be organized prior:

Early Admissions to UOW online application opened 1st August and closes 30th August
University admissions centre (UAC) applications have opened 1st August
Open days at universities are varied and students need to enquire
Educational Access Scheme applications with UAC are open
Student Recommendation Scheme applications are open (for universities other than UOW)

The careers newsletter with additional information has been sent to students’ school email and can also be accessed by the Lake Illawarra High School Careers website (http://lakeillawarrahighcareers.com/ )

FIT 4 WORK PCYC

A couple of LIHS year 11 students participated and completed the Fit 4 Work pilot program during term 2. This program was coordinated with Lake Illawarra PCYC for 10 weeks. It is an apply only course for students transitioning beyond LIHS. Various activities were run and developed positive attitudes and outcomes for students who were involved as well as completing various courses within the program. Congratulations to Treigh and Lachlan

WORK EXPERIENCE

Again a group of students were involved in work experience during the last week of Term 2. Students attended various places and all had a wonderful and interesting time in areas of interest such as preschool and primary teaching, retail, carpentry and fire brigade. Students who missed out have the opportunity to do work experience in week 10 of Term 3

YEAR 10 MOCK INTERVIEW DAY

Year 10 students have the opportunity to practice their skills and prepare for future interviews by taking part in the Mock Interview Day on the 15th August. This is compulsory for all Year 10 students and they are expected to have a resume, portfolio and possible cover letter prepared for a ‘pretend’ employer based on a chosen advertisement or career of their choice. Preparation for the Mock Interview Day has been in Careers lessons and students will receive additional interview skills and practice.

Thankfully, various people from the community, including Employment and Apprenticeship Agencies, local businesses and UOW have volunteered their time and expertise to speak and listen to the students. This will give all who participate a real-life experience.

Feedback and overall evaluation of the ten-minute impression during the interviews will be provided to students, which will assist them in preparing for future interviews when applying for jobs. Please support your child in participating in this event.

EXTERNAL VET COURSES

Students keen to do External VET subjects in 2020 can find out the courses on offer on the EVET website.https://evet.nsw.edu.au/evet_courses/

There are various courses on offer to students in current years 9 - 11. Subjects could be for one year or over two years and some courses are in late afternoon, one day per week or early evening. Students will need to find their own transport to and from the course. These courses are suited for students who have an interest or clear career path that while at school they can develop.

Students wishing to apply can see Mrs Willingham in the Careers Office for more details and need to pick up an Expressions of Interest form , fill it out and submit by 20th September to the Careers Office. There is no guarantee that students will be selected but there is no acceptance of late applications.

CAREERS NEWSLETTER can be read to for further information about upcoming university open days, apprenticeship information and other useful websites. This is attached to the school newsletter, is always sent to Years 10 – 12 and can be accessed on the school’s website or Lake Illawarra High School Careers website.

‘As always, I am here to help you.’

Rhonda Willingham

Careers Adviser