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Careers News for Term Three Issue 13 includes:
- Next Open Days 2019
- Year 10 Careers Activities Week - News
- New - Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence
- Camp Seek - Stem For Girls
- REMINDERS:
- Work Experience Opportunities
- Future Skills Framework 2030 - FYA
- Important Year 12 information is now on the next page
- Please feel free to make an appointment
Useful Links: Australian Jobs 2019
Next Open Days 2019
Coming up:
Collarts - Saturday 31 August
Deakin (Burwood) - Sunday 25 August
ANU Virtual Open Day - Anytime
Open Days are a great time to visit an institution when it’s at its best. Everyone is there – academics, lecturers, current students and information officers. More importantly, you can talk with academics, lecturers and current students about what certain courses are actually like and what is required to get into them. For other dates and times please download a copy of the 2019 Tertiary Open Days below.
Year 10 Careers Activities Week
Last week we held our inaugural week of activities for all our Year 10 Students. This was a great opportunity to experiment and learn about different professional contexts. The driving purpose of Activities Week is to allow age-appropriate professional exploration.
The students participated in a combination of activities commencing with our Subject Expo. Students were able to meet with the different subject teachers to discuss the subject in detail so they can make informed choices. They also had the chance to hear from our current Years 11 and 12 students about their experiences in the Diploma and, more importantly, to ask questions.
The students participated in a professional entrepreneurial workshop 'The Apprentice Challenge', with the team from Project Gen Z, where they designed a product including creating a marketing plan and a 30 second advertising campaign. Each student took on a different role in their group including CEO, Graphic Design, Marketing, Social Media, actor, camera, editor and presenter. This was not a workshop to learn specific sales techniques or business skills per se; it was a workshop for students to develop their critical thinking skills, work collaboratively in teams, take on specific roles and share and develop ideas to present to a wider audience. Each group came up with exceptional products and concepts and it was encouraging to see students, who may not have ordinarily done so, challenge themselves by taking on the role of CEO and presenter.
The important highlights of the week were the three Certificate courses: Barista, Food Safety Handling and First Aid. These courses will provide essential foundation employability skills that will prepare students with skills, qualifications and knowledge for jobs that can support educational pursuits and chosen career pathways as well as obtain flexible or permanent sources of income to assist them to transition from student to paid or voluntary workforce participation and develop valuable transferable skills that they can apply to any workplace.
New Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence will commence in 2020
Deakin University has announced its new Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence that will equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, develop and evolve software solutions that take advantages of the latest advances in artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is driving digital disruption, with new technology helping redefine many industries. Many companies are looking to take advantage of recent advances in artificial intelligence, which is creating a large demand for skilled professionals.
For more information visit:
https://www.deakin.edu.au/course/bachelor-artificial-intelligence
Camp SEEK is an initiative that SEEK runs for Girls 14-16 over the school holidays
Open to girls and non-binary young people aged 14-16. Join SEEK for a creative and fun introduction to the technology industry at Camp SEEK. During Camp SEEK participants will hear from inspirational women about their career journeys in tech; develop coding, design and product practical skills; learn about real-world problem solving; and put all their new skills to use in a two-day 'Create-a-Thon' project.
Applications close Friday 30 August and attendance is free.
Apply online at: www.seek.com.au/camp-seek
- Date: Mon 30 Sept - Fri 4 Oct 2019, 9am- 3.30pm each day
- Location: SEEK, 541 St Kilda Road Melbourne
Permission from a parent or guardian is required.
Questions?
Contact us at campseek@seek.com.au
REMINDERS
WORK EXPERIENCE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020 PLACEMENTS
Work Experience: Monash Biomedicine Round 3
Opened 12 August - Closes 23 August
Work Experience: National Gallery of Victoria
Opened May - Closes 1 October
Work Experience: The Royal Women's Hospital
Opens November 2019
Work Experience: Monash Health
Opens November 2019
Work Experience: Cabrini Health
Opens Monday 2 December 2019
Work Experience: Melbourne Theatre Company
Opens November 2019 (Year 11 Students)
Work Experience: Australian Defence Force
Open Ongoing
This is an excellent link to our Career Website where you can find a host of important resources including all the appropriate forms. There are also some useful guidelines about employers' responsibilities, working with animals and a helpful parents guide.
Download The Latest Work Experience Resource Book below:
Download the Work Experience Arrangement Form below:
Future Skills Framework 2030 - FYA
"Australia is not equipped with the skills for the future of work"
"In the rapidly changing world of work Australia’s long-term economic growth will be reliant on an adequately skilled and educated workforce. FYA’s research provides strong evidence that our current and future workers are finding the transition to full-time work more challenging and feel they lack the right skills. Our ageing population means older Australians are leaving the workforce in larger numbers than young people can replace them and skill shortages are costing the economy."
"FYA’s Future Skills Framework 2030 outlines how Australian governments can work with young people, industry, educational institutions and leading thinkers across the country to move from talk to action, proposing four key things:
1. A National Future Skills Symposium - to identify a pathway to ensuring young people get the skills they need.
2. A digital platform for future career insights - that provides young people with localised information on the jobs available and the skills they need.
3. Enterprise and work-integrated learning initiatives - that provide relevant and immersive enterprise education and meaningful paid work experience.
4. An ongoing Future Skills research program -young people will need re-skilling due to automation."
Visit their website here to download the factsheets: https://www.fya.org.au/futureskills/
There are also some other great resources to read on this website.
Parent and Caregivers Guide to University
This one is courtesy of Deakin but you can apply most of the information to any institution. Parents and caregivers play an important role in providing guidance, information and support to their child as they plan their future and consider their further study options. It can be hard to know the best way to offer support to your child when it comes to choosing a course of study and a university. Deakin has put together some great tips on how to help your child stay focused and start developing the skills needed for university. I hope you find it helpful.
Important Year 12 Information
Please see the following page I have dedicated to all Year 12 Careers information.
Making An Appointment
You can find me in the Careers Hub office downstairs in The Cottage. Please use this link on the Preshil Careers website to make an appointment because it syncs to my calendar to avoid clashes. If you have questions or concerns please email me anytime at bronte.howell@preshil.vic.edu.au
Special Thanks
Thanks to Jacky Burton from the Yarra Career Practitioners Group and Compass Career News who tirelessly each year puts together a lot of the one-sheet information guides that help us collate tertiary course information into the one place for students to easily access.
References:
- Stock Images: pixabay.com
- Career Tools Newsletter
- Foundation for Young Australians